Posted: 26-Mar-26
Location: Palo Alto, California
Type: Full Time
Salary: $90,000 - $125,000
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Imagination Lab School is a TK–8 school organized into four developmental cohorts: Foundational Elementary (Grades TK–1), Lower Elementary (Grades 2–3), Upper Elementary (Grades 4–5), and Middle School (Grades 6–8).
This role focuses on the Middle School cohort and involves teaching classes, supporting a coherent, developmentally responsive learning progression across grades.
The ideal candidate is an experienced progressive educator who combines strong content knowledge with a creative, student-centered approach that brings math and science to life through hands-on inquiry, experimentation, critical thinking, and authentic real-world problem-solving.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement engaging, interdisciplinary STEM units aligned with ILS’s project-based model.
- Foster mathematical reasoning, scientific literacy, and design thinking through collaborative challenges.
- Guide students in applying data, measurement, and modeling to authentic community-based problems.
- Use assessment as a learning tool, emphasizing growth and reflection.
- Collaborate with colleagues across disciplines to integrate SDG-driven projects.
- Support student innovation through the Maker Lab and Learning Lab programs.
- Participate in professional learning communities and school-wide initiatives.
Qualifications
- An experienced progressive educator with a deep understanding of inquiry-based, project-based, and student-centered learning
- Bachelor’s degree in STEM field or Education (Master’s preferred).
- Familiarity with the 8 Mathematical Practice Standards and NGSS.
- Commitment to cultivating equity and inclusion in the classroom.
- Willingness to learn, iterate, and innovate within a project-based learning environment; commitment to continuous professional growth.