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When you work at ISB, you join a community of energetic, experienced education professionals who are open-minded and deeply invested in their work.

We want teachers and administrators who reflect our mission: adventurers, advocates, and leaders who care about communicating and who strive to make the world a better place.

ISB supports this relentless commitment to innovation with robust access to professional learning, structured collaboration, and time to prepare.

Equal Opportunity Employment and Affirmative Action Policy Statement

International School of Brooklyn is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, color, religion, age, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, or marital status. We seek candidates who are committed to upholding our core values of diversity, international mindedness, community, global curriculum, inquiry-based learning, and language immersion. We actively encourage applications from candidates with broad and diverse backgrounds and from individuals of all races, nationalities, identities, and beliefs. International School of Brooklyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Open positions:

Part-Time English Teacher for Preschool/Lower Elementary for the 2020-2021 School Year

Candidates should be able to use their expertise in elementary education to confidently lead a classroom both on campus and in a distance learning context. In all contexts, teachers at ISB are expected to work collaboratively in lesson planning to implement a strong and engaging PYP IB curriculum. Candidates should hold a degree in Education and have at least two years of teaching experience in a Lower School setting.

Qualification requirements:
Candidates should enjoy creating learning experiences designed to nurture the development of the whole child in a strong inquiry based learning environment. Ideal candidates will enjoy using a wide array of resources to build rich learning experiences while integrating multiple approaches to ensure differentiation and global perspectives. Experience working with elementary aged children with an ability to display effective classroom management is important in this role.

 

Duties include teaching English literacy in diverse contexts. Teachers in this role should enjoy working closely with an assistant within the classroom and a support team and have excellent communication skills. Knowledge of PYP is a plus.

 

Applying to this position:
Interested candidates should email letters of interest and resumes to Delphine Michaud at dmichaud@isbrooklyn.org and Rosa Torres at rtorres@isbrooklyn.org.

Part-Time Substitute Teacher (Pre-K 3-8th Grade) for the 2020-21 School Year

Candidates should have a college degree and experience working with children. Due to the nature of a school environment, there may not be substitution possibilities every day. Reports to Division Director and Program Associate. This is on a Part-Time, on-call basis. Hourly rates may differ according to substitution needs. Candidates should be comfortable working with children and demonstrate some proficiency using digital or online platforms in cases of remote instruction when necessary (e.g. Google Classroom, Zoom, etc.). The most desirable candidates will have proven effectiveness in the classroom as a teacher or teacher's aide in a brick-and-mortar setting. Proficiency in French or Spanish is also a plus.

 

All interested candidates should submit a resume, brief cover letter, and two professional references via email on kmoreland@isbrooklyn.org.

“Restoring Faith in Humanity and Yourself in 5 Million Easy Steps” by Brenna DiCola, ISB Math Teacher

NEWS UPDATE April 27, 2020

Since graduating from Swarthmore College, Brenna has worked with students in grades K-8 at private schools around Philadelphia, in Lawrence, KS, and in Madrid. She has taught everything from English and Social Studies to Science and Technology, but her passion is Math Education. This past summer, Brenna moved to New York and found a home at ISB, where she currently teaches 6th and 7th Grade Math and serves as Head of the Middle School Math Department. In 2015, Brenna took a five-month hiatus from the classroom to hike the Appalachian Trail, a 2,189.2-mile trek through fourteen states. During ISB's 2020 Pecha Kucha Evening in early March, Brenna shared about her journey and the many lessons she learned along the way in her presentation: “Restoring Faith in Humanity and Yourself in 5 Million Easy Steps."

Leadership through Science

NEWS UPDATE March 19, 2020

Earlier this month in Science class, 8th Graders chose to explore and present on a topic of their choice related to chemistry. Topics included freezing ice cream, researching individual chemists who made significant contributions to the field, exploring neutralization, taking a persuasive stance on soda, and more! Throughout these projects, students were able to choose what interested them most and conduct their own research.

Student Action Brought Composting to ISB!

NEWS UPDATE January 9, 2020

After three months of students consistently separating food waste from other trash, the habit of composting is now firmly established in the ISB Cafeteria.

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