ServingSchools Hiring for Lead st Grade Teacher – Emergent Curriculum Based at Gray, ME Full Time

Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences is one of Maine’s first approved public charter schools. We are located in Gray, Maine, and serves students grades Pre-K through eighth grade.

• We believe that children are capable, competent, innately curious, and that they are the co-constructors of their own learning. Our school maintains a deep respect for children and childhood.
• We believe in teachers as facilitators of learning, closely observing children, assessing understanding through a variety of approaches, and using this knowledge to help students extend their thinking.
• We believe that social and emotional development are important cornerstones of education. Our students learn to respect diversity, problem solve social conflicts, and be advocates for themselves and others.
• We believe in connecting students to the larger world through relationships with community resources and the natural environment. We help students cultivate a sense of place and the interconnectedness of the world in which they live.
• We believe in the importance of documenting student work and experiences in order to make learning visible to students, families, and our school community.

Description & Responsibilities

We are looking for an inspired and confident teacher, with substantial progressive teaching experience at the elementary level using an emergent curriculum approach, to facilitate learning in our First Grade class with approximately 21 children per class.

• FACILITATE LEARNING: Teach whole group and small group lessons across all domains of learning. Utilize both direct instruction and student-led explorations and projects to meet benchmarks based on the Maine Learning Results. Provide a classroom environment that supports community and individual learning.
• BUILD CLASSROOM COMMUNITY: Create a safe, respectful, culturally sensitive, responsive learning community. Encourage thoughtful dialogue that challenges student thinking. Explicitly teach social and emotional skills, including problem solving and self-regulation strategies.
• CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION: Use both published and self-created emergent curriculum to meet the needs of students and fulfill benchmarks based on the Maine Learning Results. Experience with any of the following is helpful: Reggio Emilia Approach, Inquiry based learning, Lucy Calkins Units of Study in Writing, Eureka Math, Guided Reading model, and Reading Workshop model.
• PARTNER WITH FAMILIES: Develop constructive relationships with families. Communicate regularly about student progress and challenges, curriculum, projects and classroom events.
• PROFESSIONALISM: Model professional behavior in accordance with job responsibilities, policies and procedures, and the expectations of professionals working in a collaborative community.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Certification or working towards certification at the Elementary level.
• At least 3 years of classroom teaching experience in both private and/or public classrooms.
• Current authorization to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with any of the following: Emergent curriculum, Play-based learning, Reggio Emilia or interdisciplinary studies.
• Differentiating instruction to meet the needs of a range of learners in a classroom setting.
• Experience with Responsive Classroom and/or Restorative Practices.

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Professional Development.
• Supportive work environment

APPLICATION

If you are interested in this position, please respond directly to Jacinda Cotton-Castro with your cover letter and resume:

[email protected]

Fiddlehead School provides equal employment opportunities (EOE) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

Maine State Law requires ALL school employees to be fingerprinted and pass a Criminal History Record Check (CHRC). A copy of your CHRC MUST be uploaded as part of your application to be considered.