About the Employer

The Redwood City School District (RCSD) is committed to providing the very best PreK-8th grade education to every child. Our schools offer innovative, integrative, and interactive approaches to learning, ensuring that every child will not only learn the basics but also become well-prepared for high school, college, and careers. We invite you to meet, choose, and love RCSD schools! Redwood City School District is an innovative and award-winning district of choice serving 7,700 students and their families. Situated on the San Francisco Bay Area’s mid-Peninsula between San Francisco and San José, RCSD is comprised of 16 schools serving students in grades PreK-8 in Redwood City and portions of Atherton, Menlo Park, San Carlos, and Woodside. The school district's programs such as Mandarin and Spanish language immersion, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics), Accelerated Learning, Project Based Learning (PBL), Gifted and Talented Education (GATE), and more, attract families from throughout the Peninsula, the East Bay, and the South Bay. Learn more at rcsdk8.net.

Minimum Qualifications

Multiple Subject Teaching Credential BCLAD - Mandarin

  • Copy of Transcript
  • Credential Copy
  • Letter of Introduction
  • Letter(s) of Reference (3)
  • Resume

More information: https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1131573

The Future Leadership Academy at Blue Bay, also known as FLA, is a full-time, non-profit school, for students from ages 3-18. It is committed to integrating top-tier educational resources from around the world, optimizing educational ecology, and cultivating elite students with international vision, outstanding personalities, and the ability to lead into the future. Established by Greentown China and the former administrative team of Beijing No.4 High School's renowned International Campus, the main campus of the Academy is located over looking the South China Sea on about 10 acres, encompassing buildings with a total space of 452,000 square feet. This site will host a maximum of 650 students, 160 teachers and staff. FLA has educational bases inside and outside China, including Boston, California, Dubai, Paris, Cologne, Johannesburg, Athens, Beijing, Hangzhou, and Zhoushan, providing a platform for different grades and teaching approaches.

More information: http://flacademy.cn/job_openings

Recruiting English, French, Spanish and Mandarin Teachers for Early Childhood Foreign Language Program

Carousel of Languages, New York City’s premier foreign language program for infants, toddlers, and young children, seeks teachers for forthcoming location in Shenzhen, China.

Positions Available start Date 07/01/2019 one or two year contracts available:
·      Teachers for ages 0-3
·      Assistant Teachers (Bilingual English and Mandarin)
·      Foreign Language Teachers (English, Spanish, French, and Mandarin) hourly classes for
ages 0-8.

Requirements-Head Teacher Position for 2’s Program(Carousel Academy): 

  • Master’s Degree Preferred in Early Childhood Education, Bilingual/Bicultural Education, TESOL/Applied Linguistics, and other related fields
  • Early Childhood or Elementary classroom teaching experience
  • Strong in curriculum development and lesson planning
  • Passion for working with very young children
  • Adaptable and comfortable working in a multicultural environment

We Offer:

  • Attractive relocation package (including annual home travel)
  • Above average salary
  • Visa and Work Permit Sponsorship
  • Housing
  • Health Insurance
  • Team building and social events
  • Local integration support

Occupying 8,000 square feet in the heart of the OCT Harbor Complex, Carousel Shenzhen will be surrounded by an array of high-end entertainment and cultural attractions. From extraordinary architecture, scenic walkways and expositions to luxury dining and lakeside parks—even outdoor water shows—the setting is a singular destination for families.

Shenzhen, once a small fishing village, was designated as China’s first Special Economic Zone in 1980 and now has a population of close to 13 million. The city has evolved into the “Silicon Valley of China” and a global financial hub with an independent stock exchange and a growing expatriate community. Blending old and new, it offers abundant parks, beaches, museums, libraries, universities, and art festivals. With its proximity to Hong Kong and Macau, today’s Shenzhen provides for a uniquely rich and varied cultural experience.

Learn more about Shenzhen:
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/china/guangdong/shenzhen

Research in brain development and 19 years of proven classroom success have strengthened our foundation – to provide our youngest generation with the intellectual stimulation and educational advantage gained through early exposure to foreign languages. We are committed to becoming the benchmark in early childhood foreign language education around the world. 

Apply now if you are interested in joining the Carousel Team!

 

More Information: http://www.carousellanguages.com/early-childhood-language-teachers-sz.html

Job Title: Chinese Teaching Fellow, Pre K 3-Kindergarten

Department: Education

FLSA Status: Professional Exempt

Reports to: Assigned Lead Classroom Teacher, Executive Director, Director of Teaching and Learning, Assistant Principal, and other assigned supervisors

 

Position Overview: Yu Ying is looking for passionate, communicative, open-minded educators who are dedicated to being part of a collaborative learning community.  Fellows at Washington Yu Ying are part of a collaborative and supportive faculty with a common goal of continuously improving a great school. The Fellow shall be in the process of becoming professionally prepared to meet the requirements for a lead teaching role at Washington Yu Ying. This position shall perform all duties required for a classroom assistant, yet gradually take on more co-teaching responsibilities in preparation to grow into a lead classroom teacher.

 

Essential Responsibilities:
*Responsibilities outlined in this section are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required. Other duties may be assigned.

 

Teaching Fellows possess the following skills/qualities:

  • Demonstrated ability to help teach in ways that are interactive, hands-on, inquiry-based, and promote self-discovery and critical thinking
  • Demonstrated ability to assist the lead teacher foster high academic expectations within students
  • Clear understanding of child development
  • Commitment to meet the needs of every child in our diverse population
  • Demonstrated ability to assist in establishing an effective, respectful and efficient classroom culture
  • Capacity to assist a classroom environment that emphasizes and supports literacy across all content areas
  • Capability to nurture students and work collaboratively with families
  • Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to work and collaborate as a member of a team
  • Interest in professional learning, growth through quality feedback, and initiative in challenging own understandings
  • Commitment to develop and contribute to a community of educators
  • Flexibility, dedication, and enthusiasm
  • Willingness to learn how to integrate and align curriculum across academic disciplines
  • Clear understanding of scope and sequence and learning objectives
  • Interest in language learning and other cultures.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in education from an accredited institution. Master’s degree in education preferred.
  • Native-level proficiency in Mandarin Chinese is required for Chinese Teaching Fellows.
  • Native-level proficiency in English is required for English Teaching Fellows.
  • Academic-level proficiency in English is required

Benefits:

  • A competitive salary and benefits package
  • The support of welcoming and appreciative students, parents, and colleagues
  • A community that supports and promotes a growth mindset that allows every Yu Ying member to grow with one another each day.
  • Work/Life balance oriented- every teacher gets 10 personal/sick days a year and Free Fridays throughout the year
  • A strong emphasis on growth and support: Yu Ying has several resource rooms, a library, and a teacher workroom
  • A dedicated and passionate team of colleagues that value collaboration and growing themselves as educators
  • A strong administration team that provides you with exceptional professional development often on the cutting edge of educational theory and philosophy, values teachers, and provides continuous feedback. This includes IB MA and Project Zero.
  • A progressive learning environment for students that includes the The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme to guide you to focus on teaching inquiry and hands on, student centered learning.

 

Our students will be the leaders of tomorrow because they are learning to think critically, be compassionate, and communicate in English and Mandarin!”

 

Collaborates and Consults With:

  • Teaching Staff
  • All Levels of Management

Terms of Employment: 12 Months

 

Physical Demands:

The physical demand described below are representative of those must met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job, and are not meant to be all inclusive. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities of the job.

 

Unless reasonable accommodation can be made, while performing this job, the staff member shall:

  • Use physical strength to lift, move, carry, pull or push equipments and/or student(s).
  • Sit, stand, walk, and run for required periods of time, according to instruction schedule.
  • Speak and hear.
  • Use close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception along with the ability to focus vision.
  • Communicate effectively in English, using proper grammar and vocabulary.
  • Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects and operate tools, computers and/or controls.

 

Environmental Demands:

The environmental demands described below are representative of those must met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job, and are not meant to be all inclusive.

  • Exposure to a variety of childhood and adult diseases and illnesses.
  • Occasional exposure to a variety of weather conditions.
  • Exposure to heated/air-conditioned and ventilated facilities.
  • Exposure to a building in which a variety of chemical substances are used for cleaning, instruction, and/or operation of equipment.
  • Function in a workplace with high level of noises at times.

More information: https://washingtonyuying.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=64#

Film Talk: Nankai, with Guang Zu, Tuesday, 2/26, 3-5pm

306 Russell

Please join us for a special screening and panel discussion of the acclaimed documentary film, Nankai: The Tale of a School (2018), with filmmaker Guang Zu. In six episodes, the first of which will be shown in English, this series is about prestigious Nankai University in China founded by Dr. Chang Poling who studied at Teachers College between 1917-1919. It showcases the strong influence of Teachers College and its faculty members on the development of the university. Filmed in part at Teachers College, Episode One (50 minutes) includes substantial interviews with leading faculty and staff who comment on the rich history. The well-received series was aired in China on CCTV last year.

The film director, Mr. Guang Zu, and a number of TC faculty members, including Dr. Henan Cheng, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of International and Transcultural Studies, are invited to join the panel discussion about the historic ties between Teachers College and educational development in China.

Discussants:

Henry Levin is William H Kilpatrick Professor of Economics and Education. He is Co-Director of the Center for Benefit-Cost Studies in Education, (www.cbcse.org). He is also the David Jacks Professor of Higher Education and Economics, Emeritus, at Stanford University where he served from 1968-99 after working as an economist at the Brookings Institution in Washington. From 1978-84 he was the Director of the Institute for Research on Educational Finance at Stanford, a federally-funded R. & D. Center. From 1986-2000 Levin served as the Director of the Accelerated Schools Project, a national school reform initiative for accelerating the education of at-risk youngsters encompassing about 1,000 schools in 41 states. He holds a B.S. in Marketing and Economics from New York University and M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Rutgers University.

Portia Williams is Executive Director of the Office of International Affairs. She holds a doctorate in International Educational Development and Policy Studies and an Ed.M in International Family and Community Education from Teachers College Columbia University. She also holds an M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.She is an Assistant Professor (Coterminous) in the Department of International and Transcultural Studies at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Henan Cheng is the Associate Director of the Center on Chinese Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. She has also been an adjunct professor in the Department of International and Transcultural Studies at Teachers College since 2012. Her primary research interests include international and comparative education, educational development and equity issues in China.

This event is co-sponsored by the Teachers College Center on Chinese Education and Chinese Students and Scholars Association.

Be sure to check out the Photographic Exhibition which provides insight into the College's historic involvement in China.

Hamilton College: Hamilton College Faculty

Location

Clinton, NY

Open Date

Nov 14, 2018

Description

The East Asian Languages and Literatures Department at Hamilton College invites applications for the position of Teaching Fellow in Chinese for the 2019-20 academic year.  The position can be renewed for one additional year, contingent on funding renewal and performance review.  A B.A. or M.A. in Chinese language pedagogy or related areas and experience teaching Chinese as a second language are required.  The teaching fellow will assist full-time faculty members in teaching Chinese language courses.  Primary work responsibilities will include individual sessions and grading.  The teaching fellow will receive a monthly stipend, room, board, health insurance, round-trip transportation to and from Hamilton College, and tuition benefits.  To apply, submit a letter of application, C.V., transcript, and arrange for submission of two confidential letters of recommendation via Interfolio athttp://apply.interfolio.com/57831.  Please also upload a teaching demonstration video to any video sharing website and indicate the download/view link in the letter of application.  Questions may be addressed to Professor Masaaki Kamiya (mkamiya@hamilton.edu).  Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  Candidates with complete application materials will be considered first.

Hamilton (www.hamilton.edu) is a residential liberal arts college located in upstate New York.  Applicants with dual-career considerations can find other Hamilton and nearby academic job listings at www.upstatenyherc.org, as well as additional information at https://www.hamilton.edu/offices/dof/faculty-support-resources/resources-for-prospective-or-new-faculty/opportunities-for-spouses-or-partners.  Hamilton College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity in all areas of the campus community.  Hamilton provides domestic partner benefits.  Candidates from underrepresented groups in higher education are especially encouraged to apply.

Johns Hopkins University: Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences: Center for Language Education

Location

Baltimore, MD, 21218

Open Date

Dec 1, 2018

Deadline

Mar 1, 2019 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description

The Center for Language Education (CLE) at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for a full-time Lecturer in CHINESE for the Academic Year 2019.

CLE is seeking an individual who is finishing up or has recently finished his/her MA or PhD with knowledge and familiarity in the most up-to-date theory and practice of language pedagogy. Faculty in the CLE share a consistent teaching philosophy across each of the language programs, and the Center offers workshops for professional development and communication of current methodologies in language teaching. Applicants should be open to furthering his/her teaching skills and working closely with fellow CLE faculty members. At least 2 years of experience as a Teaching Assistant or Lecturer in the Chinese language is strongly desired.

Responsibilities of the successful candidate include teaching a total of 12 contact hours per week.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications are:

  1. M.A. in Chinese Studies (with specialization in linguistics and pedagogy, applied linguistics or a closely related field)
  2. Native or near-native fluency in Chinese and English
  3. At least 2 years of experience (as a Teaching Assistant etc.) in teaching Chinese as a foreign language at the university level in the U.S.
  4. Strong grounding in proficiency-oriented teaching
  5. Strong computer literacy (PowerPoint, Excel, etc.).
  6. Must currently be eligible to be employed in the U.S.

Application Instructions

Interested candidates must submit their application and all supporting materials by March 1, 2019 and include:

  1. Letter of application (cover letter) including statement of teaching philosophy
  2. Curriculum vitae
  3. List of names and email addresses only of three references
  4. A video demonstration of your teaching including an introduction of yourself in English and Chinese at the beginning of the video. (We do not accept DVDs by surface mail. A YouTube link address with password is acceptable.)

Your application is not considered complete until all four items above have been submitted. Please do not submit materials other than those listed via Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/58080, otherwise your application will not be considered.

New York University: NYU - Domestic: Shanghai

Location

Shanghai, China

Open Date

Oct 18, 2018

Description

NYU Shanghai is seeking to fill three full-time positions in its Chinese Language Program. We are seeking Chinese language lecturers who can:

  • 1) teach with a load of 4 Chinese language courses (4-credit per course, 2 courses for Fall semester and Spring semester respectively) per academic year (excluding summer/winter sessions).
  • 2) teach language courses for short-term intersessions during summer/winter (with additional pay).
  • 3) teach additional language study sessions, including preparation classes for HSK, online language study, evening faculty/staff Chinese language classes, etc. (with additional pay).
  • 4) create course syllabi, supplementary materials and examination papers and manage other course-related work for the courses accordingly.
  • 5) offer 2 office hours weekly per semester (Fall and Spring semesters) for consultation and students’ additional study.
  • 6) work for the Chinese language clinic, 3 hours weekly per semester (Fall and Spring semesters).
  • 7) assist with the placement and exemption exams, including conducting online or face-to-face interviews, proctoring exams and grading exam papers.
  • 8) assist the Director of Chinese Language Program in organizing and coordinating Chinese language and culture activities, language contests, and field trips for students, academic conferences, workshops, training, lectures, seminars and faculty recruitment, as assigned.

 

Qualifications

Qualified candidates should:

  • 1) have Master’s degree minimum, specialization in Chinese language, Chinese literature, Linguistics and other relevant academic concentrations is preferred;
  • 2) be familiar with US and Chinese educational systems;
  • 3) be fluent in English and Chinese, oral and written;
  • 4) have minimum 2 years of experience teaching students from English speaking countries, the experience of teaching advanced and/or post advanced level Chinese language courses (e.g. classical Chinese, literature reading, business Chinese, Chinese film, etc.) is preferred;
  • 5) possess problem solving, time management, excellent written and verbal communication skills;
  • 6) be responsible, self-motivated, flexible, team player, able to work well under pressure, and have the creative ability to use one’s own initiative.

Application Instructions

Applications are due no later than February 14th, 2019. Appointments are for three years effective September 1, 2019, subject to a review at the end of the first year; contracts are renewable.

To be considered, applicants should submit a cover letter, an up-to-date curriculum vitae, 3 recommendation letters, a Chinese class teaching demo video (you may add the link of the video into your CV).

Please visit our website at http://shanghai.nyu.edu/en/about/work-here/open-positions-faculty for instructions and other information on how to apply. If you have any questions, please e-mail shanghai.chinese.program@nyu.edu.