Humanities & ELL Support Teacher

As a full-time ELL & Humanities educator at Sage, you will engage gifted learners in a dual-role position that combines teaching core humanities courses with specialized support for a small cohort of English Language Learners (ELL) who are appropriate to our mission of serving gifted and advanced learners. This position allows you to provide advanced instruction to students assessed as gifted while also ensuring multilingual learners have equitable access to rigorous humanities content, particularly in complex writing, critical thinking, and analytical tasks.In the Upper School (Grades 58), students explore the interconnectedness of the world through in-depth study of historical events, cultural analysis, literature, civics, and language arts. Through interactive discussions, Socratic seminars, research projects, and interdisciplinary learning experiences, students develop advanced critical thinking, analytical writing, and global awareness.As the ELL specialist within the Humanities program, you will collaborate with colleagues to scaffold complex texts, vocabulary, research skills and writing to differentiate instruction for gifted and talented multilingual learners to access advanced content while developing academic English proficiency. Within Sages Humanities program, students are challenged to pursue independent inquiry, take intellectual risks, and develop a deep understanding of global perspectives, with instruction tailored to meet both content mastery and language development needs.

Additionally, you may serve as an Upper School Advisor, providing consistent mentorship and support to foster students academic, social, and emotional growth.Guided by our mission, we encourage our diverse community of gifted students to engage in academic challenges, nurture their love of learning, and cultivate their humanity so they can serve, inspire, and create meaningful impact.ELL Support and Humanities Teacher ResponsibilitiesTeach assigned sections of Humanities (English and/or Social Studies).Provide direct ELL instruction through push-in and/or pull-out models, aligned with grade-level humanities curriculum.Differentiate instruction to support multilingual learners in advanced academic settings.Design scaffolded lessons that integrate language objectives with content objectives.Support students in developing academic vocabulary, analytical writing, discussion skills, and research practices.Potentially co-lead or assist 6th grade students in the interdisciplinary Humanities Expo project.Integrate classroom technologies to enhance instruction and language development.Collaborate with humanities and specialist faculty to design interdisciplinary, culturally responsive learning experiences.Maintain and update Humanities curriculum maps with attention to vertical alignment and language progression.Partner especially with families of multilingual learners through timely and professional communication.Contribute to the development of school-wide ELL programming and best practices.Serve as an Upper School Advisor (if assigned).Monitor multilingual learners language growth and academic progress using appropriate assessment tools.Maintain active participation in campus life, including school events and activities.Assume additional responsibilities such as committee work or club advising.Stay current with research in gifted education, culturally responsive pedagogy, second language acquisition, and humanities instruction.Engage in ongoing professional development to strengthen instructional practices.Reports to: Assistant Heads of School and Head of SchoolFLSA Status: ExemptDisclaimer: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees in this job.Interested applicants can follow up by email with: Amy JacksonDirector of CommunicationsThe Sage School171 Mechanic StreetFoxboro, MA [email protected]