Math Instructor

University Of Michigan; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Michigan invites applications for the part-time Math Instructor role with Wolverine Pathways. Instructors will lead 7th-9th grade scholars through engaging math puzzles, foster a collaborative math community and monitor attendance and progress.

The position is hybrid for Southeast Michigan residents and fully remote for others, with a compensation of $22–$30 per hour, dependent on experience.

Qualifications

• Comfort with difficult middle-school math and understanding why it works.
• Ability to facilitate multiple student approaches and guide exploration.
• Experience helping students learn independently and collaborate with peers.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to work with diverse groups with tact and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate small-group and whole-class math discussions using engaging puzzles.
• Build a math community and encourage peer collaboration among scholars.
• Monitor attendance and track student progress throughout the program.

Skills

Challenging middle-school math

Facilitating diverse approaches

Guide independent learning

Communication & organization

Problem-solving skills

Tools

Zoom

Job description

A cover letter and resume are required. The cover letter must be PAGE 1 of your resume and should:

• specifically, outline the reasons for your interest in the position.
• outline your particular skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

About Wolverine Pathways

Wolverine Pathways seeks to confront the barriers that limit the college and career aspirations of highly motivated students from under-resourced communities. We believe that every student deserves the opportunity to pursue a wide range of professional and academic pathways. Toward this end, we provide free college preparatory enrichment and guidance for 7th through 12th grade students in Detroit, Southfield, Ypsilanti and 10th through 12th in Grand Rapids. For more information about Wolverine Pathways, please visit our website.

Job Summary

Math Instructors will facilitate programming that provides highly motivated 7th-9th grade scholars with the opportunity to explore what it means to engage in robust mathematical thinking: solving problems creatively, asking why and collaborating with others. All program participants have been application vetted. Instructor duties include:

• Facilitating small group and whole-class discussion of interesting math puzzles, celebrating a variety of problem-solving approaches and providing thoughtful hints to guide scholar exploration
• Building a math community inside the classroom and pushing scholars to draw on one another as resources
• Monitoring scholar attendance and progress

Responsibilities*

This part-time temporary position is hybrid for applicants located in Southeast Michigan and fully remote for applicants located outside of southeast Michigan.

• We require your full commitment to the program session dates for which you are applying.
• The compensation for this position is $22-30/hour, dependent on experience with teaching/outreach.

Required Dates

Instructors must attend the mandatory professional development and all required dates.

Fall Session

• Dates:
  • 2.5 hours of online pre-session professional development from 10am-12:30pm; TBD
  • Four Saturdays online on 10/17, 10/24, 10/31 and 11/07, 11/14
  • Two Saturdays in person on the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus on 10/3 and 10/10. Applicants residing outside of Southeast Michigan this winter will be excused from these two days.
• Time: Synchronous facilitation time with scholars, preparation time and record-keeping time totaling 6-7 hours each week. Of this total time, 3 hours will be synchronous class time with scholars, 1 hour will be a synchronous professional learning session and the remainder will be asynchronous preparation/record-keeping time.

Required Qualifications*

• Comfort working through challenging middle-school math problems and a deep understanding of why the math works
• Comfort facilitating a variety of student approaches to middle school math problems- ability to provide guidance and see different solutions methods through to the end
• Practiced and/or intuitive understanding of how to guide and assist students in learning for themselves and forming working relationships with peers - picking apart ideas and exploring content, forming their own thoughts about them, presenting those thoughts to others
• Experience engaging and/or instructing virtually on platforms such as Zoom
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and organizational skills
• Evidence of ability-based competencies to include: communicating with diverse groups; displaying tact and courtesy; maintaining confidentiality; setting priorities; attending to detail; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
  

Modes of Work

The work requirements allow both onsite and offsite work and an employee has an expected recurring onsite presence. On occasion, the employee may be required and must be available to work onsite more frequently if necessitated by unit leadership or their designee and/or the job requirements.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.The review and selection process maybegin as early as the eighth day after posting.Thisopening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.