10-11 Grade Math Instructor (Fall 2026

Title: Math Instructor (10th/11th Grade)

Department: SEO High School Scholars, New York

Report to: Senior Manager, Teaching & Learning

Compensation: $50/hour

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Location: New York, NY

Work Arrangement: This role requires on-site work at LIU for 11th Grade and Baruch College 10th Grade

Hours: Up to 10 hours/programming week

Schedule: 8:45-3:05 PM (Sat)

Founded in 1963 during the Civil Rights Movement, SEO closes educational and career opportunity gaps for 7,000 ambitious young people annually.

SEO Scholars is a free, eight-year, academic program that transforms public high school students in New York City, San Francisco, North Carolina, and Miami into college graduates. SEO Scholars successfully educates and mentors students to and through college. 100% of Scholars are accepted into four-year colleges, 85% of Scholars graduate with a Bachelor’s degree, and 80% are first-generation college graduates. All are welcome to apply.

Instructors will join SEO’s community of passionate educators to implement a rigorous college prep curriculum for motivated and driven high school students. Using our original curriculum and a student-centered, anti-oppressive approach to teaching and learning, instructors play an integral part in supporting our Scholars’ journeys to a competitive college and beyond. Instructors promote depth of understanding and skill acquisition by serving as a coach and facilitator of learning.

• Instruction & Facilitation
• Teach four periods of Math.
• Follow provided lesson plans and meet lesson objectives, abiding by SEO’s articulated criteria for rigorous instruction and student engagement.
• Navigate Instructional Technologies
• Learn and efficiently utilize our instructional technologies such as Brightspace (Learning Management System), GSuit applications, and Zoom chat (instant messaging tool) in a Blended Learning environment.
• Content Preparation
• Read, internalize, and practice all lesson plans and materials provided by SEO prior to teaching.
• Implement thoughtful adjustments to pacing and activities based on specific student needs.
• Grading and Record-Keeping
• Calculate grades according to rubrics and stipulations in provided lesson plans.
• Provide actionable, growth-oriented feedback to students.
• Complete all grading in a timely manner (1 week turnaround) and keep the electronic gradebook up to date on Brightspace (our LMS).
• Classroom Culture
• Maintain responsive & restorative approaches to promote students’ connection to the content, investment in the learning experience, and positive relationship to all members of the community.
• Collaboration with SEO Staff and Instructors
• Attend all scheduled meetings, professional development trainings, check-ins, and debriefs and respond to all emails and Zoom chats in a timely manner.
• Responsiveness to Coaching and Feedback
• Meet with your assigned instructional coach (Lead Instructor) at least twice during the semester to receive and implement feedback and recommendations from their classroom observations.

Instructors will be placed in either 10th or 11th Grade. The math courses offered this semester are:

• 10th Math:
  
  Pattern and Structure
• In this course, students will explore algebraic and geometric concepts by identifying patterns and describing mathematical structures. You will help students build on their knowledge of numbers and operations, algebraic representation, and functions and their graphs to deepen their understanding of the logic that underpins algebraic manipulation and make connections between algebra and geometry.
• The concepts and skills that students will explore in this course form the foundation for trigonometry and future math courses. This is where they start to transition from foundational math to more challenging and rewarding math.
• 11th Math: SAT Math Fundamentals
• In this course, students will learn how their journey through the SEO math curriculum up to this point has already prepared them in a substantial way for math on the SAT. You’ll teach students how to leverage this hard-earned knowledge and apply heuristic problem-solving strategies and Desmos calculator techniques to achieve success…