10-11th Math Instructor

Title: Saturday Academy Instructor, Math

Reports To: Senior Manager of Teaching and Learning

FLSA: Part-time, Seasonal 

Location:  New York City, in-person. 

Dates: Fall Semester. Orientations: 9/18 and 9/21; Saturday Academy dates: 9/28, 10/5, 10/19, 10/26, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 12/7, 12/14.

Compensation: $50/hr for 6 standard (required) + 6 flex (use as needed) hours per week

There will also be opportunities for Spring Saturday Academy and Summer Academy in the future.

 

About SEO Scholars

SEO Scholars is a non-profit focused on improving educational outcomes for students that come from underserved and historically underrepresented backgrounds. Our free eight-year academic program gets low-income public high school students to and through college–with a 100% college admissions rate and 90% college graduation rate. For 60 years, SEO has been an innovator in education and mentorship programs. We are on a mission to create an ecosystem of excellence in which our students can achieve their full potential.

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. 

The Courses

Instructors will be placed depending on their self-reported proficiency and demo lesson. 

The math courses offered at SEO include:

• Numbers and Operations, Graphs and Relationships, and Algebra/Pattern and Structure Courses 
  • 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.
    
    
• Trigonometry, Precalculus, and SAT Math Courses
  • 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. 

For Fall 2024, the following match courses will be offered: 

• 10th Math: Algebra
• 11th Math: SAT Math

The Sites

Saturday Academy takes place at one of our partner sites through the semester where the instructor will be placed based on the grade level they are assigned:

10th Grade: Baruch College, (Vertical Campus Building, 55 Lexington Ave., New York).11th Grade: LIU Brooklyn, (1 University Plaza, Brooklyn).

Occasionally, Orientations and/or Professional Development for all grade assignments will be held at the SEO Office:

• 55 Exchange Place, New York, NY (Financial District).

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. Hold Scholars to high expectations, use protocols for student-driven discussion and group work, and promote depth of understanding via questioning. 

Navigate Instructional Technologies – Learn and efficiently utilize our instructional technologies such as  Brightspace (Learning Management System),  Desmos, 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. Reflect on curriculum notes from Lead Instructors and brainstorm content teaching