Buckingham Browne & Nichols School Hiring for Beginners and Kindergarten Integrated Visual Arts Teacher at Cambridge, MA Full Time

Start Date: August 2023Department: Lower School Job Summary: BB&N is seeking a part-time Beginners and Kindergarten Integrated Visual Arts Teacher. The Beginners and Kindergarten Visual Arts program aims to offer children opportunities for self-expression, creativity, innovative thinking, and the development of confidence and pleasure in the creative process. Central to the curriculum is the belief that students will develop visual arts literacy in a variety of media as well as have experiences with authentic connections across disciplines with the inclusion of STEM.The Visual Arts teacher is responsible for teaching Visual Arts classes, creating and maintaining a positive classroom climate, involvement in curriculum development, evaluating each students performance and growth in knowledge and aesthetic understandings, planning and presenting art displays designed to exhibit students work for the school community, working closely with other teachers in developing interdisciplinary learning experiences, preparing progress s and conference with families throughout the year. Additional responsibilities may include but are not limited to, attendance at weekly faculty meetings, ordering of materials, tools, instructional aids, budget management, admissions work, Back to School Night presentation, and any other duties that may be assigned by the Administration.In addition, the Visual Arts teacher is expected to be committed to the following practices: Engagement in critical reflection and ongoing anti-bias & anti-racist practices.Social-emotional learningUsing the visual arts to expand on the thoughts and ideas of the studentsCollaboration between adults in our community that evolves and advances the practiceDocumentation and assessment of learning in ways that make the learning visibleUnderstanding of inquiry based-interdisciplinary research projects and the development of authentic and meaningful experiences that results in exemplary work (a student’s best work) and lifelong learningOrganization and use of materials within different disciplines in skilled and inventive ways to deepen learningInstallation of organized and aesthetically pleasing learning environments