Secondary Spanish Language & Culture

Thank you for your interest in TGA! Located just outside of Tianjin in the People’s Republic of China, our school was established in 1995 by the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) government to support the families of the international business community.

We have 40 foreign teachers on our staff. Their average tenure is 4 years. We experience about 20% foreign staff turnover each year. Our teachers come from all over the world.

This position is responsible for facilitating the cognitive, affective, ethical and physical growth and development of students, and to ensure that each student receives the guidance and support necessary for high quality learning and equitable access to the full range of learning opportunities available.

• Designs purposeful, engaging and relevant lessons and activities with measurable learning outcomes; ensures students are aware of and pursue intended outcomes
  

• Knows and understands students; plans lessons and activities appropriate for developmental level, individual language and learning needs, interests and culture
  

• Ensures planning and instruction are sequential and aligned with established learning and curricular standards
  

• Facilitates learning activities that are highly relevant, require critical and creative high-level thought and have multiple correct responses or approaches
  

• Effectively applies current research-based pedagogical strategies, approaches
  

  and methodologies to meet the needs of diverse learners
  

• Intentionally facilitates and supports academic language development to meet
  

  the needs of language learners in the mainstream classroom
  

• Consistently and intentionally incorporates ESLRs into teaching
  

• Anticipates and prepares for student misunderstanding; plans for further
  

  explanation, re-teaching and support as necessary
  

• Designs and uses varied assessment techniques and strategies to inform
  

  teaching and improve learning; persists until students reach expected
  

  achievement
  

• Provides timely and meaningful feedback that leads to improved learning;
  

  cultivates appropriate student use of feedback and accountability for learning
  

• Establishes (verbally and through action) a culture for learning; sets high
  

  expectations and provides support for student engagement and accountability
  

  for learning
  

• Implements positive and effective classroom management strategies and
  

  fosters development of appropriate student behavior
  

• Intentionally creates a culture of mutual respect and emotional safety in the
  

  classroom; cultivates rapport and camaraderie between students
  

• Proactively and positively communicates with and involves parents in child’s
  

  learning; provides meaningful feedback and productive guidance
  

• Pursues connections with students through extracurricular activities; shares
  

  responsibility for coordination and supervision of activities and events
  

• Willingly shares in additional responsibilities (e.g. student supervision);
  

  facilitates and participates in activities and events during and outside of the
  

  instructional day
  

• Adheres to documentation requirements and deadlines; completes planning,
  

  grading and grade reporting in a timely manner
  

• Willingly provides support and shares solutions, ideas and resources with colleagues; takes a collaborative, team-oriented approach to planning and teaching
  

• Productively contributes to school growth and development (e.g. curriculum development and review, writing and submitting articles, school-level and accreditation committee work)
  

• Maintains confidentiality regarding student personal and academic issues; uses discretion when discussing students with others
  

• Models and expects high ethical and professional standards, a positive, optimistic and solution-oriented attitude, and courteous treatment and respect for others
  

• Regularly pursues relevant professional development; implements new learning in the classroom and shares with colleagues; commits to an attitude of lifelong learning
  

• Takes a reflective approach to professional practice; consistently evaluates practice and seeks opportunities to improve; implements suggestions and feedback from others
  

• Support an intercultural, global approach to learning and interaction that embraces diverse cultures, traditions, beliefs, perspectives, and other- centeredness
  

• Supports school vision, mission and purpose in word and practice; is positive and avoids conveying a negative or derogatory tone regarding school functioning
  

• Commits to and practices child safeguarding standards and requirements; ensures that all students are protected from exclusion, discrimination, harassment, abuse and neglect
  

• Commits to school vision, mission, and the Teacher Profile
  

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area
  

• State or provincial certification as a professional teacher
  

• English language fluency
  

• A collaborative and inclusive approach to teaching and learning
  

• Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
  

• Eligibility for a Chinese work visa (some positions have restrictions)