Middle School Math & Science Teacher-Researcher

MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH & SCIENCE TEACHER RESEARCHER

Location: Richmond, VA Job Category: Full-time, Faculty and Instructional Staff

Classification: Exempt

Department: Middle School

Start Date :  School Year

Sabot School, a progressive preschool–Grade 8 school in Richmond and a leader in the Reggio Emilia Approach®, seeks a Middle School Math and Science Teacher-Researcher.

Under the guidance of the Director of Grades 5-8, this role involves co-teaching 7th- and 8th-grade Math and Science (STEM curricular approach). The ideal candidate will be passionate about integrating technology, fostering project-based learning, and creating a dynamic, inquiry-driven classroom environment.

Rooted in the Reggio Emilia philosophy, this position encourages deep exploration, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving. As a Teacher-Researcher, this role also involves continuous professional development, engaging in action research by generating hypotheses and questions, documenting student work, and reflecting both individually and collaboratively, in addition to designing and implementing engaging curricula that support student-driven projects and promote a social-constructivist approach to learning.

This is an exciting opportunity for an educator who values collaboration, embraces innovation, and seeks to inspire students to understand and interact with the world through mathematics, science, and technology.

Education & Experience

• Education: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in teaching, math, science or a related field is required. Master’s degree or higher preferred.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Must be able to complete a background check.

SPECIFIC TO TEACHING MATH & SCIENCE (Grades 7–10, Advanced Middle School Learners)

• Mathematics: well-versed in advanced middle school and early high school topics, including proportional reasoning, algebraic thinking, functions, geometry, and data analysis/statistics, with the ability to extend students into Algebra I and Geometry-level concepts as appropriate.
• Science: well-versed in Physical Science and Earth Science concepts, including forces and motion, energy, waves, matter, weather and climate systems, and Earth’s dynamic processes, with opportunities for high school-level depth and application
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• Facilitate a rigorous, problem-centered, project-based, and inquiry-driven curriculum that challenges advanced middle school learners to think critically and independently using 21st-century skills.
• Design interdisciplinary learning experiences that connect math and science with technology, engineering, and social studies through complex, real-world applications (e.g., climate modeling, engineering design challenges, data analysis projects).
• Guide students through both advanced mathematical reasoning and the scientific process
  , emphasizing abstraction, problem-solving, experimentation, data analysis, and evidence-based argumentation.
• Help students represent increasingly complex ideas in multiple ways, including graphs, symbolic representations, data visualizations, models, and formal written explanations
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• Integrate hands-on investigations, labs, and long-term projects that require persistence, collaboration, and higher-level critical thinking.
• Emphasize depth over breadth
  , encouraging students to explore concepts deeply and make meaningful connections across disciplines.
• Differentiate instruction to both support and extend learners
  , providing scaffolds while also offering enrichment and acceleration opportunities.
• Prepare students for the transition to high school-level coursework
  , building both content knowledge and the habits of mind needed for advanced study.
• Teach a curriculum that includes diverse perspectives
  , especially voices that are underrepresented in our society and in STEM fields.

• Willingness to participate fully in a dynamic day school environment in Richmond, Virginia.
• Demonstrates professionalism and serves as a role model by modeling honesty, accountability, understanding, tolerance, respect, love, and kindness for students.
• Develops and maintains professional, collaborative, and…