CDJ Curriculum Planner – After-School Dual-Language Stipend

Chelsea Public Schools; Chelsea (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Chelsea Public Schools invites educators to participate in a stipend-based program focused on planning and adapting the DESE CDJ Units (MLE) for grades 1–4. The work supports cross-linguistic awareness and dual-language learning, with after-school sessions in September–December 2026 in Chelsea, MA.

The position emphasizes collaboration in professional development, adapting the Yearlong Scope and Sequence, and applying transadaptation strategies while maintaining curriculum integrity.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching the Children Discovering Justice (CDJ) curriculum.
• Fluency in Spanish and strong dual-language instruction strategies.
• Comfort leveraging students' home languages to support learning.
• Experience with Grade 1-4 dual-language classrooms.

Responsibilities

• Unpack the CDJ Yearlong Scope and Sequence and analyze standards and language demands.
• Identify opportunities to develop cross-linguistic awareness and leverage home languages.
• Plan lesson-level instruction aligning content and language goals with supports for dual-language classrooms.
• Apply transadaptation strategies to adapt CDJ while preserving content and goals.

Skills

Spanish fluency

Dual-language instruction

Cross-linguistic awareness

PD collaboration

Tools

CDJ curriculum

Job description

Chelsea Public Schools invites educators to participate in a stipend-based program focused on planning and adapting the DESE CDJ Units (MLE) for grades 1–4. The work supports cross-linguistic awareness and dual-language learning, with after-school sessions in September–December 2026 in Chelsea, MA.

The position emphasizes collaboration in professional development, adapting the Yearlong Scope and Sequence, and applying transadaptation strategies while maintaining curriculum integrity.