IB PYP kindergarten foreign homeroom teacher

TITLE: INTERNATIONAL BACCULARUATE PYP TEACHER (Kindergarten K1-K3)

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Certification as a Kindergarten or Elementary Teacher
• At least an undergraduate degree from an accredited university
• Fluent in written and spoken English

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

• To work in accordance with the IB and KCIS East China Mission Statement
• To maintain and develop professional standards as outlined in the Profile of a KCIS East China Campus IB Educator and School policies
• To actively promote openness, professional growth, teamwork and initiatives at KCIS East China Campus
• In word, demeanor and performance, to model the Learner Profile we wish to see developed in our students

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

 CURRICULUM

• To be familiar and comply with IB departmental and school-wide principles, procedures and practices of curriculum development and evaluation.
• To thoroughly plan in the structure and components of each lesson and make full use of a variety of appropriate, authentic resources/materials aligned with learning objectives set in units.
• To integrate aspects of multilingualism, intercultural awareness and global engagement in real world issues and contexts in the development of creative, applicable lessons unit plans to allow students to understand multiple perspectives.
• To explicate links of learning objectives and outcomes set in unit plans with ‘approaches to learning’ and the learner profile attributes.
• To ensure all learning components, activities, materials and assessment strategies are in alignment with the philosophy, fundamental concepts, pedagogical approaches and core components of the PYP.
• To plan and prepare lessons that cater for the needs of the mixed-ability range within the class including those who are second language learners or have learning difficulties.

 TEACHING & LEARNING

• To develop strategies to link students’ knowledge and understanding to prior learning.
• To use appropriate instructional practices which promote high academic standards and inclusive education within the PYP.
• To use teaching strategies to promote higher order thinking, international mindedness, and metacognition within the subject areas, and to ensure that reflection and self-evaluation is encouragedin all subject areas in order to develop students’ ability to think critically.
• Use a variety of technologies in teaching and learning.
• To constantly use IB specific terminologies in classroom to form shared understandings of those essential components of the programmes.
• To communicate expected behaviours with students to establish shared understandings and accordingly to adopt a range of effective classroom management strategies.
• To provide a learning environment to encourage the ownership of learning and promote interculturalunderstanding/international-mindedness and respect, while encouraging self- expression.
• To take part in transdisciplinary unit planning and implementation that strengthens cross- curricularskills and deepens the understanding of key concepts.
• To stay current on all changes within the PYP through PYP Coordinator and the use of Programme Resource Centre(PRC) and Free Learning Resources.
• To explore current educational theory and practice to gather evidence to fully prepare lessons andimprove pedagogy.

ASSESSMENT

• To be familiar with the principles of the PYP assessment and the KCISEC Assessment Policy.
• To design and use appropriate and authentic tasks and strategies for formative and summative assessment in relation to the PYP subject group objectives, and to ensure that these are supported bybenchmarks and exemplars.
• To meet all deadlines specified in school and IB assessment calendars.
• To ensure that feedback and marking is criteria-based, transparent, detailed, informative and constructively critical to encourage reflection on and learning from student performance.
• To use assessment data to inform planning and facilitate further learning.
• To keep full and accurate records of individual students’ (academic and non-academic) performanceincluding uploading grades to School R-derive (kindergarten) or ManageBac (elementary).

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• To make recommendations for the collection of suitable teaching and learning resources and maintainrecords of textbooks and teaching materials used.
• To take all necessary precautions to protect, maintain and return all equipment and materials.
• To inform line manager (as appropriate) of any on-going difficulties or potential concerns.
• To supervise PYP Exhibition Projects when assigned.
• To participate in collaborative planning meetings including departmental meetings, grade-level pastoral meetings and also school events such as open days and parent teacher conference.
• To follow school guidelines and procedures when organizing field trips or student events.
• To maintain curriculum documentation, including ManageBac, to ensure professional handover of allteaching and learning resources to new teachers joining the school.
• To fully engage in the teacher evaluation and monitoring processes and activities and incorporate thefeedback into the individualized PD plan with the facilitation of school pedagogical leaders.
• To protect the rights of the student by maintaining the confidentiality of student information andrecords.
• To be familiar with the KCISEC Child Protection policy and report immediately when any associated incidents happen.
• To be the responsible adult in charge of the safety and well-being of each and every student in your homeroom from the moment the student arrives into your care until the moment the student is intentionally handed off to another responsible adult and the other adult has accepted his or her responsibility of caring for the child in question.