Your Teaching Position

Denver Teaching Fellows is currently recruiting teachers in math and bilingual Spanish only, as these are the highest-need subject areas in Denver. Upon enrollment, you immediately enter the job search pool just like any other teacher. It is important to understand that securing a teaching position is a challenging process, and one that requires patience and proactive participation by Fellows beginning immediately upon enrollment until a position is attained. This hiring process often takes several months. In Denver, hiring takes place sporadically from February through October and is largely driven by school needs and each candidate’s qualifications. As a Fellow, you must be prepared to teach in any of our partner schools, with the expectation that you will commit to teaching for at least three years where you are needed most.

As you begin your job search, Denver Teaching Fellows will connect you with vacancy postings, share timely news about upcoming school and district job fairs, and implement a high-touch outreach campaign to hiring principals to advocate for Fellows. In addition, our team offers hands-on assistance to Fellows such as résumé and cover letter review as well as interview workshops.

While admission to Denver Teaching Fellows does not guarantee that you will find a teaching position for the fall, 100% of candidates have successfully found positions since we launched the program in 2007. All Fellows will work with DTF partner schools in Denver Public Schools or its affiliate charter schools with similar student populations. As a Fellow, you must be prepared to be extremely flexible about your teaching assignment, with the expectation that you will work in the school where you are needed most. In order to remain in the DTF program, all Fellows must attain a full-time teaching position at a partner school in their subject area by October 1, 2012.

A Typical Teaching Day

A typical teaching day in Denver lasts about 9 hours, with students in class from approximately 7:30am to 4:00pm. In addition to instructional hours, all teachers spend time preparing lessons, reviewing student work, attending faculty meetings, or supervising extracurricular activities. During your first two years, you will also attend evening licensure courses at Metropolitan State College of Denver as well as sessions required of you by DTF, your school, and the district. Therefore you should anticipate that Pre-Service Training and your first two years in the classroom will be very demanding with long workdays as you strive to meet your own professional development goals and the achievement goals you set for your students.