SY High School Algebra Teacher

About Ascend

Ascend is Brooklyn's premier K-12 public charter network, committed to graduating high-achieving students who have access to boundless choice in their futures - not only through college acceptance, but through meaningful preparation for career readiness and thriving adult lives.

Across our schools, we pair rigorous academics with strong systems, supportive adult culture, and a deep belief in students' brilliance and potential. Our work is grounded in the understanding that preparing students for long-term success requires excellence in instruction, intentional culture-building, and disciplined execution at every level of the organization.

At Ascend, adults are held to high standards because our students deserve nothing less. How we teach, lead, collaborate, and make decisions every day directly shapes the opportunities our students will have tomorrow.

Join us in shaping learning environments where curiosity is nurtured, excellence is the norm, and every student is prepared for a lifetime of boundless choice.

Brooklyn Ascend High School seeks a High School Algebra 1 Teacher to deliver rigorous, Regents-aligned instruction grounded in scientific reasoning, quantitative precision, and laboratory inquiry.

• Teach Algebra 1 (Grade
  9) aligned to New York State Learning Standards and Regents expectations.
• Design and deliver engaging lessons that cultivate conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and mathematical reasoning.
• Develop scholars' ability to construct formal proofs, justify mathematical thinking with evidence, and communicate complex ideas using precise mathematical language.
• Facilitate inquiry-based learning experiences that encourage exploration, discourse, and multiple solution pathways.
• Differentiate instruction to ensure all scholars access rigorous grade-level content while accelerating growth.
• Build strong connections between algebra, geometry, trigonometry, engineering, architecture, and other STEM disciplines.

• Prepare scholars for successful completion of the New York State Algebra 1 Regents Examination.
• Lead students through the Architecture & Design Exhibition
  , where scholars apply algebraic principles to design and model authentic spaces or structures.
• Support students in producing technical drawings, mathematical models, and evidence-based design rationales that demonstrate mastery of algebraic concepts.
• Ensure culminating projects reflect both mathematical rigor and real-world application.

• Participate in weekly STEM data meetings to analyze scholar work, assessment results, and instructional effectiveness.
• Use formative, interim, and Regents-aligned assessment data to adjust instruction and accelerate scholar achievement.
• Engage fully in instructional coaching, observation cycles, and professional learning.
• Implement feedback with urgency and continuously refine instructional practice.
• Collaborate with STEM colleagues to ensure vertical alignment and coherence across the mathematics sequence.

• Establish a classroom culture grounded in intellectual curiosity, perseverance, collaboration, and academic excellence.
• Maintain consistent, structured classroom routines aligned to school-wide expectations.
• Partner with the Dean of Culture & Community and student support teams to promote scholar success.
• Serve as an advisor, fostering strong relationships that support students' academic, personal, and post-secondary development.
• Inspire scholars to view mathematics as a powerful tool for understanding and shaping the world.

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Mathematics Education, or a closely related…