Teacher Middle School Teacher (Math, Science, English and Social Studies)
Job Description
Blue School is an independent school in downtown Manhattan’s South Street Seaport district that serves children from age 2 through 8th grade. Blue School seeks to both practice and model a dynamic balance between creative thinking, academic mastery and self and social learning, and to educate irrepressible innovators, and adaptable problem solvers. Please learn more about us at www.blueschool.org.
In 2017/2018, Blue School is expanding into our first 8th grade class, and we are looking for experienced middle school teachers in math, English, social studies, and science. We seek educators who are open and reflective, team-oriented, curious, and interested in helping to shape a new middle school program. Since we are actively growing and building a new program, middle school teachers will also take on a variety of additional roles and responsibilities depending on interest, experience and expertise.
Responsibilities:
• Create an inquiry-based classroom environment where students’ ideas are central and content knowledge and skills are deepened through compelling questions and projects
• Commitment to pursuing a balance between academic mastery, creative thinking, and self and social learning for all students
• Develop and revise grade 6-8 curriculum in related discipline, including related resources, assessments, and projects
• Facilitate and scaffold academic experiences and projects in order to provide an individualized and challenging experience for each student
• Use formative and summative performance-based and standard assessment to guide lesson plan development and implementation
• Facilitate an advisory group and fieldwork for small group of middle school students
• Work collaboratively and participate actively in faculty meetings and in professional learning teams
• Document curriculum in order to build a foundation for further refinement
• Continue to develop professionally to ensure student growth and development
• Communicate with students and their families regularly and proactively
Skills:
• Team-oriented and collaborative
• Strategic, flexible, and creative thinker
• Enthusiasm to be part of a growing lab school
• Flexibility to integrate new practices and confidence to take risks
• Reflective
• Reliable
• Sense of humor
Qualifications:
• Degree in desired discipline or related area
• Experience teaching middle school
• Love of middle schoolers
