10-11 ELA Associate Instructor (Summer 2025)

Title: Summer Academy Associate Instructor, Math

Reports To: National Teaching & Learning Manager

FLSA: Part-time, Seasonal 

Location:  Guilford County, North Carolina (Remote) 

Dates:

• Pre-Semester Orientation and Asynchronous Training: Begins in June, exact dates to come

Programming Dates: Monday-Friday, July 1-25

Compensation: $32/hr 

There will also be future Saturday opportunities for Fall and Spring semesters.

Position Overview

Associate Instructors will join SEO’s community of passionate educators to implement a rigorous college prep curriculum for motivated and driven high school students. Associate Instructors co-teach alongside Instructors to facilitate classroom instruction, teach mini lessons, organize small group and one-on-one instruction, and provide additional Scholar support. Associate Instructors are the first to cover when there is an instructor absence and do not have grading responsibilities. Associate Instructors co-teach Math for 10th or 11th grade Scholars as well as co-teach one block of Advisory. 

SEO North Carolina is a bichronous program for Scholars with 100% online lesson instruction facilitated through Zoom.

The Courses

Associate Instructors will be placed depending on their self-reported proficiency and demo lesson. 

The math courses offered at SEO include:

• 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 CoursesSkills 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.

For Summer 2025, the following math courses will be offered: 

• 10th Math: Graphs and Relationships
• 11th Math: Precalculus

Math Associate Instructors also co-teach one period of our Advisory course. This course is designed to prepare Scholars for academic and social success. Throughout their time in SEO’s High School Scholars program, Advisory includes two courses, Identity & Empowerment (IE) and Level All. Level All is a college and career readiness partner.  9-11th grade lessons are organized by the following 5 themes: Preparing for Success in High School, Career Exploration, Affording College, College Exploration and Decision Making, College Applications and Admissions. 

Based on Math Associate Instructors’ grade placements, they will facilitate the following Advisory course: 

• 10th Grade– The Power of My Academic Identity

11th Grade– Identity and Motivation

Dates, Times, and Hours:

• Self-guided Asynchronous Instructor Training: New Instructional staff will complete Asynchronous Training that equates to 10 hours of work. This can be completed on your own time and will be completed prior to the start of programming.
• Instructor Orientation: Wednesday, June 4th, 5:30pm on Zoom
• Summer Academy: 7/1-7/3, 7/7-7/10, 7/14-7/17, 7/21-7/24

Professional Development: 7/11, 7/18, 7/25

• Standard Hours are when the associate instructor must be working online with staff or students instructing/co-teaching a class or engaging with an instructional prep or support period:
• Monday-Thursday, 8:45am-1:30pm= about 5 Hours/day
• Friday PD, 9:30am-12:30pm = 3 hours
• Flex Hours make up the additional “teacher work” educators know go into the job. This is time spent preparing for the lesson, following up with Scholars, communicating with staff and Scholars, etc. These are hours put in outside of the required schedule and can be completed asynchronously throughout the week

Key Responsibilities:

• Online Instruction & Facilitation – Co-Teach four to five periods including Math and Advisory classes. When asked to cover for another instructor, Associate Instructors will lead the class on their own. 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), Desmos, 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. 

• Classroom Culture – Project an energetic, engaging, and approachable persona 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 –  Plan and work alongside an Instructor to build optimal experiences for Scholar learning in co-teaching and/or single instruction models. Attend all scheduled meetings, professional development trainings, check-ins, and debriefs and respond to all emails and Zoom chats in a timely manner.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in content related field

• Teaching certification, K-12 classroom teaching experience,Education Degree and Certification (teaching certification does not have to be in 9-12 high school education) and/or experience teaching at the college or university level

• Experience working with high school-aged students
• Comfortable with navigating and skilled at navigating technological learning systems
• Expertise and depth of knowledge in advanced high school-level Mathematics 

Preferred: 

• Understanding and practice of student-centered pedagogy
• Online Course Facilitation Experience
• Knowledge and experience with Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
• Certifications, PD course completions, and/or tertiary education in Instructional Technologies
• Experience with Online Learning (or e-learning) Tutoring or Instruction, other than Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT)
• North Carolina resident with teaching experience in NC schools.

COMPENSATION

This position is benefits ineligible in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations.

The compensation listed in this posting 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.

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