| First Grade Teacher at Tenacre Country Day School Full-time Position 2021-2022 At Tenacre, students and staff make a commitment to each other to work hard, to find joy, and to be kind. We strive to nurture and challenge each child, every day, and we endeavor to be a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and just school where all members of the community are celebrated. Through small, flexible groupings, we get to know each child’s strengths and growing edges, and we design lessons and activities across the curriculum to support positive learning outcomes. All of our students experience broad curricular offerings including science, Spanish, art, music, P.E., technology, and library in addition to their core homeroom experiences. Homeroom teachers work in close partnership as a grade-level team to coordinate curriculum and plan lessons. Collaboration and professional development across the staff fosters a passion for teaching. Dedicated to the elementary years, Tenacre is a vibrant school full of the energy and excitement of young children learning. Please visit our website at https://www.tenacrecds.org Qualifications: - Knowledge and expertise teaching at the early elementary level, preferably in first grade
- Experience teaching math, reading, writing, and social studies
- Strong written and oral communication skills
Responsibilities: - Prepare differentiated instruction to teach students with diverse learning needs
- Engage in inclusive instruction that welcomes diverse identities and backgrounds to the learning environment
- Manage social and emotional development of first grade students guided by a Responsive Classroom model
- Teach Writers’ Workshop, reading, spelling, math, and social studies to first grade students in whole groups and in small groups
- Co-plan lessons with grade level teaching partner
- Work collaboratively with grade level teaching partner to oversee the grade
- Manage both in-person and online instructional environments
- Complete student progress reports
- Supervise lunch, recess, arrival and dismissal, and perform other duties as assigned
Please contact: Will Crissman Head of School Tenacre Country Day School 78 Benvenue Street Wellesley, MA 02482 (781)-235-2282 x201 Email: careers@tenacrecds.org Tenacre seeks and welcomes candidates who will add to our community’s diversity in all ways, including but not limited to racial, ethnic, religious, gender, ability, socio-economic, and LGBTQIA identity. |