Join ISZL as our next Teacher of High School Design Thinking (Product Design - Digital & Physical)! We're a vibrant, curious, and courageous learning community where over 1'200 students from over 65 nationalities come together to explore, create, and grow.
Requirements
- Teach Design courses in the High School (MYP and/or develop ISZL courses)
- Demonstrate a commitment to student centred and inquiry driven pedagogy
- Involve students in planning for their own learning through appropriate and regular assessment
- Plan and implement significant units of work within a framework of continuity and progression
- Using a variety of different teaching strategies and resources to cater for a variety of different learning situations, abilities, and styles
- Offering regular, written, formative feedback on student progress
- Demonstrate effective classroom management that shows an understanding of the academic, social and emotional dimensions of learning
- Support in the further development of a ISZL maker space to engage students, parents and wider community partners
- Participating in Personal Development Week (experiential education trip) and our Personal Development Programme (i.e, teaching PSHE, Homeroom or Service as Action)
- Be able to offer a co-curricular activity or sports team coaching after school as part of our wider programme
- Contribute to the smooth running of the school through performing regular duties and being familiar with school policies
- Lead by example and partner with students in their engagement with the community, locally, nationally, and internationally
- Collaborate with colleagues to ensure departmental and school-wide philosophical alignment
- Collaborate within course teams to review, develop and refine the Design and Computer Science courses to maximise and enhance student learning
- Participate in departmental, divisional and schoolwide meetings as appropriate
- Engage with colleagues to deepen practice and learn from each other through regular meetings, lesson observations and professional development opportunities
- Demonstrate a strong commitment to professional learning, reading and demonstrate professional curiosity
- Engage parents as a true partner in the learning process
- Keep parents informed about the learning of their children, and be proactive in communication with parents
- Display student work to showcase their learning and accomplishments
- Present occasionally at parent evenings
Benefits
- Generous paid time off
- 401k matching
- Retirement plan
- Visa sponsorship
- Four day work week
- Generous parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Relocation assistance
