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MAELS Teachers

MAELS teachers:

  • have a deep curiosity and willingness to engage in school-wide initiatives around anti-racist and inclusive learning

  • have experience with social emotional learning, differentiated assessment, and engaging instruction that is culturally responsive

  • have experience with or are open to learning about project-based learning, mastery grading, and restorative practices.

  • have experience in or be open to adapting curriculum to recent developments in content-related pedagogy (e.g. teaching climate change science and green engineering innovations that respond to global climate change needs, supporting students in original research and writing projects based on contemporary social justice issues, etc.)

  • have current certification that allows employment in NYS in Grades 6-12 (e.g. licenses and flexible extensions in Grades 5-9 and Grades 7-12)

MAELS teachers believe:

  • All students can achieve at high levels 

  • Families are essential partners for teachers 

  • Ongoing feedback strengthens performance

  • School is a place to cultivate joy and wonder

  • In the need for developing students’ sociopolitical consciousness  

MAELS teachers receive: 

  • A mentor to support their transition to Expeditionary Learning

  • A weekly new teacher support group to help with lesson planning and classroom culture

  • Varied professional development opportunities

  • Access to MAELS crew/ advisory curriculum 

  • Support of weekly department, grade and crew meetings