HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHER

The High School Math Teacher is a dynamic, student-centered educator responsible for fostering a passion for mathematics and cultivating exceptional thinkers within a supportive, collaborative, and problem-based mathematics environment. The teacher works actively with colleagues to design and deliver a rigorous, standards-based curriculum, ensuring every student has effective access to learning and is empowered to connect their mathematical understanding to the real world.

Instructional Practice and Curriculum

• Curriculum Design & Delivery: Plan and implement engaging learning experiences that are inquiry-based, collaborative, culturally responsive, and differentiated. Identify essential learning and use a planning framework with standards, learning targets, and real-world connections.

• Content Expertise: Demonstrate a willingness and expertise to teach a variety of foundational to advanced Mathematics courses for grades 9 through 12.

• Standards: Utilize Common Core Math Standards, IB standards, and Mathematical Practices to plan, teach, and assess.

• Inquiry: Design and implement inquiry-based learning experiences in and beyond the classroom to prompt learners to question, investigate, create, and reflect.

• Technology Integration: Integrate technology in innovative ways to enhance learning, and develop student understanding of technology use in the classroom (purpose, responsible use, etc.).

• Mathematical Identity: Employ research-based teaching practices that nurture students’ positive identities as knowers, doers, and sense-making of mathematics.

Assessment and Student Growth

• Assessment Design: Design quality standards-based formative, summative, and self-assessments that provide students with frequent feedback and clearly communicate students’ growth and achievement.

• Differentiation: Provide access and challenge to all students by utilizing data from formative and summative assessments, as well as classroom observations. Differentiate instruction effectively to meet the needs of all learners, including those who are excelling and those needing additional language or learning support.

• Record Keeping: Maintain accurate and complete records of students' progress and development, including goal setting, report writing, portfolios, and ongoing communication with parents.

Professionalism and Collaboration

• Collaboration: Collaborate actively with colleagues to plan curriculum, review student data, give and receive feedback, and engage in professional reflection.

• Professional Growth: Actively engage in professional learning and growth through regular observation and feedback cycles, and participate in external professional development opportunities.

• School Policy: Thoroughly read, understand, and implement all school policies and procedures.

• Communication: Connect with and be available to parents and students during and outside of school hours (in person and via email communication).

• Core Values & Learning Principles: Model the school's Core Values in all interactions with members of the school community and reinforce the school’s Learning Principles

Student Life and School Community

• Pastoral Care: Act as an Advisor for a small group of students, teaching the social-emotional learning curriculum and fostering a sense of student belonging.

• Behavior Management: Manage student behavior in the classroom through the establishment of clear expectations and reinforcement of standards of conduct.

• Co-Curricular Activities: Sponsor and/or coach an athletic team, club, or other extra-curricular activity. This is part of the responsibility of the professional educator.

• School Events & Travel: Commit to chaperoning learning experiences that require overseas and/or overnight excursions (e.g., CWW program). Chaperone and participate in evening and/or weekend school activities each year, as assigned (including "Back-to-School Night").

Qualification, Experience & Skills,

• Experience teaching mathematics across a broad range of levels preferred

• Illustrative Mathematics and/or other problem-based curriculum experience preferred

• International Baccalaureate training and experience preferred

• Standards-based instructional and curricular experience preferred

• At least two years of full-time teaching experience preferred

• Excellent verbal and written English language skills

• Confident technology skills for teaching and administrative tasks (i.e., Web Applications, Google Applications, calculators, and mathematics-related programs or apps on the computer to enhance learning)

Dispositions and Personal Attributes

• Collaboration: Cooperative and collaborative, establishing effective working relationships with staff, students, and parents.

• Growth Mindset: Seeks continuous improvement, openly accepts and considers different perspectives, and is committed to reflection.

• Initiative: Demonstrates initiative and the ability to multi-task, illustrating strong organizational and time-management skills.

• Problem-Solving: Maintains a solution-based approach to problem-solving and manages change effectively.

• Climate: Contributes positively to a vibrant and inclusive school climate.

• Enthusiasm: Truly enjoys working with High School aged students.

• Communication: Effective communicator, in English, both in written and oral form.