Kindergarten Teacher in Huntingtown, MD for The Calverton School (2025)

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Kindergarten Teacher

Reporting to the Lower School Head, The Calverton School in Huntingtown, Maryland is seeking a full-time Lower School Kindergarten Teacher for the 2025-26 school year. This individual will be responsible for developing, implementing, assessing, and modifying as necessary a dynamic student-centered classroom that aligns with Calverton’s mission, values, and strategic vision.

Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Teach a max of 15 students

• Possess experience and a passion for working with early-childhood age students and find joy in supporting their overall academic, social, emotional, and ethical development

• Differentiate instruction to meeting the diverse learning needs of all students and possess an understanding of learning differences

• Create a caring classroom community through thoughtful relationships with each student and family

• Provide engaging, diverse, and student-centered learning experiences and have solid pedagogical practice to drive joyful and hands-on learning focused on skill, inquiry, and confidence-building

• Organize classroom with systems and structures to maximize student learning and engagement

• Promote principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in both curriculum and classroom culture

• Assess understanding through multiple assessment types, including project-based learning, and provide feedback to students, parents, and administration regarding progress, expectations, and learning goals

• Engage actively in professional development – individual and school-wide – and bring a growth mindset to furthering knowledge of best educational practices

• Attend all divisional, departmental, and school faculty meetings, including professional development days

• Participate broadly in the life of the school by attending events, chaperoning, supervising, advising, coaching, and sponsoring clubs

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in elementary education. A master’s degree and coursework in Education is preferred.

• Preferred content knowledge in differentiation, science of reading, phonological/phonics instruction, and Singapore Math

• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience teaching elementary-age students

• Enthusiasm for working with elementary students

• Educational philosophy that aligns with the mission, values, and vision of Calverton

• Proficient user of technology

• Collaborative, positive, and effective communication in working with students, teachers, administrators, and families

• An ability to contribute positively to a student-centered learning environment

• Must pass Federal and State background check along with MSDE Employment History Review