Career Center

The Downtown School’s organizational model also allows and requires all faculty to serve in an administrative capacity. In particular, The Downtown School is seeking someone who has experience working with technology in an educational setting. The Downtown School will consider applicants with a high proficiency in technology and willingness to engage in professional development in lieu of direct experience.

Responsibilities
Mathematics Teacher

1. Teach five sections of math classes ranging from Precalculus to Statistics
2. Advise a group of 12-14 students
3. Provide academic support outside of the classroom for students with different learning styles and strengths
4. Provide regular feedback to students through the form of formative and summative assessments as well as writing quarterly comments at the end of each quarter
5. Regularly meet with other math faculty to discuss issues related to the math curriculum and instruction at The Downtown School
6. Serve as member of the admissions committee
7. Participate in the life of the school community, admissions events, faculty meetings, grade-level meetings, and general engagement with student life
8. Take on a major administrative role in the school, likely related to technology

Requirements and Qualifications
Mathematics Teacher

1. A bachelor's degree (masters preferred) in mathematics, mathematics education, or a related field
2. Experience teaching higher level mathematics courses such as Calculus and Statistics
3. Experience designing and implementing curriculum across multiple mathematics courses
4. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with faculty both in and out of the math department
5. Experience with programming languages such as Python and R (preferred)
6. Comfort incorporating technological tools such as Desmos, Geogebra, Google Sheets into coursework
7. Comfortable working with computers to present daily lessons and online learning platforms for tracking assignments and grades (e.g., Canvas is a plus, but experience is not required)

Technology Skills

1. High level of comfort and proficiency with learning, using, and administering technical systems. Experience with any of the following is preferred but not required: Google Workspace, Blackbaud, Canvas, Jumpcloud.
2. Ability to assist others with technological issues by either troubleshooting the problem or connecting with an appropriate technical support
3. Knowledge of best practices in educational technology
4. Experience with Google Sheets/Excel and the ability to carefully handle sensitive data
5. Experience managing a departmental budget

General

1. High level of organization skills with an attention to detail and deadlines
2. Demonstrated cultural awareness, including knowledge of themselves and the cultural lenses they bring to interactions.
3. An understanding of different perspectives, the ability to interact respectfully with cultures other than their own and the ability to cultivate meaningful relationships with people who have different cultural frameworks.  
4. Candidates must satisfactorily complete two criminal background checks.
5. Candidates must provide proof of vaccination and booster to human resources. Candidates requesting a medical and/or religious exemption should reach out to Human Resources.

Curriculum
The goal of the math and computational thinking program is to challenge and inspire each student to reach their mathematical potential. Using an approach rooted in contextual, relevant, real-world applications, students learn mathematics, statistics, and computer science. Students learn to trust their mathematical-reasoning ability and combine it with an expanding mathematical toolkit to creatively solve a wide array of quantitative and technical problems. 

Students pursue a course of study of Geometry and Algebra 2, followed by Precalculus. Seniors choose between Calculus or Statistics, both of which will prepare students for AP-level exams and college mathematics. Additionally, students can take Global Online Academy electives like Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra, Game Theory, Number Theory, and computer science classes in Java, Python, and game design.

Over the course of four years, students will learn to: 

1. Be curious about their world and develop an interest in exploring it further. 
2. Analyze and interpret quantitative and qualitative data. 
3. Hone critical scientific-thinking and problem-solving skills. 
4. Draw connections between different scientific disciplines across different scales and contexts. 
5. Understand science content to the level needed to act as informed, responsible citizens who know how science connects to the larger world.
6. Use math to interpret data and model phenomena in the world around them. 
7. Think computationally, understanding how algorithms and numerical techniques can be used to solve problems. 
8. Develop strong mastery of key concepts and procedures of algebra II, geometry, and precalculus, as well as either statistics or calculus. 
9. Confidently access and use a wide variety of instructional supports like textbooks, online resources, peers, and instructors.  
10. Use math as a tool to complete projects that are relevant to students. 
11. Generate their own approaches to mathematical, quantitative, and computational problems with curiosity, creativity, and confidence.