<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Arabic-L: Wed 28 May 2008</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <<a href="mailto:dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu">dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu</a>></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">[To post messages to the list, send them to <a href="mailto:arabic-l@byu.edu">arabic-l@byu.edu</a>]</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">[To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:listserv@byu.edu">listserv@byu.edu</a> with first line reading:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> unsubscribe arabic-l ]</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">-------------------------Directory------------------------------------</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1) Subject:NYC Public Schools Arabic Instructor Job</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">-------------------------Messages-----------------------------------</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Date: 28 May 2008</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From:"Danielle C Jefferis" <<a href="mailto:daniellejefferis@gmail.com">daniellejefferis@gmail.com</a>></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Subject:NYC Public Schools Arabic Instructor Job</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; ">ARABIC LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR - full-time position available in a New<br>York City public school.<br><br>Duties & Responsibilities:<br>Roles in small schools are varied and complex and serious<br>consideration will be given to applicants who demonstrate through<br>their resume and cover letter experience and/or willingness to become<br>involved in these essential aspects:<br><br>-Ability to work within a non-traditional school schedule and<br>organizational structure that meets the needs of English Language<br>Learners and students requiring special education services.<br>-Ability to design and implement innovative curriculum.<br>-Desire to collaborate in an inter-disciplinary planning and teaching<br>team with an emphasis on course design using backwards planning models<br>developed by Wiggens & McTighe.<br>-Willingness to practice an open-door policy and developing best<br>practice pedagogy to facilitate professional growth and collaboration.<br>-Willingness to follow the Standards of Professional Teaching.<br>-Ability to serve as role model.<br>-Ability to create and maintain an effective environment for student learning.<br>-Ability and availability to contribute to the development and growth<br>of the school community.<br>-Availability for summer planning and curriculum work<br> -Advance notice of dates will be provided, and those who attend<br>will be compensated according to the terms of the current UFT<br>contract. Staff participation in the activities is voluntary but<br>strongly encouraged, as the activities are very important for the<br>development of the school.<br>-Availability to participate in after school/Saturday programs<br> -Sufficient advance notice and compensation will be provided.<br>Staff participation in the activities is voluntary but strongly<br>encouraged, as the activities are very important for the development<br>of the school.<br>-Teaching license issued in New York State or a reciprocity-granting state.<br><br>Selection Criteria:<br>The successful candidate will demonstrate:<br>-Fluency in Modern Standard Arabic.<br>-Experience teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language, from the elementary<br>to advanced levels.<br>-Experience developing and implementing curriculum.<br>-Ability to incorporate reading and writing strategies in daily<br>routines and classroom instruction using the workshop model.<br>-Ability to incorporate hands-on and cooperative learning activities.<br>-Ability to develop and use project-based learning units, utilizing<br>backwards planning model.<br>-Familiarity with English as a Second Language (ESL) methodology, as<br>well as English Language Learner (ELL) standards and strategies<br>-Ability to integrate technology into the classroom<br>-Excellent classroom management skills<br>-Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, parents, students, etc.<br>-Ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners<br><br>In addition to interviewing, candidates must present a teaching<br>portfolio, which may include a resume, evidence of philosophy of<br>education, evidence of curriculum planning, such as a course outline<br>or lesson plans, as well as any teaching artifacts collected<br>throughout the teaching career. Teaching artifacts may include student<br>work, images of student work and/or presentations and curriculum<br>development examples.<br><br>Applicants must provide three references.<br><br>Work Schedule & Salary<br>As per Collective Bargaining Agreement<br><br>Please send resumes & cover letters to: <a href="mailto:danielle@aafscny.org">danielle@aafscny.org</a><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">--------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">End of Arabic-L: 28 May 2008</div></div></div></div></div></body></html>