Middle School Humanities (ELA and/or Social Studies) Teacher

BLUE OAK SCHOOL•Napa, CA

20h

About The Position

Design and lead inquiry-based learning in the humanities classroom that includes interdisciplinary projects and differentiated instruction Collaborate with colleagues to design integrated curriculum, projects, and service-learning opportunities Lead daily advisory meetings using planned middle school advisory curriculum Create a classroom space that is differentiated, engaging, responsive, and beautiful Integrate tools and technology as appropriate to support learning and deepen projects Identify and respond to individual students’ academic, social, and emotional needs, including learning differences in collaboration with Learning Specialist Coordinate field trips to enrich curriculum; organize and attend overnight trip Plan, design, and implement authentic assessment of student progress Write progress reports and hold conferences with parents Use documentation to make learning visible to the children and families; contribute to student portfolios

Requirements

Teaching Credential and/or M.Ed. or related field
A minimum of two years classroom teaching experience
Experience teaching in a humanities model
Experience with progressive pedagogy, student-centered learning, project-based learning, integrated curriculum planning, and authentic measures of student learning
A commitment to creating an inclusive classroom community that allows for a multitude of perspectives to be heard and respected
Values individual learning profiles by teaching in multiple modalities and offering differentiated instruction
A love of working with middle school students and creating a joyful learning environment

Responsibilities

Design and lead inquiry-based learning in the humanities classroom that includes interdisciplinary projects and differentiated instruction
Collaborate with colleagues to design integrated curriculum, projects, and service-learning opportunities
Lead daily advisory meetings using planned middle school advisory curriculum
Create a classroom space that is differentiated, engaging, responsive, and beautiful
Integrate tools and technology as appropriate to support learning and deepen projects
Identify and respond to individual students’ academic, social, and emotional needs, including learning differences in collaboration with Learning Specialist
Coordinate field trips to enrich curriculum; organize and attend overnight trip
Plan, design, and implement authentic assessment of student progress
Write progress reports and hold conferences with parents
Use documentation to make learning visible to the children and families; contribute to student portfolios