Upper School Math Teacher
Apply NowCompany: Wildwood School
Location: Los Angeles, CA 90011
Description:
Wildwood School is an urban, coed, college-preparatory, K-12 school in West Los Angeles recognized for its innovative practices, progressive pedagogy, and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) programming. In operation for over 50 years, the school enrolls 740 students in three divisions on two campuses. Wildwood School's deep commitment to ongoing professional development feeds a renowned Outreach Center that has provided programming for public and independent school teachers, administrators, and trustees in 16 states and eight countries. Wildwood is a founding member of the Mastery Transcript Consortium.
Wildwood School is currently seeking a dynamic educator who is interested in and responsive to an evolving and innovative educational environment. Wildwood teachers are active participants in the life of the school and are life-long learners in their craft.
Our current opening for an upper school math teacher calls for an educator who combines expertise across the upper school range of courses with an interest and experience in teaching Algebra II as the primary teaching assignment. This teaching assignment might also include other levels of upper-school math, from Algebra to Calculus.
Core duties of Wildwood teachers include:
Collaborating with colleagues to design instructional materials, projects, and assessments
Differentiating instruction to meet the needs of a range of learners
Assessing student mastery of course standards
Utilizing a variety of assessment methods to inform instruction
Providing comprehensive feedback in narrative form twice a year
Communicating proactively and consistently with students and families regarding student growth and development
Wildwood teachers are active participants in the life of the school beyond their classrooms. Additional responsibilities of Wildwood teachers are to:
Serve as an advisor, executing Wildwood's advisory curriculum with an emphasis on social-emotional learning, multicultural skill building, and academic oversight
Contribute to the work of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Contribute to the work of school committees, task forces, and the Admissions Office
Attend overnight retreats and evening/weekend student events throughout the year
Provide supervision for lunch, recess, and passing periods
Ideal candidates have
Minimum of 3 years of teaching experience
BA or higher in mathematics or a related field
Experience facilitating or co-facilitating an advisory group
Training, demonstrated professional development, or certification in teaching and learning
Salary Range: $69,000.00 - $130,000.00. The higher end of the range is reserved for those with decades of experience and/or advanced degrees.
Wildwood School is an equal-opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit. We want to have the best available people in every job.
Wildwood School policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, gender identity, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition including genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local law or ordinance or regulation. Wildwood School also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful.
Wildwood School is currently seeking a dynamic educator who is interested in and responsive to an evolving and innovative educational environment. Wildwood teachers are active participants in the life of the school and are life-long learners in their craft.
Our current opening for an upper school math teacher calls for an educator who combines expertise across the upper school range of courses with an interest and experience in teaching Algebra II as the primary teaching assignment. This teaching assignment might also include other levels of upper-school math, from Algebra to Calculus.
Core duties of Wildwood teachers include:
Collaborating with colleagues to design instructional materials, projects, and assessments
Differentiating instruction to meet the needs of a range of learners
Assessing student mastery of course standards
Utilizing a variety of assessment methods to inform instruction
Providing comprehensive feedback in narrative form twice a year
Communicating proactively and consistently with students and families regarding student growth and development
Wildwood teachers are active participants in the life of the school beyond their classrooms. Additional responsibilities of Wildwood teachers are to:
Serve as an advisor, executing Wildwood's advisory curriculum with an emphasis on social-emotional learning, multicultural skill building, and academic oversight
Contribute to the work of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Contribute to the work of school committees, task forces, and the Admissions Office
Attend overnight retreats and evening/weekend student events throughout the year
Provide supervision for lunch, recess, and passing periods
Ideal candidates have
Minimum of 3 years of teaching experience
BA or higher in mathematics or a related field
Experience facilitating or co-facilitating an advisory group
Training, demonstrated professional development, or certification in teaching and learning
Salary Range: $69,000.00 - $130,000.00. The higher end of the range is reserved for those with decades of experience and/or advanced degrees.
Wildwood School is an equal-opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit. We want to have the best available people in every job.
Wildwood School policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, gender identity, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition including genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local law or ordinance or regulation. Wildwood School also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful.