The Governor’s Honors Program (GHP is a 4-week residential summer program for skilled, knowledgeable, and talented high school sophomores and juniors. GHP offers instruction designed to provide students with academic, cultural, and social enrichment necessary to become the next generation of global critical thinkers, innovators, and leaders. The instruction GHP provides is legislatively required to be significantly different than what is provided in a typical classroom.

Duties & Responsibilities: The GHP World Languages department provides an intensive daily immersion program where students will receive instruction, and research experiences in a targeted modern language (Chinese, French, German, or Spanish). Students will participate in supervised individual and group projects on a range of topics in the selected language. These topics may include investigating the culture, society, history, literature, current events, and/or political systems in regions of the world where the target language is used as the primary form of communication. Many classes participate in simulations, journaling, culturally related activities (e.g., Chinese tea ceremony), while also analyzing texts and films in the target language. 

While all activities/study are conducted in the target modern language, speaking the language itself is not the only focus. At GHP, comprehensive fluency in the language is constantly reinforced through authentic, task-based activities that allow students opportunities to engage in meaningful and rich conversations.

Note: GHP provides robust onboarding for our summer faculty and will provide as much information and guidance to support instructors as needed.

Schedule:

·       The program runs from June 11, 2025– July 12 2025. It is a 4-Week, Summer Residential Assignment at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA (on-campus housing and dining plan are also provided)

·       Faculty will provide instruction in the “major” discipline Monday – Saturday, and will provide instruction in an elective area of study Monday-Friday.

·       Faculty members are required to attend paid virtual staff orientation and training sessions in advance of the summer program, work collaboratively with discipline specific department staff on an ongoing basis; participate in outside-of-class activities when directed; and other assigned tasks related to the Governor’s Honors Program.

·       A training session will be held for new and returning faculty on Saturday, March 22^nd and Sunday March 23^rd 2025 on the campus of Georgia Southern University. Faculty must prepare unit plans and/or a syllabus and course overviews that reflect a rigorous and engaging curriculum. Faculty must be able to maintain accurate records of attendance . 

Minimum Training & Experience: Bachelor’s Degree or higher. Minimum of (3) three years successful teaching experience in the specific content area at the college or secondary level. Experience teaching gifted education classes, Advanced Placement, or honors courses OR comparable experience teaching high school age students in a private or out of school environment (e.g., YMCA, private studio, professional ensemble classes) within the applicant’s field of expertise.

 Preferred Qualifications:
• Significant experience teaching gifted secondary learners
• Excellent organization skills
• Proven ability to provide a challenging and differentiated instructional experience to diverse learners
• Proven ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities
• Ability to participate in coaching and professional growth opportunities to improve instructional practice and to support others to   improve their craft
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High level of professional integrity

Salary Details: $5,000

Interested individuals should email a cover letter and resume to fran.dundore@gosa.ga.gov and must apply for the position by clicking the RED “APPLY...Add to My Jobs!" button below:

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We will review all applications. Applicants who are selected for an interview will be contacted to arrange an appointment.
Preference will be given to applicants who meet both the minimum and preferred qualifications.
Applicants who are not selected for interviews will not receive notification.

Thank you for your interest in working with the Governor’s Honors Program!

For more information about this job contact:
   applicant@opb.state.ga.us
   http://gosa.georgia.gov
   or fran.dundore@gosa.ga.gov