Job Description

Flushing International High School, located in Flushing, Queens, is one of the 15 International High Schools in NYC that serve recent immigrants who are also Multi-lingual learners. We are now accepting resumes for an anticipated opening for a Living Environment Teacher in September:

We use a collaborative, project-based approach to teaching English through content, so every teacher is a language teacher regardless of the content area. Our approach to teaching is student-centered and project-based, so our heterogeneous students can meet and exceed the requirements of traditional high schools in their new language. 

Teachers in our school demonstrate the following abilities:

• Design and teach curricula to heterogeneous classes of multilingual learners of many academic levels, languages, and cultures.
• Link subject area curricula to the school’s themes and other content areas, incorporating discussion of current events, hands-on experiences in the community, and meaningful connection to students’ interests and experiences.
• Create project-based curricula and performance-based assessment tasks.
• Use an inquiry-based approach to teach classes.
• Work in a close-knit team of 5-6 teachers of various disciplines to plan content and language instruction and create a supportive community for our diverse students.  Also, work collaboratively with other teachers to design curricula and assessments and support each other in improving teaching practices.
• Teach an advisory class that includes community building, identity development, reflective writing, and interest exploration.
• Participate in developing and implementing new ideas in the school.

• Develop a curriculum that uses the resources of NYC and helps students to apply their learning in a real-world setting.

Strong applicants will have some experience and/or interest in developing in themselves the items listed above.

Preferred qualifications: 

• Representative of diverse identities and cultures of our student population
• Dual certification in ESL or Special Education
• At least a basic proficiency in a second language
• Knowledge of mastery-based grading assessment practices
• Knowledge of restorative justice approaches

How to Apply

Please email your resume to the hiring committee hiring@flushinginternational.org Candidates will be notified by email or phone about their progress in the interview process. Note that candidates are required to present a demo lesson if successful in the application.

Bureaus: New York. Job Categories: Full-Time. Job Types: Teacher.