Interdisciplinary Project Teacher - World Course
Interdisciplinary Project Teacher - World Course
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Job Description
The Middle and Upper Grades are where our ambitious goals for Avenues graduates defined in our mission statement are most comprehensively realized. While in grades 612 we prepare students for a globally connected innovationdriven and largely unknown future. Our students will be: accomplished in all the academic skills you would expect at ease beyond their borders and confident because they excel in a particular passion.
What youll do
Avenues uses an inquiry based interdisciplinary projectbased pedagogy and curriculum providing multidisciplinary instruction in reading writing history/culture science art and design and socialemotional skills. Teachers foster student growth through projectbased exploration handson application problemsolving and critical thinking. The classroom community cultivates a compassionate learning environment where students are equal and engaged in authentic learning experiences.
You will also:
- Design and facilitate interdisciplinary projects in which students engage in authentic and meaningful learning experiences.
- Insure your knowledge and expertise in history into projects so that students develop the habits and skills of historians while they grapple with foundational questions in the humanities
- Exhibit experience with the development of student project management organizational and research skills necessary to conduct inquiry problem project or even phenomena based interdisciplinary learning
- Build a learning atmosphere that leads students to feel part of a rigorous and joyful learning community
- Collaborate intensively with colleagues to continually deepen student learning
- Inspire trust and confidence among parents and families
Qualifications :
An Interdisciplinary teacher at Avenues brings all or most of the following:
A Brazilian Teaching License (Licenciatura) in history or geography
Facilitates and designs effective group work
Fosters student growth through semiannual StudentLed Conferences (SLC) and showcases of student work
Scaffolds instructional activities that facilitate engaging and appropriate learning opportunities
Differentiates instruction based on feedback needs and learning levels
Provides opportunities for student engagement through voice and choice
Designs formal and informal assessments that measure student progress
Professional fluency in English with experience teaching literature writing reading and oral communication to English Language Learners
A strong ability to develop middle grades students into passionate curious and skillful readers writers and communicators in English
Additional Information :
Please read first about Avenues: The World School and our distinctive approach and consider whether our mission and approach would be a good fit for you: Avenues we place a high priority on hiring individuals who are:
Collaborative Works well in a highly collaborative environment; is humble respectful of others and a good communicator.
Accountable Delivers high quality and accurate results; displays a high level of ownership; can be counted on to deliver on commitments.
Resourceful Highly effective and disciplined in achieving goals; shows initiative and good judgment.
Adaptive Comfortable with ambiguity and change; able to set priorities in a changing environment; flexible and open to new ideas.
Courageous Willing to speak your mind and make tough decisions; passionate about our work and our mission.
Committed to learning Committed to personal growth as well as to help your colleagues and the organization improve.
Apply through the Careers section of our website at Be sure to include a letter of application in English in which you thoughtfully explain why you believe that this role at Avenues So Paulo would be an excellent match for your experience skills and passions.
Avenues is deeply committed to diversity equity and inclusion throughout our organization. We strive to uphold a culture in which every colleague feels that they belong are trusted and are valued. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and strongly encourage candidates from traditionally underrepresented communities or groups to apply. Avenues offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package.
Avenues upholds the highest standards for safeguarding the physical and emotional wellbeing of children. As an essential aspect of this commitment all offers are contingent upon successful completion of careful reference and background checks.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
