Instructor - English jobs in Milwaukee, WI

Position Specific Requirements: 

• Teach upper level English courses to high-school juniors and seniors as subject matter experts with a strong grasp of English language and literature content knowledge across the curriculum.
• Engage students in all areas of English language arts and scholarly pursuits in and outside the classroom. 
• Create engaging, structured, and challenging English lesson plans which align with state and national curriculum standards. 
• Set measurable, ambitious, and attainable goals for the year and each assessment cycle.
• Design thorough assessments which help guide instructional decisions and provide constructive feedback. 
• Be proficient in educational technology and tools as it relates to English language arts. 

Essential Standards and Expectations for all SJNA Faculty or Staff Members:

• The primary responsibility of a faculty member at SJNA is to provide high-quality classroom instruction in a safe, well-managed, inclusive atmosphere. This requires proper classroom preparation including the use of an established curriculum as a guide and updating it as necessary. SJNA teachers are available before school and after school (tutorial) for students who need additional help. The overall mood of the classroom should be a positive and student-centered learning environment.
• Faculty members provide leadership and guidance through the Advisory Program. In this program teachers are to build healthy and appropriate relationships with the cadets and students assigned to them, encourage them, and provide guidance as needed in accordance with assigned advisory curriculum. 
• Faculty members are effective communicators and team-oriented within the Academy and with those whom we serve outside the Academy. Teachers need to be proactive in their communications, appreciating that communication is a two-way street and that seeking and receiving information is just as important as sending it out clearly and professionally. 
• Teachers need to work cooperatively with and in support of their peers, RAs, advisors, parents, and all others in service to the best interests of the students. 
• SJNA faculty members are also effective classroom administrators. Grades and attendance need to be entered into the Student Information System (SIS) on a timely basis. Students needing extra help should be placed in tutorial and, if needed, assigned to extra evening or weekend study halls as outlined by the current policies of academic standing. Policies, procedures, and expectations are clearly communicated to all stakeholders. 
• Faculty members are required to support the Academies through supervision of extracurricular activities and by providing support for events and activities (chaperone duty). Classroom instruction is only one part of the integrated role the faculty play in a boarding school environment. Sports, clubs, and other after school events require leadership and supervision by faculty and staff members; as such, faculty members are required to lead a club or activity. 
• Faculty support the structures of the Academies. Both the military structure and the prefect structure are designed to support the education and development of the cadets and students. While each teacher expresses their own leadership in their classroom, it must include and support the philosophies of both Academies. 

? Faculty are asked to work toward continuous improvement of their knowledge and practice of teaching and learning through professional development opportunities, both those presented by the school and through their own personal initiative. Appreciating that teaching as an art of continuous improvement, reflective practice, and an experimental mindset—is an important part of being an SJNA faculty member.