Planning

• Develop unit plans in accordance with Briya’s curriculum and students’ interests and needs that increase students’ English reading, writing, speaking, listening and digital literacy skills, while focusing on practical life skills.
• Develop and implement daily adult education lesson plans and weekly child development lesson plans that adhere to the ESOL and Digital Literacy Standards & Curriculum with fidelity. Plans will follow best practices in instructional design by including objectives, student-centered activities with differentiated instruction, and assessment, all of which are appropriate to the skill level, needs, and interests of students. Use effective strategies that provide opportunities for student learning and active engagement in the learning process, incorporating contemporary tools, technologies, and resources. Plans will include the role and responsibilities of each teacher within the classroom.
• Track and evaluate student progress in ESOL using the CASAS Use various assessments and evaluation data to monitor student learning, instructional effectiveness, and instructional decisions. Utilize ongoing assessments to inform instruction. Run and analyze TopsPro reports to assess students’ areas of need and inform instruction.
• Prepare students to participate in their child development classes with other Briya Integrate relevant child development topics into the ESOL class at appropriate instructional levels that underscore parents’ role as their child’s first teacher during Family Time and at home.
• Integrate the Equipped for the Future Standards, Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) Competencies, CASAS Content Standards, Common Core State Standards, and College and Career Readiness Standards into goal-setting and instruction.
• Maintain complete unit and daily lesson plans and materials in an organized manner for reference and use by colleagues.

Teaching

• Teach adult education classes in a two-generation setting, utilizing a hybrid model (2 days of instruction in-person and 3 days of instruction online) integrating ESOL, digital literacy, child development, and Family Time Provide quality instruction that fosters an academic learning climate, actively supports teaching and learning, and implements the curriculum with fidelity.
• Implement a team-teaching model within the classroom that provides differentiated and small group instruction by ensuring that both teachers are engaged in promoting students’ learning through actions such as:
  • Providing whole class, small group, pair and individual instruction
  • Circulating to ensure student understanding
  • Guiding students to understand class content
  • Redirecting students’ attention to learning
  • Modeling classroom behavior
• Provide opportunities for active student engagement in the learning Meet the needs of students not making reasonable progress toward achieving school and personal goals; this may include one-on-one support, pull-out classes in other languages, and referrals to Student Services.
• Evaluate students’ progress and curriculum’s effectiveness through regular formative and summative assessments.
• Provide a safe and orderly learning environment.
• Work with Briya Coordinators to plan and prepare the supplies needed for ESOL, digital literacy, Family Time, and child development classes.

Classroom technology

• Regularly and consistently, use classroom technology to enhance student education and further personal and professional goals through blended and online learning.
• Ensure students are able to access fully learning objectives in a digital environment.
• Work closely with Briya IT Technicians to maintain student computers and other on-site technology (hardware and software).
• Ensure proper use of classroom technology during class at all times (e.g. no food or drink).

Collaboration – Meet formally once a week and informally throughout the week with colleagues to:

• Develop unit and daily lesson plans and reflect on and assess class’s progress.
• Discuss individual student concerns.
• Support instructional coach in providing teaching development for Associate Teacher by scaffolding the delegation of lesson planning and teaching activities as appropriate.
• Ensure class administrative duties are completed.

Data and other administrative duties

• Daily, track attendance and communicate with students who are Communicate with Briya colleagues in administration and early childhood about any students with attendance concerns. Work with Briya team to meet class enrollment and in-seat attendance targets.
• Weekly, monitor student CASAS data to inform instruction and support individual progress.
• Instruct students on Briya reading journals, assess students’ ability to successfully complete Briya reading journal, and maintain records of individual student Briya reading journal completion.
• Meet individually with families three times a year for Student-Teacher Conferences to discuss families’ goals and progress. Complete Family Follow-up Forms with all adult learners in the class.
• Supply information and data needed for reporting and work with monitoring teams who visit the school, as appropriate.

Student support and other duties

• Provide information and referrals for families regarding social services, health, legal, and educational resources and opportunities available in the Refer students to Student Services Coordinator as needed.
• Assist with student recruitment, student registrations, and special events such as graduation and other school-based celebrations.
• Participate in all staff meetings, trainings, and retreats.

Professional Development

• Annually, with your supervising teacher, identify and implement instructional goals.
• Increase ESOL, digital literacy and child development skills and knowledge.
• Share knowledge with and learn from adult education colleagues during PD events, class observations, and reviews of materials (e.g. lesson plans, SMART Notebook files, handouts, Google Classroom).

Other Duties as Assigned