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Teaching Positions Available at West Generation Academy
Grades 6, 8 and 9
Seeking teacher leaders who are successful, smart and tenacious, believe deeply in students and
- Reinforce the belief that no obstacle is insurmountable
- Redefine the role of a teacher and the nature of education itself
- Respond with a sense of urgency
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College & Career Intensives Teachers Download
Who We Are. West Generation Academy is committed to ensuring that every student can prepare successfully for life’s responsibilities, challenges and opportunities. West Generation Academy will open in Fall 2012 with 6th, 8th and 9th graders at the West High School campus and will serve grades 6-12 by 2015.
Our Model. The Generation Schools model strives to create an exceptional learning environment for students and a highly satisfying workplace for teachers. The innovative annual calendar provides 30% more instruction time with students without increasing the work year for staff.
As part of changing structures to better serve students and create an effective teaching environment, students spend each morning in two 75-minute Foundation Courses focused on literacy and numeracy followed by an Advisory/Advocacy block. To deliver instruction, teachers work in collaborative teams focused on how to best reach each student through grouping, re-grouping, joint planning, RTI strategies and working together to best serve all students including SPED and ELL.
In the afternoon, students take three 75-minute Studio Courses, which include science and social studies courses along with foreign language, physical education and electives as well as subjects that address specific student needs or interests. One Studio Course may be an extra-curricular activity such as participating on a sports team or in band, choir or ROTC.
As part of changing the structure of the school year, students have the privilege of participating in two month long College & Career Intensive Courses each year.
A Unique Classroom Structure. Not only are teachers given longer blocks of time to support students in developing critical skills and competencies, but classrooms are structured into three distinct work areas:
- Direct instruction/collaboration area
- Technology area – tools useful for remediation, reinforcement and in-depth study, and
- Independent work area where students can work alone or in pairs.
Think blending a corporate and elementary school environment in the best way possible in classrooms not specified for specific uses (gym, science lab, etc.).
Open Foundation Teaching Positions. The daily schedule for each Foundation Course teacher includes two 75-minute blocks in the morning, one Student Advocacy/Advisory time and one additional 75-minute course. This provides each teacher with two hours of common planning time daily to collaborate with their team to deliver high quality instruction.
- (3) – 6th grade Mathematics teachers
- (4) – 6th grade English teachers
- (3) – 8th grade Mathematics teachers
- (4) – 8th grade English teachers
- (3) – 9th grade Mathematics teachers
- (4) – 9th grade English teachers
Open Studio Teaching Positions. Each teacher teaches three 75-minute classes each afternoon. They facilitate one Student Advocacy/Advisory and provide one critical administrative duty or instructional support role for the school. This provides each teacher with significant common planning time daily to work with other teachers to deliver high quality instruction.
All teachers are expected to support literacy across the curriculum. DPS curriculum will be utilized and supplemented. Teachers are expected to pursue a comprehensive set of learning strategies and invest the level of energy and discipline required to achieve ambitious student academic gains.
- (1) – 6 – 9th grade Science teacher
- (1) – 6 – 9th grade Social Studies teacher
- (1) – 6 – 9th grade Art & Music Teacher & Coordinator
- (1) – 6 – 9th grade Physical Education & Health Teacher
- (1) – 6 - 9th grade Technology Teacher & Mouse Squad Program Coordinator
Open College & Career Intensives Teaching Positions. College & Career teachers are responsible for developing and teaching six month-long Intensive Courses per year—two for 6th graders, two for 8th-graders and two for 9th-graders to introduce students to the wide variety of post-secondary career and college options available to them. Teachers prepare Intensive curricula in partnership with a community-based industry committee and with the support of the director of the College & Career Intensives for up to three different topics with adjustments for grade levels.
Intensive Course Topics for 2012/13 Based on Colorado industry Growth Sectors
- Planes, Trains, Automobiles – Careers in Transportation, Urban Planning & Aerospace
- Medical Careers – Bio Science Options from Eastern to Western Medicine
- Building Champions – Sports Management, Health, Wellness & Nutrition
- I Robot Digital Era Careers – Technology as a Backbone for 21st Century Society
- CSI Colorado – Careers in Law Enforcement, Forensics and Safety
- Going Green – Opportunities to Connect Energy & Society
- Mass Media Careers – Getting the Message Out through Arts & Media
- Creating and Managing Comfort for the Mobile Masses – Careers in Hospitality & Entertainment
- From Wall Street to Main Street –Economic & Financial Literacy
- Doing Good – Public Sector, Education and Human Services Careers
- World Perspectives – Language, Diplomacy & International Relations
Courses include experiences, site visits, content, readings, culminating projects and portfolio population pieces related to the Intensive topics. All Intensives, regardless of content area, address the development of key cognitive skills, 21st-century skills, and general knowledge of college and career pathways. Curricula must also be aligned to the Common Core and College and Career Readiness (CCR) Standards. As a key part of Intensives, teachers arrange excursions to workplaces and community organizations, and schedule guest speakers to discuss their career paths with students. Each Intensive concludes with a final project that reflects an understanding of a given career pathway and integrates college-readiness skills.
Be a part of a teacher team that helps students plan their future… Between Intensives, College & Career teachers serve as an extension of the guidance staff. This role is crucial because conventional college guidance programs are woefully inadequate. According to the American School Counselor Association, a student-counselor ratio of 250 to 1 is considered optimal, and the nationwide average is 460 to 1. At Generation Schools, we believe that neither of these ratios is even close to optimal. As a result, we have re-conceptualized the role of our College & Career teachers to include guidance functions. In addition to teaching Intensives, College & Career teachers help students on an individual basis to monitor their progress toward high school graduation and to navigate the internship, college admissions, financial aid, and job application processes. Each College & Career teacher manages a caseload of students—meeting with them each year, with more targeted attention during junior and senior year—to ensure that no one falls through the cracks.
For All Openings. For information on job qualifications, responsibilities, educational background and requirements, work schedule and compensation, and to learn how to apply, please download the job description(s) that interest you.
Teaching Positions at Brooklyn Generation School
6565 Flatlands Avenue • Brooklyn, NY 11236 | p. 718 968 4200
Grades 9 – 12
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Who We Are. Brooklyn Generation is committed to ensuring that every student can prepare successfully for life’s responsibilities, challenges and opportunities. Brooklyn Generation School opened with a ninth-grade in 2007 and graduated its first class this June. Even though only 20% of students entered on grade level, 88% of the school’s seniors graduated, and 90% of the graduates have college plans.
Our Model. The Generation Schools model creates an exceptional learning environment for students and a highly satisfying workplace for teachers – both new and veteran. The innovative annual calendar provides additional face-to-face time with students without increasing the work year for staff. At Brooklyn Generation School teachers have:
- More time with fewer students
- Two hours of collaboration time with colleagues every day
- More than 20 days of high quality professional development every year
- Unique College and Career programs that allow students to connect learning to life.
Teaching at Brooklyn Generation is necessarily easier; with time and the opportunity it affords, we expect teachers to work collaboratively, get to know their students well and fully commit to their success.
Our school is growing and we often have a need for teachers for:
- Humanities Teachers: Global and American Humanities courses incorporating Social Studies and English Language Arts
- Math Teachers: Integrated Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry
- Science Teachers: Living Environment, Earth Science, Chemistry and/or Physics
- College and Career Teachers: unique month long intensive courses integrating community resources and experiences, college and career exploration
- Foreign Language Teacher
- Art Teacher
- Other positions may be available. All openings are dependent on funding.
Qualifications.
- Unrelenting dedication to the success of students and desire to know them individually
- Ability to engage and motivate students
- Commitment to collaborating with fellow teachers as a team to plan student success
- Strong belief in the Generation School mission and our award winning model
- Motivated and skilled at building positive relationships with all stakeholders – students, peers and families.
Specifically, Applicants Will Demonstrate.
- Success working collaboratively on a grade level teaching team to develop and implement academic programs and curriculum
- Experience in start up organizations
- Understanding of child development, youth development and community engagement
- Knowledge of Common Core standards and success aligning curriculum
- Understanding of backwards curriculum design and implementation
- Ability to successfully integrate disciplines into an integrated and cohesive curriculum
- A track record using student assessment data to improve student achievement
- Experience with or knowledge of instructional strategies incorporated in block scheduling
- Success working with diverse, heterogeneously grouped students and meeting the needs of ELL, Special Education and struggling students
- Success differentiating instruction meaningfully for students of mixed academic, social and emotional abilities
- Ability to incorporate hands-on and cooperative learning activities in classroom lessons
- Effective oral and written communications skills, to work well with colleagues, parents and students
- Reflective practices that support constant growth as a practitioner
- Effective use of protocols and rubrics for a variety of purposes including looking at student work, case conferencing students, working collaborative, advising students and communicating with parents
- Familiarity with professional literature and best practice in content area
- Caring for students and families, and respect for the critical role of family and community
- Success with classroom and behavior management and organizational skills
- Success establishing and maintaining school wide norms and expectations
- Excellent written, oral and presentation skills
- Facility with technology, within the classroom and in support of his/her professional work.
Responsibilities.
- Help students to dream bigger, work harder, and care more
- Participate in grade-level and school wide professional development, planning, curriculum development
- Implement collaborative team teaching models and receive ongoing coaching, feedback and support
- Use inquiry based pedagogy and /or project based learning
- Design and implement advisory programs to expose students to college and career preparation
- Participate in and lead performance based assessments
- Use data to differentiate instruction for diverse students
- Innovate, add fresh ideas and continuously improve the implementation of the model.
Educational background and requirements. New York State certification in the appropriate content areas required.
Work Schedule and Compensation. Compensation is according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement of the DOE and UFT. Brooklyn Generation School is currently listed as a Teachers of Tomorrow school.
To Apply. Send an email with cover letter and resume to jobs@brooklyngeneration.org.
Non-Discrimination Statement. Generation Schools is an equal opportunity employer. All candidates for employment are considered equally and no distinction is made on the basis of gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, race, color, religious creed, national origin or military status.
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What current teachers have to say:
“Teaching at Brooklyn Generation has helped me become the teacher I’ve always wanted to be.”
“Teachers often say they could help students achieve if they had smaller classes, fewer students and more professional time. At Brooklyn Generation we’ve got them. If the students in our class don’t achieve, then … (laugh) .. what else can we ask for?”
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