Position Title: Fusion Global Academy World Language and Electives Department Head Fusion Global Academy is looking for innovative, tech savvy, collaborative and passionate educators and leaders to join our team. This team will play a critical role in launching a brand-new way of offering virtual education through using the revolutionary 1:1 Fusion Academy model at our new Fusion Global Academy. Students will be embraced through the same mentor/teacher support alongside a personalized education in the online setting. To learn more about the celebrity Fusion experience, click here https://www.fusionacademy.com/. A Fusion Global Academy Department Head… embraces and exemplifies the vision of Fusion Global Academy, designs systems to provide support and guidance for content area teachers to implement innovative and enriching practices, develops instructional resources and best practices within the online environment, models and promotes continuous professional development opportunities for themselves and their teams, contributes to the school community as a leader who empowers their teams to use technology in innovative ways, and models professionalism and digital citizenship for their team and other stakeholders. Key Responsibilities Supporting Teachers: - Guide teachers in a process of professional reflection and curiosity as well as goal setting in order to assist teachers in meeting growth targets
- Establish a culture of analysis and reflection through feedback and collaboration after conducting routine observations and walkthroughs of all teachers in the department
- Provide accountability for course expectations and deadlines
- Assist in the hiring process and lead the on-boarding and training of new teachers within the department
Developing Resources and Content: - Cultivate a culture of instructional design to promote a learner-driven environment
- Develop a professional learning community to collaborate through rich dialog about leveraging technology to foster learning
- Facilitate data informed dialog to inform learner-focused action items
- Model a growth mindset through exploring new tools for learning in content areas
- Foster a culture of inquiry
Contributing to the School Community: - Engage in collaborative vision casting and strategic planning with campus leadership team
- Empower teachers and students to collaborate and co-learn through digital resources
- Develop skills to lead and navigate change in order to support continuous improvement
- Lead departmental team to collaboratively establish systems to implement the vision of the greater school community
- Model standards of digital citizenship, professionalism, accountability, creativity, and fun
Modeling Professionalism - Model standards of digital citizenship, professionalism, accountability, creativity, and fun
- Engage in ongoing professional learning, particularly with respect to leadership development and emerging technologies for learning
- Empower educators to exercise professional agency and pursue personalized professional learning
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