Mathematics Position Job Description; Vanguard High School NYC
Vanguard High School is currently looking for a NYS certified 9-12
Mathematics teacher to join our team. Our school is an established
small school (15 years) with an extremely supportive principal and a
congenial working environment, small classes (less than 25).

We are looking for a passionate, caring, knowledgeable teacher who has
experience teaching in heterogeneous, cooperative-learning
environments.   Special preference will be given to those teachers
with experience in teaching our curriculum, College Preparatory
Mathematics, and those teachers with 3+ years of teaching.  Additional
interests/abilities are a plus, as there is opportunity to teach
electives.

Our math team has created a supportive and stimulating environment.
The ideal candidate would be a team-player, with interest in
professional development and classroom-based research.

Please visit our website www.vanguardnyc.org to familiarize yourself
with the Vanguard community. You will find specific information about
our educational philosophy and Coalition of Essential Schools Common
Principles.

Please email your resume to our Math Team: kariko...@gmail.com by
April 30, 2008.

Mission
Vanguard High School is a community of learners committed to becoming
literate, articulate, analytical, reflective and empathetic citizens.
Respect for self and others is the motivating force toward developing
socially productive, useful and responsible members of society.

Our School
Vanguard is a small high school in New York City. Our commitment to
the Coalition of Essential Schools' Twelve Principles www.essentialschools.org
and the New York State Performance Based Standards Consortium
www.performanceassessment.org drives our educational philosophy. This
enables us to create a school that has high expectations, shared
accountability, is student-centered, and uses performance-based
instruction and assessment to measure what our students learn.

Vanguard students fulfill graduation requirements by demonstrating
their knowledge through the completion of five Academic Portfolios and
presentations to graduation committees, as well as achieving success
on the requisite Regents Exams. In addition, graduates must complete
four years of full academic and elective courses of student work.

Expectations of All Staff Members
Desired candidates should have experience with and / or willingness
regarding the following areas:
* Teaching and knowledge of subject area.
* Actively collaborating with team to plan and implement curriculum
decisions; otherwise collaborating with staff.
* Implementing written, oral, and visual performance-based assessment
and project-based curriculum.
* Serving as a supportive Advisor to a group of students.
* Regularly communicating with parents and students around issues
concerning students' academic development and emotional well-being.
* Coordinating extracurricular clubs, after-school study groups, and
other professional and administrative responsibilities; including
participating in weekly after-school meetings, school retreats and
tutoring.
* Possession of effective communication skills including ability to
express ideas, share information and to reflect on teaching
practices.
* Implementing active learning techniques and supporting all students,
including special education and English language learners, in
heterogeneous classrooms.
* Attending professional development opportunities both in-house and
within the larger educational community.
* Implementing lessons with a block schedule format.

Expectations of Mathematics Teacher:
Desired candidates should have experience with and/or willingness
regarding the following areas:
* Use of NTCM standards and practices in a "teacher as coach" model
with a heterogeneous group of students.
* Ongoing use of multiple assessment tools to drive instruction and
monitor student progress.
* Teaching for understanding and depth using constructivist learning,
rather than "coverage" of topics.
* Designing, implementing, and evaluating exhibitions and projects
using rubrics.
* Participation in professional development, such as peer observation,
curriculum development workshops,  math conferences, etc.
* Experience with CPM, College Preparatory Mathematics (or a
willingness to get trained in it)
* Flexibility to teach any grade level, including AP Calculus.

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(212) 744-1723