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Posted: 27-Jan-22
Location: New York, NY
Salary: Open
The School at Columbia University is an independent K-8 school founded in 2003 with the goal of providing an excellent education to a diverse student body. Our intentional school culture embraces shared beliefs across disciplines and grades, which underlie important values expressed through everyday behaviors and visible symbols throughout our community.
We dedicate ourselves to fostering in our students personal resourcefulness and integrity, a sense of social responsibility, and a lifelong appreciation of learning through an innovative, socially and emotionally supportive, and academically challenging program. Our pedagogical and curricular philosophies embrace multicultural perspectives, which challenge educators and learners to examine their preconceived notions of race, gender, ethnicity, class, ability, religion, and sexual orientation. We adhere to a common code of civility among all constituents. We tailor our instruction so that the needs of the individual students are met. A committed faculty and administration strive to create a school that will stand as a model for what K-8 education can be, and serve as a genuine and enduring partnership between Columbia University and its neighbors.
Responsibilities:
Collaborating with lead teachers to develop an appropriate educational plan for children, which could include working with individual children or small groups of children to increase fundamental skills
Conducting and interpreting informal and formal assessments to create individualized learning plans
Conferring regularly with teachers, parents, and colleagues on The Child Study Team
Promoting understanding of the role of successful differentiation in the classroom as well as an understanding of its limitations in the skills growth for any student in a school with an admirably diverse student population
Providing strategies to increase learning for students being delivered by others as well as delivering tutoring or push-in services
Sitting in on parent conferences and planning meetings
Serving as a general resource to the faculty; Presenting information to teachers regarding differentiation in their classrooms
Working to ensure academic excellence by fully knowing students and adapting curriculum to meet needs
Fulfilling duties, responsibilities and commitments as outlined in the Working at The School at Columbia Guidebook
Keeping careful anecdotal and assessment records and using them to contribute to the writing of accurate, comprehensive reports
Present information to teachers regarding differentiation in their classrooms
Participating fully in the demanding and rich life of the school
Minimum Qualifications:
B.A./B.S. degree or an equivalent degree or educational qualification in education from an accredited college or university
At least two years full-time teaching experience in K-8 public or independent schools
Evidence of expertise in compensatory learning strategies which could include reading methods such as Orton Gillingham
Wide-ranging intellectual and educational interests and ability to understand and support an integrated curriculum
Experience working individually with children who have a complex learning profile, both within a functioning classroom and individually in tutorial situations
Experience strategizing techniques in study skills, time management, and organization as well as in curricular areas
Strong skills sets in: Literacy; Mathematics; Administering and interpreting assessments; Meeting the social and emotional needs of children
Experience and interest in working with latest technologies
Commitment to: Diversity; Collegiality; Curriculum design; Anecdotal record keeping; Integrated thematic teaching
Strong communication abilities including speaking and writing
Commitment to equity and justice including knowledge and skills related to cultural competencies
Preferred Qualifications:
Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran