NextGen Educators Clinical Fellowship

Next Gen Educators Clinical Fellowship  School Year

The Next Gen Educators bring highly motivated college students seeking education degrees into Waterbury’s classrooms. Candidates would be immersed in our elementary and PreK-8 schools working as tutors, covering classes and duties when needed, or providing instruction in the virtual learning environment.

Each Next Gen Educator will be matched with an Anchor Teacher who will provide valuable guidance for their Next Gen Educators. Once the Anchor Teacher, in collaboration with Human Capital and the University, feels that the Next Gen Educator is ready to be on their own, the school principal can determine how best to utilize their Next Gen educators.

Just a few of the ways they can be helpful include: leading small group instruction under supervision, assisting with developing lesson plans, facilitating the use of new technologies to support online learning, providing personalized support for students.

• Assumes all of teacher’s normally assigned duties when a teacher is absent including, but not limited to, instructional, extracurricular, cafeteria, hall, and bus duty;
• Collects and places students’ papers in regular teacher’s desk;
• Communicates, collaborates, and cooperates with colleagues, supervisors, and students;
• Develops and maintains a positive learning environment;
• Ensures the adequate supervision to assure health, welfare, and safety of all students;
• Follows the teacher’s written lesson plans;
• Maintains and respects confidentiality of student and school personnel information;
• Manages student learning in accordance with the goals and directives of the school;
• Models non-discriminatory practices in all activities;
• Remains in assigned classroom until all students have been dismissed for the day;
• Reports all student injuries, accidents, illnesses, and discipline problems to the appropriate authority immediately or as soon as is reasonably possible;

• Matriculated majors in teacher preparation programs at CCSU, WCSU, SCSU, and USJ.
• Must commit to working at least three days per week (schedule must accompany application)
• Some knowledge of core curriculum areas for which the Next Gen Educator is responsible for instructing, including specialized knowledge in certain fields such as reading, mathematics, science, music, art, languages, and so forth, as appropriate;
• Some knowledge of educational philosophy, teaching methods and approaches, and currently researched best practices and strategies;
• Some knowledge of child development;
• Some knowledge of classroom management techniques;

Waterbury Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourage both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the District when necessary.