Upper School Computer Science Teacher

Latin School of Chicago seeks an Upper School Computer Science Teacher as a full-time faculty member beginning in Fall 2025.

Latin School of Chicago provides its students with a rigorous and innovative educational program in a community that embraces diversity of people, cultures and ideas. Latin inspires its students to pursue their passions and lead lives of purpose and excellence. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has a passion for teaching and supporting students in an outstanding academic environment.

The Upper School Computer Science Teacher will teach programming, software development, and computational thinking skills to diverse groups of students with varying levels of experience. This faculty member will work with the department chair to determine which of our semester courses they will teach. 

The Computer Science department at Latin strives to be flexible and innovative while providing a rich, equitable, skills-based curriculum to all of our students that reflects current practices in computer science and education. We view the particular programming languages used to be tools for skill development, not the only focus. Currently, our curriculum includes the following programming languages and styles:

• Scratch, Python, Java, HTML/CSS, JavaScript
• Object-oriented programming and functional programming techniques

Compensation:

• Salary is based on education level and years of experience as outlined in our Faculty Scale.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Courses are expected to include: 3 sections of Computer Science Principles 1 in both the fall and spring semesters, AP CS A (Java) as a year-long course, as well as helping students as they prepare for the AP Exam. 
• Actively participate in curriculum development: Reviewing existing curriculum, collaborating to revise existing curriculum, creating course materials, and suggesting ideas for innovative new lessons, units, and projects.
• Attend department meetings, division meetings, and all-school faculty/staff meetings
• Serve as advisor or co-advisor to a group of approximately 8 students
• Attend and supervise students during assemblies, gatherings, and other school functions
• Sponsor or co-sponsor a Project Week opportunity annually
• Ideally, participate in one or more of the following activities beyond the basic expectations: sponsoring student clubs or activities, sponsoring student independent study projects or senior projects, participating in internal and external professional development opportunities, teaching summer school courses.

Latin School of Chicago is a fast-moving, collaborative, and innovative school and our ideal candidate will possess these qualities as well as the following:

• Master’s degree preferred, Bachelor’s degree required, ideally in Computer Science or Education, but other degrees welcome
• At least 3 years teaching experience, ideally in an upper school (high school) environment
• Commitment to continuous improvement and professional development
• Critical thinking and reflection skills to assess and improve existing processes
• Strong communication skills, including spoken and written communication
• Comfort interacting with a variety of stakeholders, including students, families, administrators, and faculty

Computer Science Skills:

We view the particular programming languages used to be tools for skill development, not the only focus. Currently, our curriculum includes the following programming languages and styles: Ability to teach programming, software development, and computational thinking skills to diverse groups of students with varying levels of experience.

• Scratch, Python, Java, HTML/CSS, JavaScript
• Object-oriented programming and functional programming techniques
• The ideal candidate would be comfortable teaching skills independently from any specific programming language.
• Ability to teach any (or most) of our computer science course offerings if necessary
• Familiarity with the K-12 CS education landscape, including Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Standards.

Teaching & Learning Skills:

An ideal candidate will be as passionate about education as they are about computer science. An ideal candidate would be familiar with or interested in many of the following initiatives and practices:

• A commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and experience in equitable teaching practices like the Learning For Justice Framework for Anti-bias Education
• Standards based assessment and grading
• Backwards planning techniques like Understanding By Design
• Project-based learning and inquiry-based learning
• Facilitating and supporting student collaboration and reflection
• Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) practices like Yale’s RULER

Latin School embraces diversity of people, cultures, and ideas and is an equal opportunity employer.