EBI are seeking faculty and staff members who, in addition to their specific
responsibilities, demonstrate the following:
? Enjoy working in an international, diverse school environment;
? Share in our values of bilingualism, educational excellence, diversity,international
mindedness, and character;
? Support the mission of EBI;
? Bring a positive attitude and a sense of professionalism to the School
community.
Mandarin Teacher position reports directly to the Principal for Grades 2-8.
The teacher will guide students through the Mandarin learning process involved with
various subjects and/or skills, thus contributing to the students’ development as mature,
capable and responsible world citizens. The teacher must be able to develop and
maintain a classroom environment that ensures effective learning and incorporates
pedagogical innovations and research. He/she must employ the appropriate teaching
methodology in order to meet established program objectives and be capable of
understanding and meeting the needs of students.
Specific responsibilities:
Planning & Preparation for Learning
? Know the subject matter well and has a good grasp of how students learn.
? Plan units backwards with big ideas, essential questions, knowledge, and skill
goals.
? Plan on-the-spot and unit assessments to measure student learning.

? Design lessons that target several learning needs, styles, and interests.

Classroom Management

? Foster positive interactions among students and teach useful social skills.
? Have a repertoire of discipline “moves” and can capture and maintain most
students’ attention.
? Maximize academic learning time through coherence, lesson momentum, and
smooth transitions.
? Confident, dynamic “presence” and diffuse most discipline problems before
learning is impacted.
Delivery of Instruction
? Activate students’ prior knowledge and hook their interest in each unit and
lesson.
? Use clear explanations, appropriate language, and good examples to present
material.
? Orchestrate effective strategies, materials, and classroom groupings to foster
student learning.
? Have students actively think about, discuss, and use the ideas and skills being
taught.
? Differentiate instruction to accommodate students’ learning needs.
Monitoring, Assessment, and Follow-Up
? Provide clear criteria for proficiency, including rubrics and exemplars of student
work.
? Frequently check for understanding and give students helpful information if they
seem confused.
? Has students set goals, self- assess, and know where they stand academically
at all times.
? Take responsibility for students who are not succeeding and get them extra help.
? Reflect on the effectiveness of learning and continuously work to improve it.
Specific Responsibilities
? Willing to participate beyond the academic program is punctual and reliable with
paperwork, duties, and assignments; keep accurate records.
? Demonstrate professional demeanor and maintains appropriate boundaries.
? Ethical and above-board, uses good judgment, and maintains confidentiality
with student records.
? Collaborate with colleagues to plan units, share teaching ideas, and look at
student work.

? Seek out effective teaching ideas from colleagues, workshops, and other
sources and implement them well.

? Speak, read and write in Mandarin and English.
? Experience working in the educational setting with elementary and middle school
children.
? BA in education or similar.
? Basic computer skills
? Ability to communicate verbally and in writing using Standard English and Mandarin.
? Fluent Mandarin speaker.
? Good interpersonal skills with both adults and children.