As a full-time ELL & Humanities educator at Sage, you will engage gifted learners in a dual-role position that combines teaching core humanities courses with specialized support for a small cohort of English Language Learners (ELL) who are appropriate to our mission of serving gifted and advanced learners. This position allows you to provide advanced instruction to students assessed as gifted while also ensuring multilingual learners have equitable access to rigorous humanities content, particularly in complex writing, critical thinking, and analytical tasks.

In the Upper School (Grades 5–8), students explore the interconnectedness of the world through in-depth study of historical events, cultural analysis, literature, civics, and language arts. Through interactive discussions, Socratic seminars, research projects, and interdisciplinary learning experiences, students develop advanced critical thinking, analytical writing, and global awareness.

As the ELL specialist within the Humanities program, you will collaborate with colleagues to scaffold complex texts, vocabulary, research skills and writing to differentiate instruction for gifted and talented multilingual learners to access advanced content while developing academic English proficiency. Within Sage’s Humanities program, students are challenged to pursue independent inquiry, take intellectual risks, and develop a deep understanding of global perspectives, with instruction tailored to meet both content mastery and language development needs. Additionally, you may serve as an Upper School Advisor, providing consistent mentorship and support to foster students’ academic, social, and emotional growth.

Guided by our mission, we encourage our diverse community of gifted students to engage in academic challenges, nurture their love of learning, and cultivate their humanity so they can serve, inspire, and create meaningful impact.

ELL Support and Humanities Teacher Responsibilities

• Teach assigned sections of Humanities (English and/or Social Studies).
• Provide direct ELL instruction through push-in and/or pull-out models, aligned with grade-level humanities curriculum.
• Differentiate instruction to support multilingual learners in advanced academic settings.
• Design scaffolded lessons that integrate language objectives with content objectives.
• Support students in developing academic vocabulary, analytical writing, discussion skills, and research practices.
• Potentially co-lead or assist 6th grade students in the interdisciplinary Humanities Expo project.
• Integrate classroom technologies to enhance instruction and language development.

• Collaborate with humanities and specialist faculty to design interdisciplinary, culturally responsive learning experiences.
• Maintain and update Humanities curriculum maps with attention to vertical alignment and language progression.
• Partner especially with families of multilingual learners through timely and professional communication.
• Contribute to the development of school-wide ELL programming and best practices.

• Serve as an Upper School Advisor (if assigned).
• Monitor multilingual learners’ language growth and academic progress using appropriate assessment tools.
• Maintain active participation in campus life, including school events and activities.
• Assume additional responsibilities such as committee work or club advising.

• Stay current with research in gifted education, culturally responsive pedagogy, second language acquisition, and humanities instruction.
• Engage in ongoing professional development to strengthen instructional practices.
  
  

Qualifications and Preferred Experience

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, English, Social Studies, or related field.
• Experience teaching middle school students, including gifted learners and/or ELL students.
• Knowledge of gifted education principles and second-language acquisition.
• TESOL certification or willingness to obtain TESOL certification.
• Strong understanding of differentiation strategies for learners with both advanced cognitive abilities and developing English proficiency.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with colleagues and families.
• Experience integrating language development with content instruction.
  
  

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in TESOL, Applied Linguistics, English, Social Studies, or related field.
• Experience designing curriculum for gifted and multilingual learners.
• Familiarity with WIDA standards or other language proficiency frameworks.
• Middle school social studies teaching experience.

Background in project-based or inquiry-driven learning.

About The Sage School

The Sage School Mission is to encourage our diverse community of gifted students to engage in academic challenges, nurture their love of learning, and cultivate their humanity so they can serve, inspire, and create impact.

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