World Learning - QITABI 3 - Literacy French Consultant

The USAID-funded QITABI3 project is designed to build on the success of past USAID investments through the QITABI and QITABI 2 mechanisms with significant MEHE support. This project will strengthen MEHE’s ownership for the development and strengthening of national-level evidence-based quality education. QITABI 3 will build upon past partnership and collaboration with the MEHE and leverage the MEHE commitment to bring quality early-grade learning to the national scale while providing the requisite technical assistance and financial resources to support the MEHE and relevant partners. This project will work with MEHE and CERD to design and implement targeted interventions to improve reading, math, social and emotional learning, and life skills and youth programs for students, including children with disabilities, by building the institutional capacity of government counterparts to deliver quality education services.

The consultant will work closely with World Learning’s Beirut office Second Language Acquisition Specialist, to contribute to recommending best practices for teaching, learning and assessment (diagnostic, formative, summative) of French as a first foreign language in grades 9-12 public schools in Lebanon.
The consultant will be reporting to the World Learning Second Language Acquisition Specialist in Lebanon and will collaborate with World Learning Literacy Team and report timely on all deliverables.
The consultant will be able to create scope and sequences, diagnostic/formative assessments, and Teaching-Learning Material (TLM) based on the French language national curriculum of Lebanon and international practices. The consultant will also be able to contribute to developing training material and delivering trainings when needed.

Roles & Responsibilities

1- Map the grades 7-12 French language curriculum using multiple relevant official resources.

2- Analyze the curriculum maps vertically and horizontally and report on observed gaps at grade level and across grades.

3- Suggest improvements to fill in the gaps to create a smooth progression both vertically and horizontally for grades 7-12 in all language domains.

4- Contribute to developing teacher-led student diagnostic tools with Running Records, formative, and summative assessments for grades 9 – 12.

5- Develop teacher lesson plans and activities for 1 month (2weeks only) based on QITABI 3 approach,

6- Develop teacher training material and deliver teacher trainings,

7- Participate actively in meetings/ conference calls and workshops and additional planning with a consideration for different times.

Required Skills and Qualifications:
• Master’s in education, linguistics, or a related field
• A strong command of the French language
• At least 5-7 years of experience in the teaching, learning and assessment of French as a first foreign language in Middle and High Schools
• Experienced in coordinating French language programs in Middle and High schools
• Experienced in inquiry-based learning or project-based learning
• Experienced in curriculum mapping and articulation
• Advanced skills in developing diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment
• Adopt research based instructional methods effective for middle and high school