7th/8th Grade Science Teacher
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7th/8th Grade Science Teacher in New Haven, Connecticut, USElm City Montessori School, launched in August 2014, is New Haven's first public Montessori school. We are committed to actively building an Antibias Antiracist school community. We currently serve approximately 300 students between the agesof 3 and 13. New Haven, Connecticut is a thriving arts, cultural, and education hub, located in the center of a growing community of public Montessori schools.About the position: The Teacher (Guide) leads instruction in their certified subject area classroom, reports to the Principal, and works in collaboration with Classroom Assistant, SEL Team, and Coaches. This is a full time 10-Month (unionized) position through New Haven Public Schools with required August Training before the school year begins.Required Qualifications: This position requires certification to teach in the public schools in the State of CT and experience with project based/land based/Montessori learning. Candidates should have a Bachelor's Degree in a related field.Preferred Qualifications: The ideal applicant has a Master's Degree in Education or a related field, has experience as a public school teacher and/or is trained in the Montessori method, is excited to collaborate as a member of a teaching team, supervising children, and supporting instruction for students with special needs and multilingual learners. S/he/they is kind, caring, compassionate, enthusiastic, well-organized, bilingual (Spanish), and creative with excellent written and oral communication skills.Key Components of the Position:Planning and presenting instruction in academics and social emotional learning in the classroom, outdoors, and in the larger communityDifferentiating instruction to ensure growth for all studentsCollaborating with classroom, level, and school teams to plan curriculum, instruction, and assessmentPartnering with families through regular communication to support children's growthParticipating in professional learning in social emotional skills, academics, and Anti-Bias Anti-Racist workAreas of Responsibilities:Instruction:Developing and modifying instructional materials to appropriately meet the academic, physical, and social emotional needs of all learnersDeveloping instruction that supports learning in the garden, microeconomy, work in communityCompleting weekly lesson planning for all children, including Montessori lessons and reading and ABAR (Anti-Biased Anti-Racist) instructionPlanning formative and summative assessments around benchmarks and measures of proficiencyCollecting data and progress using appropriate systems and tools on a weekly basisCommitment to engaging in outdoor learning (ex. gardening, hiking, camping)Excited about building an interdisciplinary curriculum with colleaguesAnti Bias Anti Racist Work:Plans and shares work with our ABAR Learning Themes, including One Book, One School into the monthly learning cycle in the classroomIntegrates ABAR learning into the areas of Cosmic Education (History, Science, Geography, etc.) and into the work on the land and in communitiesParticipates in monthly ABAR professional learning and actively commits to self workSocial Emotional Learning:Plans lessons in social emotional learning that support children in following classroom procedures and grace and courtesyHelps maintain order and discipline and assists in managing the behavior of students, mediating conflicts and supervising for safetyCommunicates with families regularly to support social emotional growth and safetyDifferentiation and Support:Uses data and record keeping to plan differentiated lessons to support children in need of additional supportParticipates in SRBI/Intervention Planning to plan interventions, to collect data, and to monitor children's growthCommunicates with families about children's needs, support plans, and progressFamily Partnership:Shares weekly updates with families in Classroom NewsletterProactively communicates about children's progress using appropriate school wide toolsWorks collaboratively with families to plan for supports for children's academic and social emotional growthCollaboration and Professional Learning:Communicates and interacts regularly and appropriately with students, faculty, staff and administration, maintaining positive relationshipsMeets regularly with classroom team, engaging in planning of activitiesAttends and actively participates in all required professional learning and events including work with Social Emotional Learning, Academics, and ABARMiscellaneous:Maintains all professional certifications necessaryPerforms other duties as assignedCompensation: Based on the unionized NHPS salary scale (aligned with experience and education) and additional 10% based on extended school day and required family events.#J-18808-Ljbffr