Maker Program Teacher, for Grades 6-8

2 weeks ago

Greenwich, United States Greenwich Country Day School Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

      

Greenwich Country Day School is an independent, co-educational day school with a current enrollment of over 1400 students in grades N-12, and a faculty and staff of over 350. The original Old Church Road campus is home to grades N-8. The High School, established in 2019, is located less than two miles away on Stanwich Road. Founded in 1926, Greenwich Country Day School is a family school where innovative teaching is encouraged as teachers model and foster a love of learning, challenge and inspire children toward academic excellence, and cultivate students’ interests and talents outside of the classroom. We value purposeful and personal learning in a joyful environment, with emphasis on the development of character, creativity, and a sense of personal value along with strong academic skills. GCDS is committed to graduating ethical, confident leaders who possess a strong sense of purpose.

GCDS is fortunate to have built a large endowment which helps to fund competitive salaries and benefits, a robust professional development program, and reimbursement for graduate school tuition. GCDS offers a substantial need-based financial aid program to support students from a range of socio-economic backgrounds.  

Greenwich Country Day School seeks a Maker Program Teacher, for Grades 6-8,  to start August 2024. The ideal candidate will be a tinkerer/woodworker/designer with coding experience. Successful applicants will possess content and pedagogical expertise and a dedication to collaboration across curriculum. Interdisciplinary proficiency is highly desirable. 

In addition, each GCDS faculty member is expected to demonstrate ability in the following areas:

  • Understands, champions, and implements GCDS Design Principles
  • Fosters and stewards a culture of mutual respect, equitable practice, and joy in and out of the classroom
  • Cultural competency skills to collaborate effectively across difference
  • Sets high expectations for learning, academic achievement, and character development
  • Exhibits strong working knowledge of student cognitive development and learning preferences
  • Identifies and supports students’ social, emotional, and academic needs
  • Provides timely feedback to students, and collaborates with faculty to offer specialized support in pursuit of each student’s learning goals
  • Implements a wide array of pedagogical tools and strategies in appropriate and effective combinations  
  • Facilitates and designs effective group/collaborative work and productive dialogue among students and teachers
  • Communicates effectively with students/families about classwork, learning goals, and student progress
  • Demonstrates content knowledge and expertise; and scaffolds curriculum to ensure progress towards mastery
  • Ensures that reading and writing are aimed across the curriculum and learning design
  • Collaborates and plans actively for learning with teachers and students
  • Implements backward design to align all lessons, activities, and assessments
  • Designs formal and informal assessments that measure student progress; employs a variety of formative and summative assessments to gauge student progress toward mastery
  • Fosters student growth through structured opportunities for reflection, including Student-Led Conferences and Presentations of Learning
  • Provides opportunities for student engagement through “Voice and Choice”
  • Creates relevant and authentic learning experiences; is able to include and/or connect with outside experts and resources towards this aim
  • Showcases student work within the community and prepares students to exhibit and communicate effectively

Responsibilities Include:

  • Instructional responsibility in the content area
  • Serving as faculty advisor to student robotics teams and other maker clubs
  • Encouraging and facilitating participation in external competitions
  • Oversight of the development and progress of each child
  • Assessment of all students’ progress in both written and verbal reports
  • Communication with parents
  • Collaborative work with Media Lead, colleagues on grade level, departmental and interdisciplinary faculty teams, Middle School faculty and staff, and the broader school community
  • Daily supervision of a lunch table
  • Serve as an advisor for 6-12 students
  • Contribution toward athletic and/or co-curricular programming, as assigned, in addition to classroom role (coaching 2 seasons)
  • Expected to participate in the development of students outside their classrooms in typical middle school social situations like recess, the hallways, and community meetings

Required Qualifications:

  • Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree or demonstrated professional competency
  • Minimum of 3-years successful classroom teaching experience with students in this age group
  • Extensive background in using technology to help solve complex problems
  • Engineering skills
  • Experience with relative MakerSpace equipment; 3D printer, laser cutter, CNC router
  • Experience with inquiry-based learning and/or project-based learning
  • A passion for learning and the ability to motivate and inspire students
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Commitment to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive school community
  • Willingness to take on multiple roles within the school
  • Personal traits appropriate for nurturing the growth of children - must be energetic, creative, flexible, patient, and have an inexhaustible sense of humor

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Advanced degree in the field
  • Capacity to teach multiple disciplines/subject areas
  • Work experience outside of education
  • Mentoring or advising experience (with adolescents)
  • Athletic coaching experience is valued and welcome
  • Demonstrated experience in establishing collaborative relationships with external partners/organizations in the design and implementation of learning experiences

Interested candidates are invited to use the link provided to submit a cover letter and resume to Raquel Salcedo, Director of Recruiting & Talent


 

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