Master Teaching Artists

Organization: 
StageWrite: Building Literacy through Theatre
Location: 
San Francisco, CA
Submission Deadline: 
08/31/2010 America/Los_Angeles

StageWrite: Building Literacy through Theatre Seeks Master Teaching Artists

 

StageWrite is a small, rapidly growing theatre-in-education organization that serves students and teachers in schools throughout the Bay Area, promoting literacy through theatre. We have been in operation for 7 years and are currently expanding our residency programs to serve more students, teachers, and school sites this next academic year. We seek highly qualified teaching artists to join our organization.

 

Duties: 

StageWrite is seeking Master Teaching Artists to teach 6 to 12 week residencies in elementary schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. Teaching artists will train in StageWrite methodology for three distinct programs that build sequentially throughout the elementary grades, and teach drama residencies at multiple school sites.

Master teaching artists will receive competitive rate of pay between $30-$50 per hour of classroom instruction depending on experience. Work would begin in September and go through May of next school year.

 

 

Requirements: 
Minimum 5 years teaching artist experience with elementary students

A demonstrated commitment to youth development

Flexibility and willingness to learn StageWrite’s methodology

Excellent verbal, written, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills

Experience working with English Language Learners, youth at-risk for academic failure, and special education populations

B.A. (or equivalent) in the performing arts or creative writing

How to Apply: 

Submit resume, cover letter, & 2 references (for similar work) by e-mail to:

jobs [at] stagewrite [dot] org

 

Qualified applicants will be contacted.  Hiring may also be ongoing during the academic year.

 

 To learn more about StageWrite go to:

http://www.stagewrite.org

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