Category: Full Time;
Position Title: 1.0 Spanish Teacher
Start Date: 08/22/2022
End Date:
Location: Canton High School, Canton, MA
Job Information:
Canton High School seeks a highly qualified and DESE-certified full-time Spanish teacher who has
native or near-native fluency in the language to teach Spanish for the 2022-2023 school year.
Near-native speakers should have experience studying, working and/or teaching abroad.
Successful applicants should be capable of teaching any level of Spanish, from Spanish 1
through AP Spanish Language and Culture. Prospective candidates must have the knowledge
and capacity to design and implement effective, student-centered high school world languages
curriculum units and lessons.
We are seeking dynamic professionals who will bring inclusive, differentiated, and purposeful
standards-based instruction to the world languages classroom. Applicants must be effective
communicators who can articulate what they believe to be the essential ingredients of quality
world languages instruction and be able to deliver lessons in the target language that meet the
academic and social-emotional needs of all learners.
Desired candidates will be creative self-starters, able to design, scaffold, and implement
instructional units and Integrated Performance Assessments informed by the 2021 MA World
Languages Curriculum Framework, ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines and 2017 NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do
Statements, 21st Century Skills, Understanding by Design (UbD), and the essential design
elements of Project-Based Learning (PBL).
Candidates must be comfortable using a variety of technologies, such as a digital language
laboratory and Google Classroom, to engage learners in authentic learning experiences.
Successful applicants will have experience with content-based instruction, proficiency-based
teaching and learning, CI, universal design for learning, and student travel.
Qualifications: Current Massachusetts DESE certification in Spanish (5-12)
Additional DESE certification in French or German is desirable
Successful student teaching experience
Three (3) current professional references
Experience integrating technology, including digital language lab technology, into lessons.
Familiarity with the AAPPL Examination or other proficiency exams, such as the STAMP 4S
Ability to collaborate with colleagues to develop interdisciplinary instructional units and
common assessments and to work in data teams
Interest in coordinating student travel and exchanges
Flexible, dependable, and organized
Excellent interpersonal skills
Passion for teaching high school students
Language/Languages: Spanish
Contact Name: Heidi Olson
Contact email for questions: olsonh@cantonma.org
Application Instructions: Posting available at https://www.schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=3914438
SchoolSpring Job ID: 3914438
👉Please apply directly on our district’s TalentEd website:
https://cantonma.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=93
