Short term project at Sesame Workshop

Sesame Workshop is producing an interactive comprehensive 9-year English language learning series for classroom use, called Sesame Street English. We are seeking a talented and meticulous teacher trainer with experience in English language learning to take on a short term (5-6 weeks) teacher training project. The teacher training will focus on the first 4 years of the program (K1, K2, K3 and P1). The position begins immediately.

Responsibilities

Working closely with the project’s Educational Content Specialist, the teacher trainer will:

• Create a teacher’s manual which would describe the first four years of program for children ages 3 to 7, including explanations of the classroom components, media components, teaching tips, classroom management tips, etc. The manual will utilize sample lessons and media components from each year.
  
• Create a training manual on how to train trainers to conduct training for the program
  
• Plan and co-present (with the Educational Content Specialist) training sessions for Sesame Workshop’s Japanese partners in a week-long training presentation during the week of May 17
  
• Create a training presentation for the training session
  
• Organize training materials
  
• Assist with post-training follow-up with our partners, if needed
  

The ideal candidate has strong writing skills, classroom experience, and experience in teacher training. He/She must be a quick learner, handy with technology and dedicated, hard-working and efficient. He/She must work well in a fast paced environment and must be able to deliver by a hard deadline. ELL background preferred.

If interested, please contact Sophia Hong with a resume at sophia.hong [AT} sesameworkshop.org