English Learner Specialist

4 days ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Chicago Public Schools Full time
Job Summary:

The English Learner (EL) Instructional Specialist, Biliteracy will play a pivotal role in enhancing and improving the learning experience of English learners across the district. This position will focus on building capacity among various stakeholders, providing instructional support and professional learning, co-developing and refining biliteracy curriculum, and contributing to the development and implementation of high-quality instruction for ELs in grades PreK-12 with a focus on literacy development in more than one language.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with district staff, administrators, and EL Program Teachers to provide comprehensive instructional support to elevate biliteracy development for English Learners
  • Research, evaluate, and make recommendations on curricula, instructional methods, assessments, technology, and materials for ELs in both native language and English contexts
  • Conduct classroom observations and data analysis to assess EL program effectiveness and identify areas for improvement
  • Contribute to the district's framework for effective EL instruction
  • Support the development of standard tools and resources demonstrating effective biliteracy practices for ELs across content areas and contexts
  • Utilize EL data to inform biliterate instructional development
  • Develop and facilitate professional development to teachers, administrators, and school staff, promoting biliteracy best practices for EL instruction with a focus on developing biliteracy, bilingual teaching strategies, language acquisition, and cultural competence
  • Engage in interoffice and cross-departmental collaboration on professional development, district initiatives, resources, and projects
  • Contribute to biliteracy guidance, resources, and policy to ensure a consistent instructional vision is promoted within and across content areas
  • Maintain content area expertise through staying abreast of current research, practices, and innovation in the field
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of Skyline through the completion of tasks such as:
    • Supporting curriculum design team to develop and refine curriculum aligned with district standards, state frameworks, and best practices
    • Ensuring curriculum integrates culturally relevant content and diverse perspectives to foster inclusivity and equity
    • Evaluating professional learning outcome data to inform future professional learning needs
    • Identifying, documenting, and offering solutions around barriers to successful implementation through common progress monitoring systems
    • Participating in centralized feedback structures to inform curriculum revision
  • Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Education, Bilingual Education, English as a Second Language, or related field from an accredited college or university is required
  • Valid teaching certificate/Professional Educator's License (PEL) issued by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) with Bilingual Education - Spanish endorsement is required
  • Master's degree in a related field of study, preferred
  • Minimum of five (5) years of classroom teaching experience with English Learners, including the following, is required:
    • Experience developing and/or facilitating professional learning experiences
    • Experience in standards-based instructional planning
    • Experience teaching literacy in English and Spanish
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bilingual or multilingual fluency, including the ability to present to various stakeholders in both English and Spanish, is required
  • Travel to schools and other locations across the district, and access to reliable transportation to travel to/between worksites is required
Working Conditions:

As a condition of employment with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), employees are required to:

  • Establish/Maintain Chicago Residency
  • Be Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19

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