The MET

Posted 11/16/2011

Math Tutor- This Part- time position is for academic year

Overview – The Met School is looking for highly motivated passionate people to tutor high school students in all levels of math (elementary skills to college level skills).   The ideal candidate is passionate about working with young people, holds high expectations for themselves and others around them, believes that all young people can succeed, loves math, is able to explain math to young people and show them how the math we are working on is relevant to a variety of disciplines, careers and jobs.  This is an exciting, entrepreneurial position because the math tutor will work closely with the Met student’s advisor (teacher) and math specialist (math coordinator) on how to reach the student, the content and skills to cover and possible ways to do this.

Major Responsibilities Include –

• Working with the student’s advisor (teacher) and math specialist (math coordinator) to identify skills and content that the student needs to work on
• Meeting with the student 1 on 1 (or in small groups of 2-4) to go over the material and practice this in order to learn new skills and content
• Assess and track the student’s growth over time (using short assessments, keeping a portfolio of student work etc.) in order to stay in close contact with the student, the advisor and the math specialist
• Developing a “bag of tricks” (tools, ideas etc.) to use with students.  These should take into account multiple learning styles  and should ideally include (when appropriate)
• Visual aids (charts, graphs, photos, diagrams, pictures etc.)
• Hands on representations (dice, beans, M and M’s, etc.)
• Experiential activities (for data collection, examples of the concept utilized in the real world etc.)
• Written definitions/descriptions (word problems, definitions, sample math problems, new vocabulary)
• Interdisciplinary learning – mini projects that students can do to demonstrate the skill set in an applied fashion
• Team teaching or peer tutoring – so that students can reinforce key skills and concepts

Final Note – This position is dynamic, flexible and creative.  Tutors can elect to work with one student or multiple students.

REACH FOR THE MET…

Real-World Assessment: Become part of a school where students are given unique, challenging assignments driven by student/teacher collaboration and are then individually assessed through student exhibitions and teacher narratives.
Empower Yourself as a Teacher: Met teachers are the center of important school decisions, and have many opportunities to develop their skills through monthly professional development workshops.
Advisory Bonding: Met teachers create personal bonds with their students, stay with them for all four years of high school, and teach as generalists covering a wide range of subjects.
Create Meaning: The Met is part of a national movement for social justice through education reform. Over 30 Met-inspired schools have opened in the United States and more will open in coming years.
Hero: Met advisors are largely responsible for all of our graduates being accepted to college, most of whom are first-generation college goers.

…AND BECOME A PIONEER FOR EDUCATION REFORM.

We are committed to creating a diverse staff that reflects the diverse community we serve. We encourage minorities to apply for positions. Currently, nearly half of all Met staff members are minorities.

To apply for a position at The Met, send the following documents:
1. Resume
2. Cover letter
3. Three references
4. Copy of valid certification if obtained

To:

Casey Jo Thomas, Staff Recruitment Coordinator
The Met Recruitment Office
325 Public Street
Providence, RI 02905
cathomas@metmail.org
T: (401) 752-2627
F: (401) 752-2632