Chinese Language Immersion Teacher

Overview

CHINESE LANGUAGE IMMERSION TEACHER — St. Louis Language Immersion Schools, Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri seeks 3 full‑time Chinese Language Immersion Teachers to plan Chinese language immersion instruction for students in Kindergarten through 8th grade (elementary and middle school) in core courses such as Social Studies, Science, English and Math appropriate to the abilities and cultural background of students. Responsibilities include creating and organizing classroom rules, procedures, and routines;

managing student behavior to support learning; establishing a culture of high expectations, diversity, cultural sensitivity, and understanding; establishing clear content and language objectives for all lessons, units, and projects; providing differentiated instruction as needed; maintaining ongoing communication with students and parents about instruction, progress, and deficiencies; evaluating student progress regularly; representing the School and program to School district, county, state, and federal community groups;

interacting with outside agencies as necessary; teaching Summer classes if necessary; and performing other duties as assigned.

• Plan Chinese language immersion instruction for students in Kindergarten through 8th grade in core subjects (Social Studies, Science, English and Math) aligned to students’ abilities and cultural backgrounds.
• Create and organize classroom rules, procedures, and routines; manage student behavior to ensure student learning.
• Establish a culture of high expectations, diversity, cultural sensitivity, and understanding; establish clear content and language objectives for all lessons, units, and projects.
• Provide differentiated instruction as needed; maintain ongoing communication with students and parents about instruction level, academic progress, and deficiencies.
• Regularly evaluate student progress; represent the School and program to local and wider community groups; interact with outside agencies as necessary; teach Summer classes if necessary; perform other duties as assigned.

• A Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Education, Language and Literacy, or a closely related field.
• Near native fluency in spoken and written Chinese and English.
• License to teach in Missouri or another state (Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, K‑6, or K‑8) or the ability to teach in the country where the teacher received training.

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