Founded in 1906, the Madeira School is an independent, college preparatory, boarding and day school for girls grades 9-12. Located in McLean, Virginia on a 376-acre wooded campus, Madeira is 12 miles from the center of Washington, DC.  Madeira’s ambitious academic curriculum emphasizes both content and skills in the context of a college-prep liberal arts education.

The Madeira School is seeking a History Teacher to join its faculty for the 2020-2021 school year. The successful candidate will support and achieve the School’s mission and vision by effectively facilitating learning in student-centered college preparatory classrooms.

Responsibilities:

• Have the content knowledge and intellectual flexibility to teach a range of students in a variety of writing- and research-based courses including U.S. History and World History
• Manage a standard load of up to 21 of 28 blocks of a combination of: teaching, facilitating activities to include facilitating one season of Model UN, on-campus campus professional development and collaboration
• Plan and prepare innovative and rigorous instructional content
• Grade and assess work according to department rubrics
• Work collaboratively with a team of faculty, colleagues, administrators and parents
• Maintain accurate student records such as grades and comments and communicate such data in accordance with the Academic Calendar and School expectations
• Perform all duties associated with advising, which includes participation in first-year advisor orientation program and serving as a student advisor in subsequent years
• Know how girls learn and use this knowledge to guide instructional and curricular decisions; apply principles of mind, brain and education science when teaching, developing curriculum, and assessing student learning
• Support and act in accordance with the school’s mission and values