Toddler Co-Teacher

Toddler Co-Teacher (Newtowne School, Inc., Cambridge, MA): Developing and implementing student-led, inquiry-based curricula; Staging the classroom environment; Monitoring student progress, preparing progress reports twice per year, and regularly documenting children’s learning in their portfolios; Ensuring regular parent communication, including biannual conferences with each family and individual communications as needed; Attending weekly faculty/professional development meetings; Designing responsive experiences that foster positive early childhood mental health and reduce challenging behaviors, including: supporting children in developing secure attachments, supporting children in expressing and managing emotions, and supporting positive approaches to learning through exploration; Collaborating with Early Intervention specialists and administrators for developmental delay and disability screening; and Providing mentorship for teaching fellows, interns, or student teachers. Requires the following skills and experience in order to complete the above-mentioned tasks: Experience mentoring/supervising interns/student teachers, or experience working in laboratory school programs; Experience implementing the Reggio Emilia curricular approach, as documented through workshops/trainings or a teaching portfolio documenting Reggio-inspired practices; Experience applying research on playful learning in the classroom to encourage childhood development; Experience with methods for observing, interviewing, and examining children’s thinking, including photography, videography and dialogue analysis; Experience with principles of early childhood pedagogy to advance children’s social and cognitive development, including constructivism and socio-cultural theories, project-based and experiential learning, and emergent curricular approaches; Experience analyzing foundational teaching issues, including democratic and anti-bias & anti-racist education, complexities in the classroom environment, and community-culture school interrelations; Experience implementing developmentally appropriate assessment techniques to educate students and apprise parents of the child’s progress, including developmental summaries, narratives, and learning stories; Experience with service delivery models, issues, and trends related to young children with disabilities, and knowledge of Massachusetts Early Intervention policies; and Experience keeping up with current theories/research related to language acquisition. Requires a Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Education, Child Development or a related field, and at least one year of experience in early childhood teaching or a related occupation. Requires eligibility for Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) or Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) licensure to teach preschool-aged students. Salary: $54,330 to $91,712/year. Please send C.V. to caitlin@newtowneschool.org. #LI-DNI