Associate Instructor Math (Spring 2024)

Title: Part-TimeAssociate Instructor, Math

Reports To: Senior Manager of Teaching and Learning

FLSA: Part-time, Seasonal

Location: Guilford County, North Carolina (Remote)

Spring Semester Dates: 

• Pre-Semester Obligations: Instructor Orientation: 1/17, 5:30-7:30pm on Zoom; Scholar Orientation: 2/3 in-person; Meet the Instructors: 2/7 5:30-7:30pm on Zoom

Various Saturdays and Weekday evening obligations throughout the semester (2/17-5/11); please see details below for exact dates.

OVERVIEW 

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 over 50 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.

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. Associate Instructors co-teach Math for 9th or 10th grade Scholars.

Associate Instructors are the first to cover classes when instructors are out or they 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.

SEO North Carolina is a bichronous program for Scholars, with occasional community days facilitated in person, but lesson instruction is held 100% online, facilitated through Zoom. Scholars will engage in synchronous and asynchronous learning with the academic leadership and support of our Instructional Team. 

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 Spring 2024, the following math courses will be offered: 

• 9th Math: Numbers and Operations
• 10th Math: Trigonometry

Math Associate Instructors will also co-teach 1 period of our Identity & Empowerment (IE) class. SEO's IE classes are designed to prepare Scholars for academic and social success. Throughout their time in the High School Scholars program, Scholars will be engaged with content in IE that will position them to develop as innovative leaders, ones who use their knowledge and experience to both challenge and inform suppositions about the world. Based on which grade level Associate Instructors are placed, they will co-facilitate one of the following IE courses:

• The 9th Grade IE course is "Personal and Social Identities"
• The 10th Grade IE course is "Identity and Mental Health"

PROGRAMMING DATES, TIMES, AND HOURS

• Self-guided Asynchronous Instructor Training: New Instructional staff will complete Asynchronous Training that equates to 10 hours of work. This can be completed on your own time and will be completed prior to the start of programming.
• Instructor Orientations: Wednesday, January 17th, 5:30-7:30pm on Zoom

Scholar Orientation: 9th Grade Instructor presence is encouraged: Saturday, February 3rd (in person)Meet the Instructors: 9th Grade Instructors meet incoming SEO Scholars: Wednesday, February 7, 5:30-7:30pm on Zoom

• Instruction: February 17-May 18
• Synchronous Online Instruction (Saturday Academy programming runs from  9:40 am-3:05 pm) the following 10 Saturdays: 02/17, 02/24, 03/02, 03/16, 03/23, 04/06, 04/13, 04/20, 05/04, 05/11

The Associate Instructors' weekly hours are made up of standard and flex expectations, varying based on the programming weeks. Weekly hours will be up to 10 hours/week.

• Standard Hours are when the Associate Instructor must be working synchronously with staff or students
• Saturday Academy, 9:40am-3:05pm (with 30 minute lunch break) 
• Flex Hours make up the additional "instructor work" educators know go into the job. This is time spent preparing for the lesson, 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. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Online Instruction & Facilitation - Co-Teach four to five periods including Math and Identity & Empowerment classes. When asked to cover for another instructor, Associate Instructors will lead the class on their own. 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. Zoom video-conferencing will be used to provide online, synchronous instruction in all classes. 
• Navigate Instructional Technologies - Learn and efficiently utilize our instructional technologies such as Zoom (video conferencing and chat),  Brightspace (Learning Management System), Desmos, and GSuit applications.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. 
• Classroom Culture - Project an energetic, engaging, and approachable persona to promote students' connection to the content, investment in the learning experience, and positive relationship to all members of the community.
• Collaboration with SEO Staffand Other Instructors - Plan and work alongside an Instructor to build optimal experiences for Scholar learning in co-teaching and/or single instruction models. Attend all scheduled meetings, professional development trainings, check-ins, and debriefs and respond to all emails and Zoom chats in a timely manner.

COMPETENCIES

• Mission-Driven - Demonstrated dedication to closing the opportunity gap for underserved and underrepresented students and young professionals
• Passionate about Education - A genuine love of working with high school students and a strong belief in rigorous education as a vehicle for societal change  
• Student-Centered - Alignment with an instructional philosophy that positions teachers as thinking coaches and facilitators of student learning
• Empathetic - Capacity to recognize and appreciate the lived experience of students while supporting them in reaching their highest potential 
• Growth-Oriented - Desire to grow and refine your teaching practice through instructional coaching and professional development opportunities 
• Organized & Flexible - Adept at processing and acting upon complex logistical information and demonstrates flexibility when needed
• Conscientious Communicator - Proactive, reliable, and consistent staff partner who articulates ideas clearly and effectively to both adults and students
• Online Course Technology Facilitator - Create an online learning environment that is conducive to student engagement and participation. This includes fostering a sense of community, promoting collaboration and discussion among students, and providing opportunities for active learning.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in content related field
• Experience working with high school-aged students
• Comfortable with and skilled at navigating technological learning systems
• Understanding and practice of student-centered pedagogy
• Depth of knowledge in Advanced high school-level Mathematics 

Preferred: 

• Secondary Education Degree and high school teaching experience
• Online Course Facilitation Experience
• Knowledge and experience with Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
• Certifications, PD course completions, and/or tertiary education in Instructional Technologies
• Experience with Online Learning (or e-learning) Tutoring or Instruction, other than Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT)
• North Carolina resident with teaching experience in NC schools.

COMPENSATION

Associate Instructors are compensated on a competitive hourly rate of $32/hr for 10 hours/week.

THE HIRING PROCESS

• Phase 1: Application review
• Phase 2: Phone Screening with Talent Acquisitions
• Phase 3: 1 Hour Interview & Demo Lesson with SEO's Curriculum & Instruction team. You will receive an SEO synchronous online learning lesson plan using Desmos, an educational technology tool, for Math to prepare for a Demo Lesson held on Zoom.
• Phase 4: Update on Application and/or offer letter sent. 

FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES

• There are potential instructional opportunities for Summer Academy and the Fall Semester
• We hope that our Associate Instructors grow into the Instructor position over time.

 Teaching certification is not required

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

The compensation listed in this posting reflects what SEO believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and SEO reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

EEOC Policy

At SEO we are committed to cultivating a team that embodies the backgrounds and experiences of the constituencies we serve and the communities we live in, and a workplace that reflects the impact we make in the world. Candidates from historically excluded and underrepresented communities - including people of color, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ Community, veterans, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Equal Employment Opportunity is not just the law, it is our commitment.

Sponsors for Educational Opportunity is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - M/F/D/V. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other legally protected status.

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