Mathematics Instructors - Providence, United States - Rhode Island College

Rhode Island College
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Description

The Rhode Island College Upward Bound Program is a federally funded program for rising 10, 11, and 12-grade college-bound high school students.

The goal of Upward Bound is to increase the high school graduation, college-going, and college graduation rates of program participants.


Introduction to the Summer:


During the summer program, we focus on building a community that has high expectations for academic achievement, personal development, behavior, and student accountability.

The students will be living in a residence hall and supervised by a team of tutor counselors and program advisors.

They will be taking high school courses in literature and writing, mathematics, science, SAT prep, STEM, dance, and foreign language.

In addition to these courses, the students will have the opportunity to participate in recreational, social, cultural activities, and field trips.


The Upward Bound Program seeks individuals who can commit to expected timeframes and support our philosophy, mission, and Code of Conduct (document to be provided if offered an interview).


Overview of Mathematics Courses:

The curriculum and learning objectives for the assigned class need to be designed to align with the State Standards.

It is important to incorporate innovative approaches to introduce new concepts, improve students' ability to think and reason at a higher level, enhance problem-solving skills, emphasize mathematical modeling, enable mastery, and boost students' confidence to take higher level courses in mathematics and science.

Essential Duties

  • Develop course curriculum and objectives designed to be responsive to DOE curriculum requirements for the coming academic year, particularly to emphasize mathematical modeling and the use of mathematics and statistics to analyze empirical situations, understand them better, and improve decisions.
  • Use instructional approaches that respect the diversity of learners and employ innovative methods to engage students in mastering the course objectives to succeed at higher levels.
  • Prepare a challenging course syllabus according to program guidelines.
  • Assess each student's competency level with respect to the course material and identify strategies and support services to help them improve.
  • Submit biweekly progress reports and a final evaluation report on each student, meeting established deadlines.
  • Create a supportive learning environment that encourages appropriate behavior according to the standards set forth in the Upward Bound Code of Conduct. Foster positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and selfmotivation.
  • Meet weekly with the assigned class Tutor Counselor to discuss student progress, review tutoring logs, and provide guidance and support.
  • Confer regularly with the Upward Bound advisors and meet with each at least once during the summer.
  • Discuss organizational and campus issues with Director in a timely manner.
  • Collaborate with other instructors to enhance teaching and student success.
Occasional Duties Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

  • Strong commitment to teaching students from diverse, lowincome, firstgeneration backgrounds.
  • Excellent classroom management, interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills.
Required Qualifications


Education:
Bachelor's degree in relevant field.


Experience:


  • At least two years' formal classroom teaching experience with groups of lowincome, first generation high school students.
  • At least two years' experience developing course curriculum and objectives which are aligned to state standards.
Preferred Qualifications

Teachers with RI secondary school/mathematics teaching certification

Environmental Conditions

The employee is not exposed to known adverse environmental conditions. Instruction and tutoring occurs in classrooms, residence hall, and other college facilities. However, participation in cultural and social activities with students is expected.
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