Madison Country Day School, a PreK-12 International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, is seeking a creative educator for the 2024-25 school year to serve as a full-time Lower School (Elementary) PYP homeroom teacher. The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic educator who inspires others through optimism, flexibility, and teamwork. This candidate will enjoy collaborating with dedicated educators instructing lower school students through an intellectually stimulating, personally enriching, and academically challenging reading, writing, mathematics, and history/geography program. The ideal candidate would approach teaching and learning from a transdisciplinary and concept-based inquiry lens. In addition, the educator in this role will encourage respect for various viewpoints and cultivate a sense of responsibility within local and global contexts through education. Applicants should also be knowledgeable about social-emotional learning (SEL) and creating a safe, structured, and supportive learning environment where students can thrive. Experience with the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme and Singapore math is preferred, but not required.

The successful candidate will:

• Be familiar with or willing to learn the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme,
• Enjoy working within a vibrant and collaborative school with students, colleagues, the administrative team, parents, and the broader school community,
• Prioritize building strong relationships with lower school students,
• Be comfortable working with students to develop skills like critical problem-solving, questioning, and researching,
• Collaborate with other teachers to design transdisciplinary, engaging, and empowering lesson plans that are culturally competent, student-centered, and thought-provoking,
• Document student progress through ongoing observation and direct assessment activities, using data to plan and differentiate curriculum,
• Have intellectual curiosity and a desire to spark a love of learning in students,
• Have successful experience in working with culturally diverse students, teachers, families, and communities,

Qualifications:

• Have a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field;
• At least 2 years of teaching experience;
• Excellent oral, organizational, and written communication skills;
• Excellent listening skills;
• Skilled at differentiating instruction;
• A belief in the intrinsic relationship between social-emotional learning and culturally responsive pedagogy. 

About Madison Country Day School

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - ABOUT MCDS Madison Country Day School is Dane County’s only independent Pre-K–12 school, offering a challenging and comprehensive college?preparatory education, including the Madison, Wisconsin area’s only International Baccalaureate program. In an environment where each community member is truly known, MCDS students develop a deep knowledge base and life-long critical and creative thinking skills. At MCDS we are looking for energetic, flexible, and open-minded colleagues; motivated by new opportunities and challenges. We are seeking colleagues who are passionate about and committed to the mission and vision of Madison County Day School and able to demonstrate the values and traits of the International Baccalaureate Programmes and Learner Profile. Madison Country Day School’s vision is for all members of the school community to feel valued and supported as well as inspired to embrace the diversity of each person. MCDS respects, affirms, and protects the dignity and worth of each member of its community. We seek to establish a culture wherein every member feels safe, valued, and encouraged to participate in every aspect of the community. M...CDS embraces and celebrates diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, or sexual identity in its hiring. Madison Country Day School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the School will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. MCDS does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, hiring and employment practices, admission policies, scholarship and grant programs, or athletic and other school-administered programs.

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