Senior Instructor - Elementary

About the Role

The Senior Instructor - Elementary at our Redmond, WA location is an instructor who teaches a full course load during both the Academic Year and Summer sessions. This role is a full-time, year-round position which includes the academic year and summer.

• The Senior Instructor will provide support more broadly for the campus by helping other instructors / directors with their grading as needed, designing and running content-specific in-reach / outreach workshops, and modeling expert teaching practices for other instructors through class observations and professional development sessions.
• During Academy breaks, the Senior Instructor will assist with grading (post-Academic Year), family meetings, on-site assessments, and open houses, as well as create Professional Development trainings, create and manage in-reach / outreach events, and other duties as assigned.
• The Senior Instructor will: Teach the AoPS curriculum in dynamic, participation-oriented classes, actively engaging students and expertly managing the classroom.
• Manage all grading and administrative tasks for their assigned classes Support the grading needs of other instructors and directors as needed Hold regular office hours for students in their assigned classes Meet with students and families from their assigned classes to conduct various on-demand support meetings (e.g. behavioral, academic, advisory, etc.) Participate in teacher training and mentoring by allowing other teachers to observe their classes to model best teaching practices and assisting the Directors with subsequent teacher training conversations.
• Assist directors with planning and facilitating professional development sessions Create and implement content-specific in-reach / outreach workshops for current and prospective students Contribute to course feedback and discussions centered around potential curriculum improvements The Ideal Candidate Has: Demonstrated experience teaching elementary content Bachelor’s degree required, strongly preferred to be in education or a field closely related to their subject area Advanced degree related to subject area preferred Strong content knowledge in their subject area At least 2 years of prior K-12 teaching experience or at least 1 year teaching experience with AoPS Academy Why Join AoPS: This position includes a salary range of 76,960-79,040k.

Impact

• Opportunity to teach full time, work closely with motivated students, and work with a team of passionate educators in pursuit of our shared mission