Summer School - Upward Bound Foreign Language Instructor

Job Description

Upward Bound Foreign Language Instructor

Instruction Start Date: June 16,2025

Instruction End Date: July 31,2025

Days: Monday & Wednesday or Tuesday & Thursday

Location: Tidewater Community College

Hours: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Essential Functions And Responsibilities:

• Teach classes to high school participants as part of Upward Bound summer program
• Revise and/or create subject specific curriculum aligned with UB's academic summer program theme
• Select materials for themed designed courses based on UB staff recommendations
• Develop and submit lesson and assessment plans
• Deliver courses geared towards generating excitement for learning, as well as developing concrete academic skills in UB participants
• Provide course content in a manner that helps UB participants to have a head start on their Fall 2023 course work
• Monitor, record and report students' performance on a weekly basis
• Provide appropriate classroom management for 9th-11th graders
• Maintain student records in a secure and confidential manner
• Complete formative and summative evaluations for each student in class(es)
• Attend UB staff orientations, weekly meetings and post-summer meeting(s)
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications:

• Current Portsmouth Public Schools teacher or Virginia certified teacher with Bachelor's degree in an academic course that individual will be tutoring;
• Proven knowledge of academic course that individual will be teaching;
• Knowledge of and/or experience working with high school students; and
• Preference given to individuals who have succeeded in overcoming economic, social and academic barriers similar to the students.
  
  

Hourly Rate Range $40 per hour

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Upward Bound Foreign Language Instructor

Instruction Start Date: June 16,2025

Instruction End Date: July 31,2025

Days: Monday & Wednesday or Tuesday & Thursday

Location: Tidewater Community College

Hours: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Essential Functions And Responsibilities:

• Teach classes to high school participants as part of Upward Bound summer program
• Revise and/or create subject specific curriculum aligned with UB's academic summer program theme
• Select materials for themed designed courses based on UB staff recommendations
• Develop and submit lesson and assessment plans
• Deliver courses geared towards generating excitement for learning, as well as developing concrete academic skills in UB participants
• Provide course content in a manner that helps UB participants to have a head start on their Fall 2023 course work
• Monitor, record and report students' performance on a weekly basis
• Provide appropriate classroom management for 9th-11th graders
• Maintain student records in a secure and confidential manner
• Complete formative and summative evaluations for each student in class(es)
• Attend UB staff orientations, weekly meetings and post-summer meeting(s)
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications:

• Current Portsmouth Public Schools teacher or Virginia certified teacher with Bachelor's degree in an academic course that individual will be tutoring;
• Proven knowledge of academic course that individual will be teaching;
• Knowledge of and/or experience working with high school students; and
• Preference given to individuals who have succeeded in overcoming economic, social and academic barriers similar to the students.