Virtual Language Arts Instructor

Art of Problem Solving; United States; Remote; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Sick Leave

401K retirement plan

Employee discount on classes and BAO

Job summary

AoPS Academy is seeking part-time instructors to teach enthusiastic elementary and middle school students in live online classrooms. You will use our language arts curriculum to foster participation and critical thinking, in small classes of about 12 students.

The role requires a strong background in English and language arts, a bachelor’s in humanities (master’s preferred), and experience teaching K-12. All work must be conducted in the United States, with a rate of $30/hour and standard

Qualifications

• Solid academic background in English and language arts.
• Bachelor's degree in humanities; master's preferred.
• Experience teaching/tutoring students at the K-12 level; classroom experience with advanced students preferred.
• Experience using Zoom or similar video conferencing; comfortable managing a virtual classroom.
• All functions of this role must be completed in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Teach enthusiastic elementary and/or middle school students in our online classrooms.
• Use AoPS curriculum to teach participation-oriented classes that focus on instruction and developing skills, not on rote memorization.
• Work in small classes (average size 12) with top performing students who are passionate about learning and are motivated to succeed.

Skills

English & language arts

Zoom / video conferencing

K-12 teaching experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in humanities

Master's degree or higher preferred

Job description

This is a part-time position. Since the AoPS Academy Virtual Campus is an after-school and weekend enrichment option for students, most of our Year-Round courses are offered late afternoons to evenings Monday through Friday.

This might be a good fit if you:

• Are a rock-star teacher with a passion for working with high-achieving students
• Are an engaging, enthusiastic instructor who can motivate gifted learners
• Have strong content knowledge in reading, writing, and grammar
• Aren’t afraid of student-led instruction, discussions, and allowing students to do the heavy lifting
• Foster a virtual classroom environment that encourages critical thinking and problem solving
• Have strong writing skills and can give thoughtful, thorough feedback on students’ writing assignments
• Are comfortable teaching in a live virtual classroom environment
• Have an interest in teaching elementary through middle school levels

For each lesson you will:

• Teach enthusiastic elementary and/or middle school students in our online classrooms.
• Use our curriculum to teach participation-oriented classes that focus on instruction and developing skills, not on rote memorization.
• Work in small classes (average size 12) with top performing students who are passionate about learning and are motivated to succeed.

Requirements:

• Must have a solid academic background in English and language arts.
• A bachelor’s degree in a humanities field is required, ideally related to language arts. A master’s degree or higher is preferred.
• Must have some experience using Zoom or similar video conferencing software and be comfortable managing a classroom in a virtual setting.
• Must have experience teaching or tutoring students at the K-12 level. Classroom teaching experience and some experience working with advanced students is preferred.
• All functions of this role must be completed in the U.S.

Benefits and Compensation:

The instructor rate at the Virtual Campus is $30/hour for Year-Round classes. The class rates represent flexible work time, 15 minutes early arrival immediately before class, and actual class time.

• Paid Sick Leave*
• 401K retirement plan
• Employee discount on classes and Beast Academy Online (BAO) yearly subscriptions

*Not applicable to all states

At this time we are only hiring instructors who are currently located in and authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to offer sponsorship, including STEM-OPT and H-1B.

AoPS Academy is a program of Art of Problem Solving (AoPS), a global leader in K–12 advanced education. AoPS is on a mission to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation. Since 2003, AoPS has trained hundreds of thousands of the country’s top students through its online school, in-person academies, textbooks, and online learning systems. AoPS Academy offers unique problem solving curriculum at its in-person locations across the country as well as through the virtual campus.

Just like our traditional AoPS Academy experience, our range of language arts course offerings at the AoPS Academy Virtual Campus allows students in grades 2-12 the opportunity to explore new interests while strengthening their reading, writing, listening, speaking, and critical thinking skills.

With small class sizes and a virtual classroom setting that allows participants to see and talk to each other in real time via Zoom, our students will have access to some of the most highly accomplished instructors in the nation, and we want you to be one of them!