The Social Studies Teacher will be committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive classroom environment where students are encouraged to explore and excel in social studies. This role includes contributing to GGA’s curriculum development, and supporting the school’s mission of academic excellence and female empowerment.
Requirements
- GGA instructors submit lesson plans weekly.
- Advisory classes are an important part of school culture at GGA.
- Culture support in the hallways and at lunch is expected.
- Instructors are assigned an arrival and dismissal duty, and are added to a master schedule to support hallways for one period everyday.
- Instructors maintain continued lines of communication with caregivers through grading, calling and emailing home and facilitating twice annual Student Led Conferences.
- Ensure you have at least 2 grades for every week, 2 summatives for the quarter and end of quarter comments
- Designs and delivers rigorous, inquiry-based social studies instruction that develops students’ historical thinking, civic literacy, and analytical skills while fostering curiosity and informed global citizenship among young women.
- Develops cohesive unit and lesson plans aligned with GGA’s social studies curriculum standards, emphasizing source analysis, argumentation, research skills, and connections between historical and contemporary issues.
- Uses student performance data and formative feedback to inform instruction and differentiate learning experiences, ensuring all students are appropriately challenged and supported.
- Designs and implements a range of formative and summative assessments—including document-based questions, projects, presentations, and written analyses—to measure student understanding and mastery of social studies content and skills.
- Integrates interdisciplinary connections between social studies and other subject areas (e.g., ELA, science, economics), highlighting the relevance of social studies to real-world problems and students’ local, national, and global contexts.
- Facilitates student-centered, project-based learning experiences that promote collaboration, leadership, and confidence, with an emphasis on civic engagement, social justice, and women’s leadership.
- Incorporates culturally responsive and inclusive teaching practices that center diverse voices, perspectives, and historical narratives, supporting students in developing critical consciousness and respect for multiple viewpoints.
Benefits
- Personalized professional development tailored to your needs as an educator
- Support and coaching from an experienced leadership team
- A seat at the table where you are a decision maker in an equitable and inclusive environment
- Work-life rhythm where you are encouraged to make self care a priority
