Title: Math Associate Instructor
Department: SEO High School Scholars, San Francisco
Report to: Senior Manager, Teaching & Learning
Compensation: $40/hr
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Employee Type: Part-Time, Seasonal
Location: San Francisco, CA
Work Arrangement: This role requires on-site work at an SEO program site
Schedule: 9:00 - 4:00 pm, Saturdays, Jan 30-May 8
POSITION OVERVIEW
Associate 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 approach to teaching and learning, Associate Instructors play an integral part in supporting our Scholars’ journeys to a competitive college and beyond. Associate Instructors promote depth of understanding and skill acquisition by serving as a coach and facilitator of learning. Associates co-teach alongside Instructors to facilitate classroom instruction, teach mini lessons, organize small group and one-on-one instruction, and provide additional Scholar support. Associate Instructors do not have grading responsibilities.
Weekly Hours: Associate Instructors are allotted 8 maximum hours per week during their seasonal employment, made up of Standard and Flex Hours.
Standard Hours are when the associate instructor must be working on site with staff or students instructing a class or engaging with an instructional prep or support period:
Saturdays, 9:00am-4:00pm (with a 50 minute lunch) = ~ 6 Hour s/weekly
Flex Hours make up the additional “teacher work” educators know go into the job. This is time spent preparing for the lesson, grading, entering gradebook data, writing Scholar feedback, communicating with staff and Scholars, etc. These are hours put in outside of the required schedule and can be completed asynchronously throughout the week = up to 2 Flex Hours/weekly
There will also be future opportunities for Summer or Fall semesters
COURSES
9th Math: Numbers and Operations
10th Math: Trigonometry
Relevant Skills:
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.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Instruction & Facilitation – Co-teach four periods of Math. When asked to lead a class, follow provided lesson plans and meet lesson objectives, abiding by SEO’s articulated criteria for rigorous instruction and student engagement. Hold high expectations for the Scholars, 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…