Elementary STEM Teacher, ELT, Fletcher-Maynard Academy

Cambridge, MA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position:Elementary STEM Teacher Extended Learning Time

Fletcher-Maynard Academy

The Fletcher-Maynard Community:

Fletcher Maynard Academy is an inclusive student-centered elementary school serving students from PreK to Grade 5 in the heart of Cambridge. Our school is committed to equity innovation and academic excellence. FMA fosters a positive professional and collaborative environment where students thrive through strong relationships engaging instruction and a whole-child approach. We are proud of our culturally diverse community and work in partnership with families to close opportunity gaps and support every childs success.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a dynamic and committed STEM educator with strong content and pedagogical knowledge solid classroom management skills a deep commitment to educational and racial equity and experience working in an urban school setting. You will facilitate learning experiences where students engage in hands-on activities projects and develop solutions to real world problems through integration of science computer science engineering and more. While you will work primarily with General Education classrooms our school prides itself on a full inclusion model.

The ideal candidate is someone who can promote student sense-making as they build their understanding of complex concepts while also ensuring that students with high needs are actively engaged and supported.

Key Responsibilities:

Facilitate STEM project-based learning experiences aligned to NGSS and the MA State Frameworks.
Support students in deepening critical thinking collaboration and creative skills through exploration modeling testing prototypes and evaluating solutions.
Create a structured engaging classroom environment that supports hands-on exploration maintains clear expectations and routines and accommodates diverse student needs.
Incorporate a variety of teaching and assessment strategies to inform and modify instruction.
Collaborate with other educators and the school and department level to promote alignment between the different student learning experiences.
Showcase student work through family engagement and community partnerships.
Attend weekly specialist team meetings with colleagues as assigned.
Attend regular school and department meetings.
Perform other duties as assigned by the school principal.

Your Skill Set:

As the incoming STEM Teacher you will possess many though perhaps not all of the following characteristics and qualifications:

Teaching experience in the elementary grades with a proven track record of promoting high achievement in the classroom.
Experience writing lesson plans with clear attainable learning goals and aligned activities.
Understanding of the developmental needs of learners and the strategies to meet those needs through the curriculum.
Strong classroom management skills.
Knowledge of MA Curriculum Framework for Science.
Culturally proficient and skilled in culturally responsive teaching.
Willingness to be trained in the use of STEM curriculum materials.
Bachelors degree required; Masters in Education strongly preferred.

Required Qualifications

MA Licensure in elementary 1-6 moderate disabilities preK-8 and/or General Science 1-6

How to Join Our Team:

Apply online at . Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity.

At the Cambridge Public Schools we are committed to cultivating an environment where diverse perspectives and backgrounds are embraced acknowledging that a team reflecting diversity of race color ancestry national origin religion age gender marital/domestic partner status sexual orientation gender identity disability status and veteran status allows us to serve our communities better. To that end we welcome and encourage applicants to bring their authentic selves when considering employment opportunities within our school district.

Required Experience:

Position:Elementary STEM Teacher Extended Learning TimeFletcher-Maynard AcademyThe Fletcher-Maynard Community:Fletcher Maynard Academy is an inclusive student-centered elementary school serving students from PreK to Grade 5 in the heart of Cambridge. Our school is committed to equity innovation and ...