Mathematics Teacher SY 25-26
Mathematics Teacher SY 25-26
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Job Description
Position:
Math Teacher Grade 6
Rindge Avenue Upper School
Rindge Avenue Upper School Community:
Rindge Avenue Upper School is a dynamic middle school energized by our collaboratively created school improvement plan. Our vision is rooted in the district goals for all Upper Schools: academic excellence and social justice for all students. We are also deeply committed to becoming a more culturally responsive learning institution and work to maintain an equity lens on all we do. We believe we can achieve our goals by grounding our school in our deeply shared core values created together by staff students and families: Reflect Aim high seek Unity have Compassion. Having these values at our center empowers us to learn take risks and grow together in a safe and nurturing environment. Students teachers and families share responsibility for creating an inclusive community. We stay true to our values by reflecting regularly and repairing the community when needed. Everyone has access to an excellent education and everyone is equally valued respected and accepted for who they are.
The Role:
The Rindge Avenue Upper School is seeking to hire an exceptional teacher to join our team as a math teacher. The math teacher will be responsible for the instruction of gradelevel math Common Core content and practice standards in accordance with the district curriculum map. All instruction will be facilitated within a heterogeneous classroom using flexible grouping. The successful candidate will have experience planning implementing and adapting curriculum based on the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for Mathematics and the associated mathematical practice standards. Leveraging a strong belief that all students are capable of achieving at the highest levels they will provide multiple access points and scaffolding within instruction and assessment for a wide range of learners.
Key Responsibilities:
- Empower a diverse group of learners via compassionate math instruction guided by district curriculum maps and using Math in Focus as the primary resource alongside other supplemental materials.
- Identify unique student needs and collaborate with team members to effectively address those needs and improve instructional practices throughout the school.
- In math instruction leverage and support students in using technology specifically ENO Boards Chromebooks and Google Docs.
- Incorporate a variety of assessment strategies in order to inform and modify instruction as well as target intervention and enrichment needs.
- Partner with families to include them in each students learning and development guided by a profound understanding of the importance of this connection.
Your Skill Set:
As the incoming Math Teacher you will possess many though perhaps not all of the following characteristics and qualifications:
- Two or more years of Mathematics teaching experience in the middle grades with a proven track record of promoting high achievement in the classroom.
- Strong classroom management skills.
- Experience leading instruction in urban school settings.
- Strong knowledge of Common Core/MA Curriculum Framework for Mathematics.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills alongside the ability to establish and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with a diverse staff and student body.
- Bachelors degree required; Masters in Education strongly preferred.
- Massachusetts Teacher Licensure in Mathematics 58 required.
- A strong work ethic alongside a commitment to doing whatever it takes for students to excel.
How to Join Our Team:
Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter outlining how your skills experience and commitment to equity in education meet the qualifications of the position as well as stating how you heard about this opportunity.
At the Cambridge Public Schools we are committed to cultivating an environment where diverse perspectives and backgrounds are embraced acknowledging that a team reflecting diversity of race color ancestry national origin religion age gender marital/domestic partner status sexual orientation gender identity disability status and veteran status allows us to serve our communities better. To that end we welcome and encourage applicants to bring their authentic selves when considering employment opportunities within our school district.
Employment Type
Full-Time
