Lower School Teacher
Baltimore, Md, Us
Leadership:• Coordinated Lower School Organic Garden Program: recruited and directed volunteers, managed budget, led Garden Club, and ensured physical upkeep of 15-bed garden space.• Represented the Lower School on Faculty Council, a body dedicated to maintaining a safe and equitable workplace for all employees. • Led the first grade team in curricular development and alignment. • Mentored new teachers in progressive philosophy, curriculum, and school culture. • Served on Gender and Mathematics Working Group and Sustainability Committee. • Observed, screened, and assessed prospective students as part of the Primary Admissions team. • Chaired a noteworthy faculty advancement project, “Broadening the Conversation about Race.”Teaching: • Built strong relationships with students founded on mutual trust and respect; supported the social-emotional growth and wellbeing of children through classroom meetings, identity and diversity discussions, and mindfulness training. • Developed a meaningful, engaging, integrated first grade curriculum around the Lower School Organic Garden and the seed-to-table process, imparting fundamental skills and concepts while boosting children’s self-confidence and sense of responsibility to others and the world. • Taught medieval studies to fifth graders through an interdisciplinary, project-based curriculum, with an emphasis on theater arts and a thematic focus on class and power. • Established and maintained excellent relationships with parents through daily dialogue, weekly newsletters, and family-teacher conferences. • Assessed and evaluated each child’s learning using holistic, multi-modal approach including narrative reports, work-sampling portfolios, and developmental checklists.