High School Math Teacher/Guide

STEAD•Commerce City, CO

33d•$54,600 - $74,515•Onsite

About The Position

The STEAD School is seeking a passionate and innovative individual to join their team as a Math Instructional Guide. This role goes beyond traditional teaching, focusing on building culture and relationships within a unique educational environment. The STEAD School is a public, independent charter school that opened in 2021, serving a diverse student population. They utilize a problem-driven, project-based curriculum with a personalized learning philosophy, integrating Science, Technology, Environment, Agriculture, and Design with a wide range of creative and physical pursuits. The school is committed to diversity, inclusion, and fostering critical thinking and risk-taking in students. They emphasize small class sizes and a focus on learning over traditional schooling.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree is required
State accreditation and licensing preferred
Masters degree highly preferred
Ongoing maintenance of all requirements regarding professional courses and in-services required.
Prior teaching experience is highly preferred.
Maintain positivity and professionalism
Thorough understanding of the pedagogy and best practices of education.
Desire to teach secondary (high) school-aged children and ability to adapt to their developmental status.
The ability to design lessons that teach curriculum in an engaging manner, applying various teaching methods such as the flipped classroom, lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and individual or collaborative projects and research.
Strong supervisory and leadership skills to manage the classroom.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the proven ability to maintain professionalism and tact in high-stress situations.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Creative analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

Plans, develops, and delivers an engaging, age-appropriate course of study in the classroom, adhering to The STEAD School's best practices, state and school district curriculum guidelines.
Designs and delivers individual lesson plans of various mathematical courses including algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, and other advanced math subjects using a variety of teaching techniques and appealing to various learning styles.
Illustrate the real-world applications of mathematical concepts to help students understand the practical significance of what they are learning.
Prepares materials for lessons, assignments, and tests; evaluates, corrects, and grades student performance.
Plan, organize and execute field trips and accelerator week curriculum and events.