Art teaching position open at Chinese American International School

Check it out here:

http://www.cais.org/files/StudioArtTeacher.pdf

Short term position at Jewish Community High School of the Bay

http://www.jchsofthebay.org/Page/About-JCHS/Employment

Substitute Arts Faculty

Due to a colleague’s family emergency, JCHS is seeking an educator for Studio Art and AP Art History classes for fall semester 2015. Classes include Intro to Studio Art, Intermediate and AP Studio Art 2-D, and one section of AP Art History. We anticipate the position will be a temporary one for the first semester (mid-August 2015 through January 2016).

Requirements of the position include teaching three to four sections, with three or four preps; meeting with students outside of class for extra help; engaging in the work of the department, including collaborative work with colleagues and the department; and participating in community meetings and activities. We seek candidates who balance a passion for their subject with a profound interest in helping teenagers learn and grow. Candidates should have strong academic and pedagogical background in the subjects they teach.

Faculty commitment to the mission of the school is essential, but as our diverse faculty demonstrates, religious affiliation is not a factor in hiring.

Interested candidates should email a cover letter, resume, and names of three references as one PDF document to jobs@jchsofthebay.org.

Salary will be competitive and commensurate with the candidate's education and experience.

Two art teaching openings!

Katherine Delmar Burke's School is looking for a full time middle school art teacher, as Pedro is unexpectedly moving to the East Coast. We wish him well! Here is the link to the job posting.

And The Marin School is looking for an Art & Digital Photography instructor. Link here.

Part-time Ceramics and MS art teacher position

Crystal Springs Upland School is looking for a MS Art teacher (grades 6-8) as well as an US Ceramics instructor. Ideally, this person would be able to do both. In a couple years we hope to expand and the position will become full-time on a new state of the art campus.

Forward questions to: Kym Matossian kmatossian@csus.org

Here is a link to the details: 

http://www.csus.org/podium/default.aspx?t=204&nid=748922

AURORA SCHOOL ART TEACHER POSITION AVAILABLE

Part Time 2015-2016

PURPOSE OF POSITION:Teach Art to children in a multi-graded K-5 classroom using curriculum and teaching strategies consistent with Aurora's mission and core values and curriculum guidelines

RESPONSIBLE TO:  Executive Director

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Instruction

The Aurora School Art Specialist will:

• Actively engage with each student in a manner that fosters a positive self-concept, an enjoyment and development of the visual arts and a feeling of respect for the Aurora community and beyond

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Arts degree
• Three years of experience as an elementary school art teacher

Aurora School is an equal opportunity employer and promotes the principles and practices of diversity throughout the school community.  

Please email resume and cover letter to Darlene Richard; darlene@auroraschool.org

INTEGRATED ARTS LEARNING CERTIFICATE

It’s Your Turn Marin County!
The Integrated Learning Specialist Program Has Arrived!
The Integrated Learning Specialist Program offers educators of all levels the opportunity to grow professionally and deepen contemporary education strategies through content that supports Common Core. It furthers understanding of equity and social justice building a strong base for the future of teaching and learning in California.
“Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous!” – Bill Moyers

Course A: Strategies and Resources for Arts Integration
This hands-on course focuses on contemporary education and arts centered teaching and learning using frameworks developed at Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Project Zero and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. This course aims to foster art and creativity for education professionals. Students will explore a range of art practices and creative strategies that will enrich the learning environment for both the teacher and student. Students will become familiar with frameworks that include Studio Habits of Mind, Teaching For Understanding and Making Learning Visible, learning how they can be used to develop a creative teaching practice that builds metacognition.

Dates: Saturdays, March 28, April 4, April 25, May 9 | 9:00am-5pm
Location: Marin County Office of Education, 1111 Las Gallinas Avenue, San Rafael, CA
Instructor: Marilyn Zoller-Koral and Rica Anderson

For more information and to register: http://conta.cc/1wvhXtR

Course B: Coming soon, too be announced for a Summer 2015 schedule

Course B: Ongoing Assessment Strategies and Applications: Making Learning Visible, Studio Habits of Mind, Rubrics and Portfolios

Participants learning ongoing assessment strategies, including Studio Habits of Mind, Making Learning Visible and documentation, rubrics and portfolios. They develop protocols, tools and applications that are useful for evaluating and deepening their own learning and their students' learning. Participants also choose an area of assessment to complete an action research project, and come together to share work at the end of the semester.

Course C coming this Fall: Collaborative Curriculum DesignParticipants develop arts integrated curriculum using the Teaching for Understanding framework and receive feedback from the collective group. Participants learn how to use a variety of protocols and tools for evaluating and deepening classroom practice; they also consider points of inquiry, thinking deeply about their own contexts and present their final unit to the group.
Collaborative teams are welcome and encouraged.

Marin Art Teachers April Workshop

Upcoming Marin Art Teachers workshop!

Mata Ortiz master potter, Jerardo Tena Sandoval

April 25th, 2015

10-4pm at Redwood High School in Larkpur

Workshop includes learning the distinctive method of Mata Ortiz hand building, including preparing the surface, painting with slips and oxides and making your own brush. He will also demonstrate how he fires his work. He will bring his own native clay to share.

Visit the link below for more information and to register:

www.marinartteachers.weebly.com

Ceramics and MS Arts Instructor Position

Crystal Springs Upland School, located in Hillsborough, CA is looking for a MS Art teacher (grades 6-8) as well as an US Ceramics instructor. Ideally, this person would be able to do both for a 50% position initially, and then will become full-time as they write curriculum and develop the Middle school Fine Arts program at the new Belmont campus in 2016.

The candidate should be well versed in Ceramics as well as all of the visual arts.

Here is a link to the details for application: 

http://www.csus.org/podium/default.aspx?t=204&nid=748922

Kym Matossian, the current head of MS and US Visual Arts is also available for more information at kmatossian@csus.org.

BURKE'S Hiring Makery Facilitator and Technology Integration Specialist for 2015-16

About Burke’s

Katherine Delmar Burke School is an independent K-8 all girls’ school located on a 3.5-acre campus in San Francisco. Burke’s is one of California’s leading elementary schools with a 100-year tradition of educational excellence. The school combines strong academic and co-curricular programs with an emphasis on project-based learning and personal growth in a diverse and inclusive community. We emphasize the development of fundamental and higher level critical thinking skills in an atmosphere of creativity, exploration, academic rigor and joyful learning.

In 2013, a team of Burke’s teachers, technology professionals and administrators set out to create a space that would encourage and empower our girls to take risks and to use a variety of STEM/STEAM skills to design, prototype, and explore. This work brought about The Makery, a pair of flexible classroom spaces designed to engage our girls in both high-tech and low-tech project-based learning. Now two years old, The Makery has become a leader in the maker education movement, with visitors coming from around the world to see not only our spaces but also our innovative model for project-based learning.

Position Description

The Makery Facilitator and Technology Integration Specialist will work with students, teachers, and administrators to integrate technology and project-based learning into our K-8 curriculum. This role reports to the Director of Curriculum and Program Innovation.

For the 2015-2016 school year, he/she will work primarily with our Upper School students and teachers (Grades 5-8), collaborating with another Makery Facilitator and Technology Integration Specialist who works primarily with Lower School students and teachers (Grades K-4). We anticipate that this division of work will evolve over time and are looking for a candidate who is eager to be part of an ongoing dialogue about how our curriculum, pedagogy, and spaces can best meet our instructional goals.

We are looking for an experienced teacher who creates a classroom culture that supports deep thinking and learning. An ideal candidate is dynamic, interested in learning and growing as a professional, willing and able to collaborate with colleagues, and experienced in best practices for project based learning, maker education, and technology integration.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with faculty to creatively and effectively harness a variety of ever-changing educational technologies

• Plan, teach, and co-teach lessons in both The Makery and other classroom spaces

• Work with the Makery team to manage and continue developing Makery program, including both curriculum and spaces

• Provide support, coaching, and training to faculty to help address identified needs

• Participate in ongoing dialogues with teachers, administrators, and the Makery team related to the integration of technology within and across divisions

• Train and support faculty in use of learning management software, grading software, and other technologies related to teaching and learning

• Record and maintain curriculum maps and guides for technology integration

• Work with the library team and classroom teachers to develop and coordinate media literacy, research skills, and digital citizenship curricula

• Participate as a member of the Upper School faculty including participating in division meetings, attending assemblies, serving on a school-wide committees, chaperoning field trips, and sharing supervisory responsibilities

• Required

• Bachelors Degree

• Experience as a classroom teacher

• Expertise with educational technology, project-based learning, and maker education

• Proven collaborator with a history of working closely with a variety of colleagues

• Forward-thinking vision and a demonstrated interest in exploring ways technology can enhance learning

• Preferred

• Middle-school teaching experience

• Teaching credential and/or National Board Certification

• Experience designing curriculum using the Understanding by Design (UbD) Framework

• History of coaching and/or leading faculty professional development

• Expertise with Apple technology (OSX and iOS), Google Apps for Education, Schoology, JupiterGrades, NoodleTools, and teaching coding.

• Flexible

• Creative

• Collaborative

• Growth mindset

• Strong leader

• Innovative educator

Professional Skills & Experience

Personal Qualities

Compensation

Burke’s offers competitive compensation based on prior experience and position requirements. Comprehensive benefits are provided. More information about the school can be found on the website at www.kdbs.org. Burke’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

To Apply

Please e-mail resume, cover letter explaining why your experience is appropriate for this position, and list of references, in PDF or Word format, tojobs.makery@kdbs.org. No telephone calls, please.