Third and Fourth Grade Teaching Position (21-22 School Year)

Fayerweather seeks an energetic, experienced, elementary school teacher to co-teach in a mixed-age, third and fourth-grade classroom. This position will begin in the fall of the 2021-22 academic year. The curriculum works to be anti-bias, by amplifying multicultural voices and lived experiences that students explore through literature, history, writing, and storytelling. Students are actively engaged in learning about themselves, as well as developing an understanding of culture, history, and geography through a range of activities and hands-on projects. Students are introduced to concepts such as home, migration, human impact on the environment, and what happens when cultures meet. The math program is based on Investigations in Data, Numbers, and Space.  

• Create a supportive and caring classroom environment in which students can learn and interact positively with one another through student-centered instruction, collaboration, and authentic assessment
• Provide learning experiences that encourage curiosity, exploration, innovation, and problem-solving
• Have enthusiasm, flexibility, and a desire to collaborate with colleagues both in your grade level team and across disciplines
• Have an ability to teach/develop a curriculum that focuses on authentic, real-world application of learning
• Meet students where they are as learners by differentiating curriculum
• Establish and maintain excellent classroom management
• Exhibit excellent communication with parents to provide timely and appropriate feedback regarding student progress
• Present a warm and energetic personality and a good sense of humor
• Possess a growth mindset when it comes to engaging with relevant and mission-driven professional learning
• Knowledge of Responsive Classroom, Collaborative Problem Solving, Investigations Math, Writing and Reading workshops is a plus