Summer SET Faculty - Core & Creative Courses, Sadie Nash Leadership Project, New York, NY

Summer SET Faculty - Core & Creative Courses

Posted on: January 8, 2014
Application deadline: March 10, 2013
Posted by: Sadie Nash Leadership Project

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

The Sadie Nash Leadership Project (SNLP) offers educational programs to provide young women with an opportunity to analyze and explore leadership through rigorous coursework, experiential and skill based learning, and youth-designed activism projects. Every aspect of the program is designed to support and develop young women to both visualize themselves as leaders and actualize their leadership. Our mission is to strengthen, empower, and equipyoung women as agents of change in their lives and the world.

POSITION OVERVIEW


Faculty teach the coursework component of the Summer Institute, an award-winning program that enables high school aged youth to develop ideas, questions, and concerns as they explore leadership, social justice and activism. We are interested in courses that connect with our mission and also connect with the identities of the young women in SNLP. We are seeking faculty to teach either a CORE CLASS or a CREATIVE CLASS from JULY 7th to AUGUST 1st 2014.

CORE CLASSES: These classes are the cornerstone of the program and all young people attend them. Curriculum exists for the core classes but the faculty member will be required to develop and facilitate additional units and to modify and adapt existing units as needed. The core classes are as follows:

• Social Justice Core – This course focuses on different types of activism, examines social justice movements, current issues, and identifies careers in social justice. This course will explore concepts of "feminism" "social justice" and "community."

• Action Project Core – This course develops the activist skills and strategies necessary to create and implement a social justice project or campaign. The class culminates with a community action completely facilitated and led by young people.

CREATIVE CLASSES: These classes follow an elective-type format, and each participant selects one creative course of their interest. Creative faculty design their own curriculum based on their own expertise and interests. We select courses that are rigorous, engaging, and relevant to the young women we work with. Courses should employ popular education approaches and be highly interactive.

• Creative Courses– These courses should have a hands-on focus on the arts (music, dance, visual arts, theater, writing, etc…) Past examples include:
  • Free in My Body – Dance & Movement Residency
  • Guerrilla Street Art – Young Women Claim Space in NYC
  • Herstory: Devising Theatre – An Interactive Space to Create Activist theatre

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for faculty members who:

• Are experienced youth workers or teaching artists, can set high expectations for students, can make material relevant and engaging, and can create a safe space and a sense of community within their classrooms
• Can relate to, and build with, young women from New York City
• Can teach three times a week for CORE or teach twice a week for CREATIVE and be able to students for at least 1 hour per week outside of class
• Will commit to attending 6-10 hours of mandatory professional development training on June 25^th and July 2^nd, 2014

Please note the salaries for each course vary.

• Core Faculty - $1,500 and Creative Faculty - $1,000

HOW TO APPLY

Please note the application is a two part process.
Step 1: Complete your contact information HERE.
Step 2: Submit the following documents via email in PDF or Microsoft Word format to: faculty@sadienash.org. Please include First & Last Name, and include "SET: Creative Course" or "SET: Core Course" in subject line.

1. Resume
2. Cover letter
3. For SET CORE: Please attach a one session proposal. It should focus on a historical or contemporary case study illustrating the concepts of the class. It could highlight a leader, a movement, a contemporary news story, a film, etc… Please include a detailed agenda with activities, discussion questions, etc… as well as the outcomes you hope to achieve in this session and the themes (ie: intersectionality, pitfalls of traditional leadership, etc…) you hope to address
4. For SET CREATIVE: Please attach a one-page proposal for the course you are interested in teaching. It should include a description of the course. It should also include a brief rationale as to how it fits into the overall mission of SNLP, our philosophy or goals. It should address the outcomes you hope to achieve over the course of the summer program, and it should present a brief 8 session outline for the course. (You do not need to describe each class, but please show the direction of the course and the topics you expect to cover)

The deadline for faculty applications is Monday, March 10th 2014.

Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond immediately to every application. We will contact you within approximately four weeks if an interview is requested. We will do our best to notify you as quickly as possible of your application status decisions. No calls please.
SNLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are looking for a diverse applicant pool and strongly encourage women of color, immigrants, members of the LGBTQ community, and students from low-income and working class backgrounds to apply.

Please visit our website: http:www.sadienash.org for more information.

Thank you for your interest in our work and in this position!

Middle School Science Teacher, Girls Athletic Leadership Schools, Denver, CO

Middle School Science Teacher

Posted on: June 17, 2013
Posted by: Girls Athletic Leadership Schools

DESCRIPTION

GALS is an all-girls, public charter school serving 200 girls in 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade. GALS seeks to hire NCLB highly qualified teachers skilled at integrating movement and hands-on learning into a standards-based academic environment focused on the overall health, wellness, and success of girls. GALS teachers will be responsible for: developing detailed unit plans and daily lessons; delivering engaging, inquiry-based instruction infused with movement and fieldwork; assessing students' learning via a variety of tools and presentations of learning; and, serve as academic, character and wellness advisors. GALS is accepting resumes for the following position(s) for the 2013-2014 school year for a Middle School Science Teacher.

QUALIFICATIONS

For all available positions, GALS seeks candidates who demonstrate:

Mission alignment: Belief in GAL's mission of providing a college preparatory education in a supportive environment that fosters the academic mastery and personal development necessary for every young woman to become a powerful advocate for herself and leader of her community. Experience utilizing culturally congruent strategies in gender-specific and movement-based environments is a plus.

Pedagogical alignment: Belief that learning expeditions—or long-term, in-depth studies that focus on specific case studies— help students construct deep understandings and skills and prepare them to create authentic products that meet a need for real audiences. Ability to differentiate, utilize data to drive instruction, and employ constructivist instructional skills. Experience developing expeditionary curriculum and/or teaching in an EL school a plus.

Entrepreneurial spirit: Ability to thrive in the ambiguity and intensity of a start-up environment.

Team Orientation: Ability to work collaboratively in a professional learning community by jointly planning and delivering instruction; participating fully in professional development; and engaging in an on-going exchange of ideas.

Drive for excellence: Hard-working, self-starter who takes initiative and is committed to learning and self-improvement.

Qualifications: No Child Left Behind (NCLB) compliant. Previous teaching and/or administrative experience. Strong classroom management and organizational skills. Urban school experience and experience with diverse communities preferred. Certification required.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send your resume and a personal statement explaining 1) for what position you are applying; 2) how your interests and professional experiences align with and qualify you to be part of GALS's vision and mission; 3) the challenges you anticipate encountering working in an urban start-up school. Documents should be in Word format sent via email to hiring@galschoolsdenver.org, Attn: Jessica Dauchy. Resumes will be accepted until all positions are filled. Candidates invited to move to the interview round will be expected to partake in a series of simulation exercises, including teaching to the hiring committee and/or students at GALS.

Special Education Teacher, Girls Athletic Leadership Schools, Denver, CO

Special Education Teacher (part-time)

Posted on: May 28, 2013
Application deadline: June 15, 2013
Posted by: Girls Athletic Leadership Schools

DESCRIPTION

The Girls Athletic Leadership Schools (GALS)' mission is to provide a college preparatory education in a supportive environment that fosters the academic mastery and personal development necessary for every young woman to become a powerful advocate for herself and leader of her community.

GALS is an all-girls, public charter school serving 175 girls in 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade. GALS seeks to hire NCLB highly qualified teachers skilled at integrating movement and hands-on learning into a standards-based academic environment focused on the overall health, wellness, and success of girls. GALS teachers will be responsible for: developing detailed unit plans and daily lessons; delivering engaging, inquiry-based instruction infused with movement and fieldwork; assessing students' learning via a variety of tools and presentations of learning; and, serve as academic, character and wellness advisors.

GALS is seeking a highly qualified Special Education teacher for the 2013-2014 school year.

QUALITIES SOUGHT

For this position, GALS seeks candidates who demonstrate:

Mission alignment: Belief in GALS' mission of providing a college preparatory education in a supportive environment that fosters the academic mastery and personal development necessary for every young woman to become a powerful advocate for herself and leader of her community. Experience utilizing culturally responsive strategies in gender-specific and movement-based environments is a plus.
Pedagogical alignment: Belief that long-term, in-depth studies that focus on specific case studies help students construct deep understandings and skills and prepare them to create authentic products that meet a need for real audiences. Ability to differentiate, utilize data to drive instruction, and employ constructivist instructional skills.
Entrepreneurial spirit: Ability to thrive in the ambiguity and intensity of a school in its fourth year and in a new-to-GALS facility.
Team Orientation: Ability to work collaboratively in a professional learning community by jointly planning and delivering instruction; participating fully in professional development; and engaging in an on-going exchange of ideas.
Drive for excellence: Hard-working, self-starter who takes initiative and is committed to learning and self-improvement.
Qualifications: No Child Left Behind (NCLB) compliant. Previous teaching experience. Strong classroom management and organizational skills. Urban school experience and experience with diverse communities preferred. Certification or degree in subject area required.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send your resume and a personal statement explaining:

1) for what position you are applying;
2) how your interests and professional experiences align with and qualify you to be part of GALS's vision and mission;
3) what you see as the 2-3 most important learning outcomes for your students in your subject area;
4) your classroom presence;

Documents should be in Word format sent via email to hiring@galschoolsdenver.org, attention Jessica Dauchy. Resumes will be accepted until all positions are filled. Candidates invited to move to the interview round will be expected to partake in a series of simulation exercises, including teaching to the hiring committee and/or students at GALS.

For more information: www.galschools.org