PE Teacher | SALA; Summer Arts Learning Academy

New: PE Teacher | SALA (Summer Arts for Learning Academy) SUMMER ARTS FOR LEARNING (SALA) PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER

Reports to:

Site Director, Summer Arts for Learning Academy

Baltimore City Schools’ Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA), operated by Arts for Learning Maryland, offers students an opportunity to imagine, create, and express who they are through the arts. This is an action-packed, full-day, five-week program (Monday - Thursday) that introduces students to a wide variety of art forms —from illustration and spoken word to percussion, drama, and dance— which gives students a chance to work alongside students from across the city and be taught by professional Artists.

Students’ work is celebrated through a student showcase on the final day of the program. Arts for Learning Maryland will host ten Academy sites throughout the city, locations TBD.

The mission of Arts for Learning Maryland’s Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA) is to provide students with an opportunity to spend summer learning from the best Teachers and Teaching Artists our state has to offer. Through a dynamic, creative, and supportive environment, students will explore math and literacy in a unique arts-integrated environment that allows them to develop socially and emotionally, expands their personal creative process, introduces them to different art forms taught by professional Artists, and allows them to experience math and literacy content from a different lens.

We...

• believe unwaveringly that ALL students can achieve high standards in and through the arts.
• provide opportunities for students to develop powerfully articulate voices through art forms and honor their creative processes along the way.
• create safe, brave learning environments for students to grow, make mistakes, and contribute to the community.
• collaborate and reflect by learning from and with each other at every step of the process, cultivating positive relationships between all ages.
• encourage the development of critical thinking, problem solving, inquiry, imagination, and creativity, and provide multiple ways for students to demonstrate knowledge and mastery.
• learn about, honor, and leverage the cultural knowledge, experiences, and frames of reference of our students and community to make learning more relevant and effective.
• ensure that our students are known, loved, supported, celebrated, and valued.

The Physical Education (PE) Teacher is a key component of the success of the Academy as they lead the movement portion of the day, called Fitness and Fun. During that time, PE Teachers are required to plan, lead, and supervise a series of structured, age-appropriate physical activities each day of the program for all grades PreK through 6th. Additionally, PE Teachers will lead and plan a PE Major for 3-8 grade students, to be conducted in the afternoon.

PE Teachers may also be required to organize additional sports and physical education events on-site within and throughout the program.

• Strong collaboration, mentorship, and leadership skills.
• Ability to plan and deliver structured physical activities that are safe and age-appropriate for a variety of ages.
• Currently active or working towards certification in Physical Education; or extensive experience working with children in physical education capacity (e.g. coaching)
• Experience working in Public Schools settings, or leading large numbers of students.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent and timely communication skills.
• Understanding and appreciation of arts integration.

Please note, staff working in SALA will need to be able to stand, walk, and be active throughout the entire duration of the program day. They will need to be able to keep up with and supervise students within and outside the classroom, for example, during Fitness and Fun time and field trips. Staff will also need to be able to lift up to 20lbs on occasion when setting up and breaking down classroom and/or preparing for performances and other events.

Bending, kneeling, and climbing stairs…