Spanish Teacher
Job Product: Student understanding of Spanish that furthers the development of character and intellect.
General Purpose: The Spanish teacher is responsible for developing students’ academic excellence and virtue by creating a positive culture of inquiry and learning and providing students with challenging and meaningful learning activities and experiences.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Demonstrates subject matter knowledge
- Spoken and written command of a standard version of Spanish
- Knowledge of culturally and historically significant literary and non-literary texts and authors associated with Spain; literary traditions, periods, and genres
- Characteristics of reading and writing pedagogy in Spanish
- Age appropriate songs, and games in Spanish
- Similarities and differences between Spanish and English
- Theories of, and differences between, first and second language acquisition
- Knowledge of the other arts (historical traditions, genres, and major artists) associated with Spain
- Knowledge of contemporary political, social, and artistic features of Spain
- Knowledge of the political, social and intellectual history Spain
Plans curriculum and instruction
Delivers effective instruction
Manages classroom climate and operation
Promotes achievement
Meets professional responsibilities
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Spanish, with at least 36 semester hours in Spanish courses
Colorado teaching license is not required
Experience:
Prior teaching experience preferred, but is not required