Title: Saturday Academy Lead Instructor (ALL)
FLSA: Part-time, Seasonal
Department: SF Scholars
Reports To: Manager of Teaching & Learning
Compensation: $60 (Hourly)
Location: In-Person – UC Law campus in San Francisco or Berkeley City College campus in Berkeley
Dates: Fall Semester; 9/4-12/14
ABOUT SEO Scholars
For more than 60 years, SEO has created a more equitable society by closing the educational and career opportunity gap for ambitious Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and Native American young people. All are welcome to apply to our programs.
POSITION OVERVIEW
Lead Instructors will join SEO’s community of passionate educators to implement a rigorous college-prep curriculum for motivated and driven high school Scholars. Bringing pedagogical expertise, grounding in empathy, and developing our instructional community, our Lead Instructors are vital to the growth and success of SEO. Lead Instructors provide direct teacher development and support. Leads must hold a unique perspective on teaching and coaching practices to effectively lead classroom observations and content meetings.
DATES, SCHEDULE, & WEEKLY HOURS
OrientationsLead Instructor Orientation:
- 9/4; Remote from 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Leads will help facilitate In-Person Instructor Orientations:
- Instructor Orientation: 9/21; 9:00am-2:30pm
- Fall Saturday Academy: Typically 3 Saturdays a month, exact dates vary. Due to our staffing needs and only seeing Scholars once a week, we cannot support more than 2 absences a semester. Saturday Academy Programming is held on campus from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (PT) on the following Saturdays:
9 Saturdays: 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 12/7, 12/14Schedule:
- Arrive by 9:00am for Instructor Morning Huddle
- Classes start at 9:45 am
- Typical Lead Instructor Schedules might include:
- Classroom observations
- Instructor coaching 1:1s
- ELA content meetings with ELA instructors
- Lead and/or participate in SEO Professional Development opportunities
- Collaborative meetings with SEO staff
- Independent Work including preparation, instructor data analysis, coaching plan and observation review
- Saturday Academy programming concludes at 4:00 pm.
Weekly Hours: The Instructors are allotted 12 maximum hours per week during their seasonal employment, made up of Standard and Flex Hours.
- Standard Hours are when the instructor must be working on site with staff or students instructing a class or engaging with an instructional prep or support period:
- Saturdays, 9:00am-4:00pm (with a 50 minute lunch) = 6.5 Hours/weekly
- Flex Hours make up the additional “instructor work” educators know go into the job. This is time spent preparing for the lesson, grading, entering gradebook data, writing Scholar feedback, communicating with staff and Scholars, etc. These are hours put in outside of the required schedule and can be completed asynchronously throughout the week = up to 5.5 Flex Hours/weekly.
SITE LOCATIONS:
Saturday Academy Programming will take place at either:
- UC Law campus: 200 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102; off the Civic Center BART stop
- Berkeley City College: 2050 Center St, Berkeley, CA 94704; off the Downtown Berkeley BART stop
SEO ELA COURSES
- 10th Grade ELA Curriculum: “Exploring Arguments”
- How can we deconstruct and evaluate the arguments in nonfiction texts? How can we construct powerful and persuasive arguments in our writing? During our Saturday Academy classes, we will apply a critical lens to nonfiction texts as we identify techniques that writers use to present and support their arguments. We will assess how individual details and the text’s structure work to shape our understanding of the topic at hand. Additionally, we will work on developing and supporting arguments in our writing. We will use these skills to experience the process of writing as a form of inquiry that allows us to explore ideas and different points of view.
- 11th Grade ELA Curriculum: “Personal Statement Writing”
- In this course, we will focus on personal storytelling, with the goal of developing a personal statement for college applications next year. You will learn about personal statements, how to structure your statement, and you’ll have time to draft your statement. By the end of the course, you will have a draft of a personal statement that you can potentially use for your college application next year. Additionally, by the end of the course, you will have grown in your understanding of yourself as a writer, which will prepare you for college and beyond.
SEO MATH COURSES:
- For Fall 2024, the following math courses will be offered:
- 10th Math: Algebra
- 11th Math: SAT Math
- Relevant Skills:
- Numbers and Operations, Graphs and Relationships, and Algebra/Pattern and Structure Courses
- Skills include: properties of numbers; expressions, equations, and identities; ratio and rate; percentages; proportional reasoning; irrational numbers; linear, quadratic, and exponential functions (including compound growth formula); algebraic representation of functions; graphing functions and identifying key characteristics; modeling real-world situations with functions; systems of equations and inequalities; algebra with exponents; fractional exponents and roots; algebra with rational expressions and equations; properties 2D and 3D geometric figures; introduction to coordinate geometry.
- Trigonometry, Precalculus, and SAT Math Courses
- Skills include: triangle geometry and special triangles; trigonometric functions; inverse trig functions; radian measure; the unit circle; graphing and modeling with sine and cosine functions; unit analysis; function notation, including function composition and inverse functions; characteristics of graphs; transformations of graphs; average rate of change; introduction to limits; introduction to the derivative and the power rule; and content covered on the new digital SAT.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Coaching and Feedback - Engage in classroom observations, 1-1 debrief meetings, and collaborate with instructors for pedagogical development. Meet with each instructor at least twice during the semester to review and implement feedback and recommendations from their classroom observations. Coaching is centered on SEO’s Indicators of Effective Instruction including 1) Developing Facilitation & Protocols, 2) Strengthening Content & Learning, 3) Promoting Scholars’ Leadership & Self-Efficacy, and 4) Building Community.
- Content Expertise – Develop thorough understanding of content including necessary contexts, mindsets, and skills for scholar success. Facilitate content meetings to support instructor collaboration and success in teaching content.
- Professional Development – Collaborate with full-time staff to support development and success of the instructor community. Engage in additional professional development and meetings to collaborate with others on best practices of instructional coaching.
- Learning Labs: As content experts, Leads will co-facilitate learning labs to support collaboration across instructors. Leads will plan and facilitate 1-2 learning labs per semester for their assigned instructors. Labs will take place during prep periods and allot time for a strategic work session to implement learning in lesson preparation. Learning labs should focus on a content or grade level-specific topic and reflect the professional development needs of current instructional staff (ex. Utilizing tech tools, driving meaningful discussions, decoding word problems, math terminology, strategies for deep reading, etc.)
- Lead Instructor Meetings: Lead Instructors will meet periodically throughout the semester to note trends across instructors, collaborate on best practices, and communicate any support needed by full-time staff. These meetings will be led by full-time staff and will be coordinated at the beginning of each semester.
- Collaboration with SEO Staff and Other Instructors – Plan and work alongside fellow instructors to build optimal experiences for Scholar learning. Collaborate with Scholars’ Program Managers to communicate Scholar celebrations and/or concerns to ensure we are supporting the whole student. Attend all scheduled meetings, professional development trainings, check-ins, and debriefs and respond to all emails and Zoom chats in a timely manner.
COMPETENCIES:
- Mission-Driven – Demonstrated dedication to closing the opportunity gap for underserved and underrepresented students and young professionals
- Passionate about Education – A genuine love of working with high school students and a strong belief in rigorous education as a vehicle for societal change
- Student-Centered – Alignment with an instructional philosophy that positions teachers as thinking coaches and facilitators of student learning
- Empathetic – Capacity to recognize and appreciate the lived experience of students while supporting them in reaching their highest potential
- Growth-Oriented – Desire to grow and refine your teaching practice through instructional coaching and professional development opportunities
- Organized & Flexible – Adept at processing and acting upon complex logistical information and demonstrates flexibility when needed
- Conscientious Communicator – Proactive, reliable, and consistent staff partner who articulates ideas clearly and effectively to both adults and students
- Anti-Oppression and Equity Mindedness - Demonstrated commitment to an anti-racist and anti-oppressive teaching and learning framework that engages diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in practice.
- Cultural Responsiveness - Awareness of one's own cultural identity and views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on the varying cultural and community norms of Scholars and their families.
- Cultural Humility - Ability to apply critical reflection, self-awareness, and self-regulation to manage the influence of bias, power, privilege, and values in working with students and colleagues.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Required:
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in content related field
- Expertise and depth of knowledge in English Language Arts, writing, and reading skills
- Demonstrated success with project management and/or school or nonprofit-based administration
- High school classroom teaching experience
- Comfortable with and skilled at working with and navigating technological learning systems
- Completed an effective Application Task (T&L will send to you if qualified and expressed interest on the Fall interest form)
- Understanding and practice of student-centered pedagogy
- Meticulous attention to detail and deadline-driven work ethic
- Preferred:
- Secondary Education Degree and Certification
- Knowledge and experience with Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Certifications, PD course completions, and/or tertiary education in Instructional Technologies
- Knowledgeable with research-based, culturally responsive, equity-driven, and anti-oppressive instructional practices
*Teaching certification is not required
COMPENSATION & HOURS
Instructors are compensated on a competitive hourly rate scale that starts at $60/hour. This position averages 12 hours per week. The compensation listed reflects what SEO believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and SEO reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.
EEOC Policy
At SEO we are committed to cultivating a team that embodies the backgrounds and experiences of the constituencies we serve and the communities we live in, and a workplace that reflects the impact we make in the world. Candidates from historically excluded and underrepresented communities – including people of color, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ Community, veterans, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Equal Employment Opportunity is not just the law, it is our commitment.
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – M/F/D/V. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other legally protected status.
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Last updated on Aug 20, 2024