Portfolio School

Digital Fabrication and Computational Thinking Teacher, Full-Time

We’re seeking passionate educators to join our team. We’re looking for teachers who are designers, teachers with a passion for personalizing learning for each and every student. Teachers who model a growth mindset for students. Teachers who are their best when being creative and working in a collaborative learning and working environment. If this is you, we would love to hear from you!

See more about the position here.

Digital Fabrication and Computational Thinking Teacher

TriBeCa
Start Date: July 2018

Full-Time but open to Part-Time

We’re seeking a passionate and experienced educator to join our team. We are a startup, where it’s vital that every member of our team shares a “roll-up-your-sleeves-do-whatever-is-needed” attitude.

 

Qualifications:

  • 2+ years of recent classroom teaching experience
  • Undergraduate or graduate degree in education
  • Experience in Digital Fabrication + Computational thinking
  • Facility with making and FAB Lab technologies and software (programing, robotics, lasercutting, 3D printing, Adobe, Corel Draw, etc)
  • Experience designing and implementing hands-on, child-centered learning
  • Must thrive in a collaborative environment especially when it comes to teaching and planning
  • Belief in technology as a medium to learn and create
  • Passion for working with and engaging children in student-driven learning experiences
  • Passion for innovation in education and an entrepreneurial mindset
  • A growth mindset and a drive to foster children’s social emotional capabilities

 

Pluses:

  • Experience in Design thinking or co-designing with students
  • Experience in Reggio, Montessori approaches

 

Job Responsibilities:

  • Design experiential, project-based learning activities for a mixed-age class (with support and input of the other core Portfolio team members)
  • Curate individual learning activities based on each student’s abilities, needs, and learning style
  • Determine students’ academic and social emotional learning objectives and ensure that they’re met
  • Create and/or implement emergent and academically rigorous curriculum in diverse settings for a mixed age classroom
  • Communicate learning targets and outcomes to colleagues, parents, and students on a regular basis

 

Compensation:

  • Competitive compensation commensurate with experience
  • Health, dental, and vision benefits
  • Reduced tuition benefit

 

To Apply:

Click HERE to submit cover letter, resume, personal statement and list of 5 references.

Please email doug@portfolio-school.com if you have any questions.