Banyan Global Learning
Distance Learning Teacher / Conferencer
LMS
TESOL
K-12
Edtech.com's Summary
Banyan Global Learning is hiring a part-time middle school English teacher to deliver live, interactive instruction to classrooms in Taiwan and China via video conferencing. The teacher will manage whole group teaching and individual student conferencing, maintain lesson plans and LMS updates, and collaborate with on-site co-teachers.
Highlights
- Conduct live, content-based English instruction for grades 7-8 focusing on language, culture, and technology.
- Manage large group classroom sessions and provide individual and small-group conferencing.
- Use Google Classroom and other EdTech tools for lesson delivery and updates.
- Participate in weekly and monthly meetings with colleagues and local partner teachers.
- Prepare and adjust lesson plans, slide decks, and give assignment feedback.
- Compile and finalize mid-term and final grades, and document unit/lesson revisions.
- Must hold a valid U.S. teaching credential or a relevant Masters-level TESOL degree.
- Strong technological proficiency required, including the ability to multitask during live teaching.
- Part-time schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7-9 am EDT, with synchronous teaching and conferencing.
- Compensation ranges from $20 to $40 per hour depending on duties; no company benefits provided.
Distance Learning Teacher / Conferencer Full Description
- Remote (must be located in the U.S.)
- Part-time · Tue & Thu mornings ET
- $20–40/hr by duty
About the job
Banyan Global Learning is seeking dynamic, camera-ready, and charismatic middle school (gr. 7–8) teachers with strong classroom management, solid edtech chops and the ability to multitask with technology while teaching live over video to whole classrooms. The position is for whole group teaching in addition to individual student conferencing — all via distance learning — in support of classrooms in Taiwan and China.
Our school-based distance learning model connects one remote teacher to one large whole group of students in classrooms in Taiwan. Each classroom also has an on-site local partner teacher. All instruction is in English and our students are English language learners.
Teachers must be credentialed and exceptional. This is a fully remote position and so teachers must have strong internet, good lighting, a professional setting and a noise-free environment.
Part-time positions only. Classes run Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7–9 am Eastern Daylight Time (6–8 am Eastern Standard Time). Teachers must be available to teach on both days. Teaching/conferencing time and weekly meetings are synchronous, but any planning, grading, and class administration can be done on your own schedule.
Successful candidates may also teach special event lessons to classrooms in the U.S. and Canada or support our kindergarten distance learning program to China.
Compensation
- Part-time (approx. 4 teaching hours + up to 4 planning and meeting hours/week, with possibility of additional project work)
- $40/hr for teaching · $30/hr for small-group conferencing · $20/hr for planning, meetings, and other duties
- This position is not eligible for company-sponsored benefits
Duties
- Facilitate content-based, student-centered English instruction focusing on language, culture and technology and/or content-related individual student and small-group conferencing
- Teach classes live to Asia over video conferencing (large classes, Grades 7–8, as assigned)
- Adjust lesson plans, create slide decks and give feedback on assignments as required by the course
- Update LMS (Google Classroom) and other EdTech platforms, as required for the lessons
- Attend weekly meetings with teaching colleagues and monthly meetings with local co-teachers
- Compile and finalize mid-term and final grades for their grade-level
- Complete general unit/lesson revisions (including documenting the revisions clearly)
- Perform other grade-related duties as required
Candidate requirements
- US teaching credential (multi-subject or ESL elementary and/or junior high or high school humanities) and/or Masters-level degree in TESOL (MA-TESOL, MA Applied Linguistics, DELTA, Trinity Dip.) — standard teaching license required
- Avid user of technology in and out of the classroom
- Ability to teach while multi-tasking with technology
- Solid whole group classroom management skills and animated, engaging teaching style
- Subscribe to the philosophy of progressive education while acknowledging the necessity of standardized student achievement
- Fluent English speaker with legal right to work in U.S.
- 3+ years experience preferred
- Preference for candidates residing in and working from CA, GA, MD, MN, MO, MT, NJ, NM, NY, OR, PA, WA
- Must be physically located in the United States (exception: SOFA status individuals)
Calendar
- Training and class preparation through the spring/summer; classes begin at the end of August/beginning of September
- Paid training (including team teaching) throughout spring semester before taking on regular teaching or conferencing hours in the fall semester
- Classes take place Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 7–9 am EDT (6–8 am EST); successful candidate must either teach or facilitate conferencing two mornings per week
- We operate mostly on the Taiwanese school calendar, so several U.S. holidays (especially those that fall on Mondays) are required workdays
- The Taiwanese calendar has a month-long break for Lunar New Year and a two-month break over summer vacation
