Head Primary Teacher (Spanish)
Avenues The World School
New York, NY, United States
Full-time
WHY TEACH AT AVENUES?
A top-tier school in New York City. Teaching and learning through dual language immersion and challenging interdisciplinary projects.
A culture of creativity, entrepreneurship and deep collaboration. State-of-the-art technology throughout. Brilliant colleagues, with widely diverse experience, creating a unique educational experience together.
Unparalleled possibilities for professional learning and development prospects. There is no place quite like Avenues.
DEEP COLLABORATION THROUGH LANGUAGE IMMERSION
Collaboration here isn't a buzzword : it's woven into everything we do given that our students in grades 1-5 alternate their days between their English and Target Language classrooms.
- Teacher teams composed of English and Spanish teachers or English and Chinese teachers share two classes of students
- Teacher teams share responsibility for teaching curriculum that promotes their students’ social, emotional and academic growth in both languages.
- Given this structure teacher teams communicate daily to plan lessons and discuss student progress
- Additionally teachers collaborate with fellow grade-level and language colleagues during weekly meetings.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Collaborate intensively and daily with English and target language (Spanish) colleagues to design learning outcomes, monitor growth, and thoughtfully address individual student needs.
- Design and teach an innovative curriculum that engages all learners in meaningful and challenging work that cultivates real-world problem solving skills and develops social responsibility.
- Employ a range of instructional practices to meet the needs of a diverse group of learners based on informal and formal assessments.
- Deeply connect with students, colleagues and parents to vigorously uphold a culture of welcome, safety and respect .
- Invoke a robust learning atmosphere that leads students to value being at school and feel part of a rigorous and joyful learning community.
WHAT YOU BRING
- Full fluency in Spanish and experience in immersion teaching
- At least 3 years of teaching experience in grades K-6 with a proven track record of student learning
- Strong understanding of instructional skills teaching through a balanced literacy approach in the reading and writing workshop model
- Experience with problem-based mathematics instruction
- A strong desire to be a team-player collaborating closely to achieve shared goals
- Deep dedication to learning and growing as an educator
- Respect for, and appreciation of, a diverse community of learners, families and colleagues
- Ability to embrace change and consider new perspectives
- Graduate degree in education, teaching or a related field highly preferred
- Candidates with diverse backgrounds encouraged to apply
19 days ago