Title: Math Instructor (9th & 10th Grade)

Department: SEO High School Scholars, New York

Report to: Senior Manager, Teaching & Learning

Compensation: $50/hour

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Employee Type: Part-Time, Seasonal

Location: New York, NY

Work Arrangement: This role requires on-site work at Baruch for 9th Grade and LIU for 10th Grade

Schedule/Hours: 8:45 AM - 3:05 PM (Sat); Up to 12 hours/programming week

ABOUT SEO

Founded in 1963 during the Civil Rights Movement, SEO closes educational and career opportunity gaps for 7,000 ambitious young people annually.

SEO Scholars is a free, eight-year, academic program that transforms public high school students in New York City, San Francisco, North Carolina, and Miami into college graduates. SEO Scholars successfully educates and mentors students to and through college. 100% of Scholars are accepted into four-year colleges, 85% of Scholars graduate with a Bachelor’s degree, and 80% are first-generation college graduates. All are welcome to apply.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Instructors will join SEO’s community of passionate educators to implement a rigorous college prep curriculum for motivated and driven high school students. Using our original curriculum and a student-centered, anti-oppressive approach to teaching and learning, instructors play an integral part in supporting our Scholars’ journeys to a competitive college and beyond. Instructors promote depth of understanding and skill acquisition by serving as a coach and facilitator of learning.

Key Responsibilities

Instruction & Facilitation

Teach four periods of Math.
Follow provided lesson plans and meet lesson objectives, abiding by SEO’s articulated criteria for rigorous instruction and student engagement.

Navigate Instructional Technologies

Learn and efficiently utilize our instructional technologies such as Brightspace (Learning Management System), GSuit applications, and Zoom chat (instant messaging tool) in a Blended Learning environment.

Content Preparation

Read, internalize, and practice all lesson plans and materials provided by SEO prior to teaching.
Implement thoughtful adjustments to pacing and activities based on specific student needs.

Grading and Record-Keeping

Calculate grades according to rubrics and stipulations in provided lesson plans.
Provide actionable, growth-oriented feedback to students.
Complete all grading in a timely manner (1 week turnaround) and keep the electronic gradebook up to date on Brightspace (our LMS).

Classroom Culture

Maintain responsive & restorative approaches to promote students’ connection to the content, investment in the learning experience, and positive relationship to all members of the community.

Collaboration with SEO Staff and Instructors

Attend all scheduled meetings, professional development trainings, check-ins, and debriefs and respond to all emails and Zoom chats in a timely manner.

Responsiveness to Coaching and Feedback

Meet with your assigned instructional coach (Lead Instructor) at least twice during the semester to receive and implement feedback and recommendations from their classroom observations.

Courses

Instructors will be placed in either 9th or 10th Grade. The math courses offered this semester are:

9th Grade course: Numbers & Operations
Skills include: properties of numbers; expressions, equations, and identities; ratio and rate; percentages; proportional reasoning; irrational numbers; linear, quadratic, and exponential functions (including compound growth formula); algebraic representation of functions; graphing functions and identifying key characteristics; modeling real-world situations with functions; systems of equations and inequalities; algebra with exponents; fractional exponents and roots; algebra with rational expressions and equations; properties 2D and 3D geometric figures; introduction to coordinate geometry.
10th Grade course: Trigonometry
Skills include: triangle geometry and special triangles; trigonometric functions; inverse trig functions; radian measure; the unit circle; graphing and modeling with sine and cosine functions; unit analysis; function notation, including function composition and inverse functions; characteristics of graphs; transformations of graphs; average rate of change; introduction to limits; introduction to the derivative and the power rule; and content covered on the new digital SAT.