Middle School Math Teacher

Bennett Day School; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Bennett Day School is seeking a dedicated Middle School Math Teacher to join their faculty for grades 5-7. The role includes designing innovative curriculum based on project-based learning and mentoring students. Applicants should have at least 3 years of experience and a strong commitment to educational excellence in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience with middle school students.
• Experience teaching math or science in a middle school.
• Strong interest in designing innovative and experimental curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Design and teach Project-Based Learning and traditional seminars.
• Mentor students and guide them through their school experience.
• Lead students as part of the upper school team.

Skills

Project-Based Learning

Competency-Based Learning

Interdisciplinary Teaching

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Education or related field

Job description

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Description

The Bennett Day Middle School is hiring a full-time Math teacher with a focus on 5th-7th grades. In this role, you’ll be part of the Middle School faculty team and be responsible for implementing the core characteristics of our progressive, project- and competency-based high school.

Reporting to our Director of Middle and Upper School, you’ll bring your experience to the team to lead a cohort of students as part of the upper school team of teachers beginning in the fall of 2025-2026. Most importantly, you’ll act as advisor to the students in a cohort, leading a group as a mentor through all elements of the school experience. As a teacher, you’ll also design and teach courses, both in Project-Based Learning environments and through traditional seminars, based on the needs of our students and in your field of expertise. You’ll act as a mentor to new colleagues as our school grows in future years.

The Opportunity

As one of our teachers, you’ll be intimately involved in every aspect of our growing school, and have input into major pedagogical and/or curricular decisions that the high school makes. You’ll simultaneously develop your pedagogical and design skills free from many outside constraints that you find in traditional schools, as you will be designing and implementing a project-based curriculum in a competency-based school. You’ll have the opportunity to develop meaningful educational relationships with students in your work as an advisor in addition to teaching classes. You’ll also learn from your colleagues during our professional development time, which occurs on Wednesday afternoons. We are a small team and collaborate constantly on pedagogy, educational design, and student support. This position is ideal for someone who thrives when given the opportunity to make close connections and develop relationships with students, families and colleagues.

Essential Job Functions

• “Polymathness”: having wide ranging interests and experience across different content silos
• Dedication to designing innovative and nontraditional curriculum
• Knowledge and experience in the teaching of mathematics and/or science

Your First Year

WITHIN ONE MONTH YOU’LL:

• Learn about all the major elements of the middle school and how they embody the school’s mission and vision
• Learn about our competency-based education model
• Learn about our advisory program and work with your mentor teacher and school counselor to plan your advisory
• Meet with the Middle School design team to coordinate on planning
• Create, in collaboration with the Middle School team, your first Learning experiences for students built on both Singapore and Mindset Mathematics
• Plan for and meet your first group of advisees and their families in introductory conferences

Within Three Months You’ll

• Teach your first course with cohorts of 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students
• Submit monthly reports on student progress in the school's mathematics competencies
• Participate in our professional development program on a weekly basis
• Teach us about what you believe might be worth changing or editing in those documents to better serve all students
• Lead conferences with each of your advisees families
• Maintain a competency assessment of each student in your Project-Based Learning and Seminar Courses
• Attend 1-2 admissions and marketing events as needed to share the school’s story to potential Bennett Day families

Within Six Months You’ll

• Teach trimester two courses in 5th and 6th grade mathematics, along with co-teaching 7th grade mathematics
• Write narrative assessments of your students and help them develop their own learning portfolios
• Be a part of the planning for info sessions for prospective families
• Be a part of admissions events
• Attend at least one professional development experience to learn more about at least one area of our pedagogical model with which you feel you need assistance or guidance
• Be the content-area expert and an important voice in development in your field(s) of expertise

Within One Year, You’ll

• Continue to teach courses during Trimester 3
• Contribute to the interview and vetting process when/if any additional faculty is hired
• Provide input on the full, final curriculum for the 2026-2027 school year

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3+ years experience working with middle school students in an education setting
• Recognition that your primary role is an advisor and that your content expertise is secondary to the position
• Experience teaching math or science courses in a middle school setting
• Success in, or deep interest in, designing and teaching project-based learning and competency-based learning programs
• Interdisciplinary and/or team teaching experience
• Interest in/Experience working in teams
• Successful experience working as a mentor/advisor to middle school students within an academic setting
• Interest in/Experience designing innovative and experimental curriculum in a collaborative setting
• Commitment to continual development of one’s cultural competence
• Commitment to ongoing professional development

Strongly Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of/Comfort with both Singapore Math AND Mindset Mathematics
• Comfort in a startup culture
• Experience or education in, or professional passion for, multiple content areas across traditional silos
• Experience designing online learning experiences
• Interest in the Science of the Adolescent Brain/Learning Science
• Working knowledge of one additional language (desired, but not required)
• Responsibilities are not all-inclusive and will include other duties as assigned

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Education and Training
• Industries
• Primary and Secondary Education

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