Overview

Leave Replacement, Humanities Teacher, Grades K–8

 

Responsibilities:

  • Teach an integrated humanities curriculum to middle school students in a K-8 setting
  • Work to ensure academic excellence by fully knowing students and adapting curricula to meet their needs
  • Collaborate in the design and implementation of an integrated curriculum
  • Keep careful anecdotal and assessment records and use them to write accurate, comprehensive student reports that reflect student growth and that support their future education
  • Act as an advisor to a group of middle school students
  • Commit to the academic and social mission of the school, which requires differentiation to meet the needs of a diverse community
  • Fulfill all duties, responsibilities, and commitments as outlined in the school’s Guidebook and the organization’s code of conduct

Qualifications/Requirements:

  • B.A./B.S. degree in Education, Humanities, or an equivalent degree or educational qualification from an accredited college or university
  • Teaching experience at the middle school level, and demonstrated knowledge of adolescents
  • Experience working with web-based technologies and applications
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Wide-ranging intellectual and educational interests
  • Commitment to equity and justice including knowledge and skills related to cultural competencies

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Advanced degree in a related field
  • Knowledge of Spanish
  • At least two years of full-time teaching experience in K-8 public or independent schools beyond student teaching
  • Knowledge of latest research and thinking about humanities education
  • Familiarity with new technologies

Apply directly: http://apply.interfolio.com/125608

The School at Columbia University is dedicated to promoting and advocating for diversity and inclusion within our school community. We celebrate many types of diversity including ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, ability, religion, sexual orientation, family configuration, language, gender, and adoption status. Columbia University is an equal opportunity employer/disability/veteran.