Middle School English Teacher - Full-Time Leave Coverage October To February 2025

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Job Summary

Job Summary

The Middle School (grades 6-8) is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced educator to provide leave coverage teaching eighth-grade English, starting on October 7, 2023 and continuing through February 14, 2025. The long-term substitute will have four class sections with at least two class periods for preparation in a rotating block schedule.

The substitute will meet regularly with the grade-level team and the middle school English department to discuss curriculum, pedagogy, student progress, and special initiatives. The eighth-grade English curriculum asks students to learn to take a stand and develop their own ideas regarding complex issues of culture and justice through readings and writings. The ideal candidate is dynamic, highly collaborative and committed to professional growth in their discipline and in their teaching practice.

We look for educators who are passionate about teaching, experts in their fields, and dedicated to helping all students achieve. We want to meet teachers who will embody the heart of Menlo School by promoting collegial, respectful and supportive relationships and who are dedicated to helping all students achieve their best. In our hiring process, we are looking for a long-term substitute who can:

Implement learning experiences and assessments and evaluate student performance in a standards-based system, using a set of established core competencies Facilitate a dynamic and inspiring classroom, using a wide variety of creative and learner-centered teaching methods Support the organizational, academic, and emotional needs of middle schoolers through a genuine love of middle school students Differentiate classroom materials and presentations as needed to allow for learning differences among students Show an ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. This includes facilitating student discussion and integrating class texts with dialogue surrounding dynamics of power, culture, and justice. Work with tec

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