Grade 2-3 Language Arts/Social Studies Teacher-Administrator (Berkeley, California)

About the Employer

Walden Center & School has been a leader in progressive elementary education and collective administration for over 65 years. Walden is an independent, K-6 school where drama, music, language, and art sit alongside traditional academic subjects as our core curriculum.

At Walden we believe that children learn best when their academic, emotional, physical, and social needs are addressed and families are an integral part of our community.

Teachers take an individualized approach in designing their curricula in order to meet each child where they are developmentally. Also, the teachers run the school, which provides them with autonomy and flexibility in the classroom and direct participation in school-wide decision making.

Our approach to learning encourages creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking as means to help children develop a lifelong love of learning, a strong sense of community, and a powerful sense of self.

Walden's graduates are self-directed and have a joyful confidence that allows them to contribute positively to the world around them.

Job Summary

Job Summary

Walden Center and School seeks a dynamic 2nd/3rd Grade Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher to join our teaching collective in the fall of 2024. If you have a vision of building a close-knit community, of working with kids, parents, and a small committed team of educators, this may be the engaging, invigorating, satisfying job you are looking for.

Walden Center and School has been a leader in progressive elementary education and collective administration for over 65 years. Walden is an independent K-6 school where drama, music, language, and art sit alongside traditional academic subjects as our core curriculum.

At Walden, we believe that children learn best when their academic, emotional, physical, and social needs are addressed, and families are an integral part of our community.

Teachers take an individualized approach in designing their curricula in order to meet each child where they are developmentally. We believe that tests and grades are not the best measure of a child's learning. Instead, teachers are guided by informal assessments, and close observation.

We do not give tests or grades.Also, the teachers run the school as a teacher-led collective, which provides them with autonomy, and the right and responsibility to make decisions that affect both their own classrooms and the whole school. We are passionate about working with the diversity of our current community and strive to support an environment that feels inclusive and intentional. Our approach to learning encourages creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking as a means to help children develop a lifelong love of learning, a strong sense of community, and a powerful sense of self.

We believe learning should be personalized, child-centered, and joyful. Job Description Middle Group (2nd-3rd Grade) Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher: This position is for co-teaching the Middle Group, using a self-developed language arts and social studies curriculum in collaboration wit

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Requirements / Qualifications

Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree 3+ years experience teaching at the elementary school level Knowledge of child development Experience designing child-centered, age-appropriate, multi-sensory curriculum Experience implementing anti-bias approaches and curriculum Robust classroom management skills Ability to adapt instruction to meet the diverse needs of learners Familiarity with social-emotional learning curricula and/or anti-bullying programs Excellent communication skills Ability to be flexible Preferred:

Responsive Classroom training and experience Experience teaching 1st-4th grades Multiple-Subjects/Elementary Teaching Credential Trained in Orton Gillingham approach to reading instruction Desired: Experience in mission-driven nonprofit work Skills and experience that will add to our Collective Administration: event planning, finance, marketing, project management, construction, gardening, scheduling, tech skills, social media Knowledge or experience of collective/worker cooperative model workplaces, non-hierarchical organizations

Comments and Other Information

For more information about Walden, see our website: www.waldencenterschool.org. Please send a resume and cover letter addressing your philosophy of education to MG-hiring@waldencenterschool.org and add "MG ELA Teacher Hiring" to the subject line.

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