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Job Description / Duties

Provide leadership to the application of Environment as Integrating Context (EIC) within the K-6 instructional program and teach environmental education lessons for all grade-levels.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES
1. Provide leadership to the application of Environment as Integrating Context (EIC) within the K-6 instructional program and other activities necessary to facilitate EIC opportunities when appropriate.
 Plan, facilitate and document EIC activities with teachers, including annual calendar of multidisciplinary activities that address EIC grade-level inquiries and other environmental, standards addressed, and assessments for each grade level.
 Facilitate the continual assessment and improvement of an EIC approach including; interdisciplinary, cooperative, student-centered, team-taught, issue- based, locally-focused, and integrating technology and service learning.
 Coordinate EIC-related events and themes.
 Manage and integrate into curriculum, EIC-related school resources and facilities such as the greenhouse, solar panels, Weather Bug, and School Forest.
 Develop partnerships with staff, students and community to encourage the integration of EIC into the school’s curriculum and instruction across all grade levels.
2. Deliver Environmental Education lessons to K-6 students in accordance with Minnesota Environmental Literacy scope and sequence and Minnesota academic standards.
 Demonstrate innovative teaching strategies which allow students greater ownership of their learning, including: guided discovery, student self-assessment, incorporation of multi-age groupings, community presenters, on and off-site outdoor learning, service learning, and partnerships with community agencies, businesses and organizations.
 Create an environment with students that encourage appropriate behavior through clear expectations, positive feedback and logical consequences by using Responsive Classroom ideology.
3. Oversite of school greenhouse maintenance, curriculum and planting.
 Work with Greenhouse Committee on K-6 curriculum goals.
 Coordinate with classroom teachers on greenhouse planting, assist teachers and lead lessons.
 Organize tools and supplies.
 Monitor the healthy growth of plants, weed and trim, and water when necessary, assist with replanting when needed.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Licensure:
 Environmental Education degree/certification/experience
 Elementary teaching license preferred

Knowledge of:
 Minnesota K-6 academic standards
 Minnesota Environmental Literacy scope and sequence

Experience:
 Developing and presenting lessons with elementary students
 In environmental issues, service and educational strategies

Contact Information

Please send all application materials to:

Nikki Carpenter
North Shore Community School
5926 Ryan Rd.
Duluth, MN 55804

or email: ncarpenter@northshorecommunityschool.org

Employer Profile

North Shore Community School is a public, tuition-free charter school serving students in grades K-6 featuring small class sizes, free busing available from Duluth and Two Harbors, and a commitment to offering a broad education with specialists in physical education, art, music and environmental studies.

Special features include:

weekly student access to on-site library with up-to-date collection of 19,000+ books

outdoor learning and recreation opportunities with a nature trail, school forest, four outdoor classrooms, hockey and rec ice rink with warming house, and outdoor equipment include cross country skis, skates, and snowshoes

recess – 20 minutes/day (kindergarten has additional morning recess)

additional academic and enrichment opportunities such as multi-age learning, community involvement, curriculum-based field trips, band for fifth and sixth grade students, and after school programs