Math Teacher Grades 7-12

Mount Vernon City School District•Mount Vernon, NY

12h

About The Position

Mathematics teachers in the Mount Vernon City School District work with diverse students to develop knowledge and skills in Math 7, Math 8, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Precalculus, Statistics, and AP Calculus AB. Instruction includes exploration and experimentation, reading, discussion, and writing, using varied strategies to help students make sense of problems, persevere, and solve them. The goal is to prepare students for academic autonomy and college-preparatory work by the end of high school. Teachers prepare students for New York State Regents, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate mathematics exams while also developing mathematical thinkers through questioning, modeling, investigations, and data analysis. They guide students in applying subject knowledge through evidence-based explanations and arguments, and in addressing real-world problems affecting their communities. Teachers help students recognize mathematics in everyday life and develop the tools to be critical consumers and innovative problem solvers. The role also includes planning and assessing instruction, adapting learning activities to students’ needs, managing classroom routines, collaborating with colleagues, communicating with parents, maintaining online teacher pages and assignment and grade updates, attending school events and professional activities, and reflecting on teaching to identify professional development needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Valid New York State Mathematics Certification.
Proven record of planning lessons with clear learning objectives and a means of assessing whether objectives have been met.
Strong organizational and communication skills.
Demonstrated content knowledge and familiarity with New York State Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards, including Standards for Mathematical Practice, Clusters, Domains, and Coherence Linkages.
Demonstrated success tailoring instruction to the needs of diverse learners.
Ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve common goals.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.

Responsibilities

Teach mathematics content including Math 7, Math 8, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Precalculus, Statistics, and AP Calculus AB.
Prepare students for New York State Regents, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate mathematics exams.
Develop students as mathematical thinkers by encouraging questions, model development, investigations, and data analysis.
Guide students in applying subject knowledge through evidence-based explanations and arguments and in addressing real-world community problems.
Help students understand the relevance of mathematics in everyday life and become critical consumers and innovative problem solvers.
Plan lessons with clear learning objectives and assess whether those objectives have been met.
Use formal and informal assessment tools and knowledge of human development to select appropriate learning activities.
Manage classroom routines and procedures.
Work collaboratively with others to achieve common goals.
Incorporate appropriate educational technology and media.
Communicate regularly with parents outside report cards and scheduled conferences.
Maintain teacher web pages and provide weekly assignment and grade updates on the web portal; produce interim, quarterly, and semester grades.
Attend faculty meetings, workshops, faculty and staff retreats, assemblies, and celebrations.
Reflect critically on teaching, identify professional development needs, and participate in a professional development plan linked to grade level, department, and school philosophy.
Remain receptive to suggestions for professional growth.