High School Chinese Teacher (Chinese ONLY))[D.T.S]

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School Description: Leighton School is a small, elite college prep high school in Shanghai, China, is partnered with Perkiomen School, a highly rated college prep high school in Pennsylvania. Leighton School’s goal is to educate its students with a rigorous college prep curriculum to be successful in attending universities around the world and to lead happy, healthy, and productive lives beyond university.

The school, located in Sheshan National Tourist Area in Shanghai, is nestled in a valley between Sheshan Mountain and smaller hills. Atop the nearby mountains stands the largest research observatory in Shanghai and a monastery, relocated brick-by-brick from Europe. The local environment in which the school is located provides a unique, New England feel to the school.

Requirements

Teaching

• Understand and have experience in using backwards design curriculum development and differentiated instruction.
• Have experience and demonstrated success in teaching related subjects
• Demonstrated success as an enthusiastic teacher who uses a student-centered approach to learning and differentiated teaching strategies to engage all students in active learning