High School Math Teacher ($2,000 Sign on Bonus)
Company: Academy of Thought & Industry
Location: Miami
Posted on: August 8, 2022
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Job Description:
At the Academy of Thought and Industry we are creating a deeply
motivating adolescent program that inspires and empowers students
to live meaningful lives. It's an important and exciting challenge
that requires tremendous creativity and ingenuity.Are you
interested in receiving a bonus reward of $1,000 in August and
$1,000 in January? Have you been searching for a friendly team of
educators who hold themselves to high standards? Have you been
looking for a place where you can grow and learn and develop your
career?We are looking to hire a High School Math Teacher for the
Fall 2022 school year. Apply today and join our wonderful
community!Your RoleAs our ATI High School Math Teacher, you will
deliver an exceptional learning experience for students.
Responsibilities include:Deliver and adapt as needed the
proprietary curriculum developed by ATI programmatic
expertsCollaborate with curriculum developers by providing regular
feedback on the curriculumFacilitate students' progression using
Altitude Learning Platform, a learning management system
specifically designed to promote individualized, student-led
learningProvide regular, substantive feedback on student work, both
in-person and documented in AltitudeCommunicate regularly with
families detailing both class and individual student progressServe
as a coach for a cohort of students, providing 1:1 support,
guidance, and help with goal-setting and social/emotional
learningHelp your colleagues to build a strong, supportive
community that embodies the ATI valuesRapidly innovate and iterate
on the school model with ATI's program experts and your school
colleaguesOur courses focus on truly understanding the foundations
of math. We use a combination of Montessori resources and
proprietary curriculum to bring math concepts to life, to enable
students to see math in the world around them. This is facilitated
both by a historical perspective and by a love and respect for
modern progress.Being a new ATI guide also includes participating
in a school-sponsored 20-month adolescent guide preparation course
through the Prepared Montessorian Institute leading to a
widely-accepted MACTE Montessori Credential. This professional
development requirement offers guides the comprehensive theoretical
and practical knowledge and skills, as well as mentorship, to
become successful practitioners of the Montessori Method with
students ages 12-18.About YouThe ideal candidate loves math and
loves teaching teenagers. We are looking, first and foremost, for
someone who deeply believes in adolescents' capacity for learning,
growth, and self-development. This is a challenging age! Our guides
support students overall as they navigate the difficulties of
self-creation in their transition to adulthood. We are looking for
educators who want to become part of a tight-knit community, who
care deeply about adolescent development, and believe that a good
education in math is essential and valuable for a better adult
life!We're looking for someone who is:Strongly interested in
co-creating a vibrant, loving school communityDedicated to
contributing to an innovative online curriculumMotivated by
measurement and assessment of learningAn experienced (or deeply
committed to learning) mentor, advisor, or coach of adolescents,
dedicated to helping them explore their passions, learn to manage
difficulties and embrace their giftsAn expert in the study and
application of the math and other STEM subjectsPassionate about
developing student problem-solving skills and mindsets and their
ability to make connections to the real worldDeeply motivated to
fostering autonomy and individuality of students and willing to
personalize instruction and assessment significantly based on
student needsAn excellent communicator in speech and writingHighly
organized and able to manage resources, responsibilities, and time
purposefullyCommitted to the idea of endless improvement personally
and professionallyWe are open to a range of backgrounds and
experiences. We are committed to building a team that represents a
variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you have
experience with or training in Montessori pedagogy, please let us
know in your cover letter.About UsThe Academy of Thought and
Industry is a Montessori-inspired middle and high school network.
Our goal is to empower adolescents to become the authors of their
own lives. We have a high-agency and high-accountability model that
combines the rigor of a classical education with the individualized
approach of a progressive approach. We are looking for guides who
love their subject, and love working with teens. Guides who will
strive with their students as growth-minded, ambitious, and
compassionate partners.Our unique model includes a low
student-to-teacher ratio (1:12 or less) and one-on-one coaching.
Each guide also serves as a coach for a cohort of students, helping
them grow and thrive. You will work with your coachees to set and
achieve both academic and personal goals.These 5 core values form
the basis of our school culture:The Pursuit of Knowledge: We pursue
knowledge not as an academic exercise, but to improve our judgement
and actions in the world.The Power of Agency: We believe that human
beings, using their reason, judgment, and passion, are capable of
leading self-directed lives of profound meaning and worth. We seek
to develop and exercise our capacity to act with purpose,
integrity, and conviction in pursuit of our aspirations.The Love of
Work: Purposeful work is central to a life well-lived. In choosing
our work, we direct our energies intentionally toward our goals,
bring structure and focus to our lives, and reshape our worlds.
Through cultivating our capacity for work, as well as our
appreciation of the rewards of work well done, we develop a
character capable of genuine effort and great achievement.The Joy
of Community: We recognize the value of deep, honest relationships,
and we offer others an authentic self that makes such relationships
possible. We enliven and enrich each other through our choice to
share norms, practices and expectations. In doing so, we experience
the joy of belonging and develop a deep and abiding sense of love
and responsibility for the communities we embrace.The Courage to
Live Wholeheartedly: To fully engage with the world requires a
tremendous amount of vulnerability and moral courage. In order to
become our best selves, we bravely face our insecurities and have
the courage to care deeply about our values.If you want to join a
thriving and growing new school community, help revolutionize
education, and bring out the best in your students and yourself,
please apply below and include a detailed cover letter explaining
your qualifications and interest in this role.
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