Elementary 3rd Grade Teacher — Impactful Urban Classrooms

Minneapolis Public Schools; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 56,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

HSA & FSA

Retirement plan

Job summary

Minneapolis Public Schools in Minneapolis is seeking an Elementary Teacher (3rd grade) for Folwell Elementary for the 2026-2027 school year. The role involves delivering standards-aligned instruction, using diverse assessment methods, and engaging students in rigorous, inquiry-based learning.

Candidates should hold a Minnesota Elementary teaching license and a Bachelor's degree; a Master’s or PhD is preferred. Collaboration with staff and families is essential to support student success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university.
• Prior successful experience student teaching or teaching in an urban, multicultural education setting.
• Demonstrated continued professional development through course work, research, peer collaboration and/or job-embedded staff development.
• Master's or PhD preferred.

Responsibilities

• Have a working knowledge of and implement the Minnesota State Standards and the District Graduation Requirements; knowledge of the subject matter, classroom management techniques, current researched best practices and strategies, as well as students' learning styles and needs, both academic and affective.
• Teach students the required curricula using strategies that foster thinking, reasoning and problem solving.
• Collaborate with peers to develop, plan and implement best practices based on the needs/abilities of the students.
• Assess students' developmental, cognitive and social needs and provide developmentally appropriate instruction to meet those needs.
• Create lessons and learning environments that are safe, respectful and interesting as well as multicultural/gender and ability fair/developmentally appropriate.
• Collaborate and communicate regularly with families in making educational decisions and use family and community resources to support learning.
• Acquire knowledge of the goals of the Minneapolis Public School District Improvement Agenda and site/school goals. Work to support and achieve those goals.
• Assess own instructional effectiveness through the Professional Development Process (PDP). Participate in ongoing and regular staff, team and individual professional development.

Skills

Assessment strategies

Collaboration

Differentiated instruction

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's or PhD preferred

Job description

Minneapolis Public Schools in Minneapolis is seeking an Elementary Teacher (3rd grade) for Folwell Elementary for the 2026-2027 school year. The role involves delivering standards-aligned instruction, using diverse assessment methods, and engaging students in rigorous, inquiry-based learning.

Candidates should hold a Minnesota Elementary teaching license and a Bachelor's degree; a Master’s or PhD is preferred. Collaboration with staff and families is essential to support student success.