Math / Science Teacher
Start Date: August 31, 2026
Salary: $60,000 - $150,000
Schedule:
- 10-month position covered by the Professional Employees' Federation (PEF)
- Regular hours: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Mondays through Fridays, with one extended day per week until 5:00 PM on Wednesdays for faculty meetings
- Occasional overnight work (approximately one multi-night trip per year) and occasional event support (approximately four per year) that may occur during early mornings, evenings, or weekends

About Bank Street School for Children
A leader in progressive education for more than 100 years, the Bank Street School for Children provides students, from nursery through 8th grade, an education that engages their natural curiosity, nurtures critical thinking, and helps to develop a sense of community and social responsibility. Through a teaching approach that is fundamentally hands-on and child-centered, Bank Street students develop the courage and confidence to think independently, work collaboratively, understand themselves and others more deeply, and possess the compassion to make meaning of the world around them.
About the Position
The Bank Street School for Children is seeking an innovative Math/Science Teacher for the Upper School who will primarily teach 5th grade students. This role combines subject-area instruction with homeroom responsibilities, serving as a co-advisor who builds community and attends to the social-emotional development of students. Grade-level homeroom advisors engage in social-emotional support, executive function coaching, close collaboration with a homeroom co-advisor, and regular communication with families. We seek an educator with a Master's degree and at least three years of experience teaching upper elementary or middle school students. Experience with student-centered math and science curriculum and working collaboratively in a progressive school that values social justice and equity is essential. The ideal candidate will be excited about working with 10 and 11-year-olds in a hands-on, inquiry-based learning environment.

Overview of Curriculum:

5th Grade:
- Math: Arithmetic, rational number study, statistics, problem solving, and geometry
- Science: Force, motion, and simple machines; exploring variables as a function of experimental design; Science Expo (students work in groups to design experiments and communicate findings); and geology
6th Grade:
- Math: Arithmetic, geometry, and elementary algebra, including fractions, decimals, percents, metric measurement, two-dimensional geometry, and probability. We use Connected Mathematics as our foundational curriculum and supplement with teacher-created materials.
- Science: Earth science study focusing on the sun as our source of energy, including light, the earth's atmosphere, global climate change, and groundwater pollution

Key Responsibilities
Math and Science Instruction
- Teach math and science curriculum responsive to students' developmental capacities and needs
- Collaborate with your math/science grade-level partner to plan curriculum and lessons
- Collaborate with the Math/Science Team and Math/Science Coordinator to develop and refine curriculum
- Document lesson plans and develop comprehensive curriculum with guidance from your supervisor and in collaboration with the math/science team
- Differentiate instruction to support group and individual learning
- Utilize materials-based discovery approaches and inquiry-based pedagogy
- Organize and maintain a positive classroom community that reflects curricular work
- Incorporate technology into the classroom to enhance student learning
Homeroom and Advisory
- Serve as co-advisor and homeroom teacher alongside your Humanities teaching partner, supporting each student's social-emotional, cognitive, and physical development
- Facilitate Community Time curriculum, including advisory-style programming on community, digital citizenship, relationships, human growth and development, identity, and effective communication
- Provide extra help to students as necessary, such as during work periods and before school
Assessment and Family Communication
- Share progress and concerns with families through conferences, written reports, and regular communication
- Communicate and collaborate regularly with families and others who support student learning and growth
- Write narrative reports about student progress and goals
Collaboration and Professional Engagement
- Collaborate with classroom teachers and other specialists to support curriculum and children's development
- Attend regular faculty, division, department, and supervisory meetings
School Community Responsibilities
- Support school coverage needs by substituting for teachers within the math/science department and across the school
- Fulfill weekly community duties as assigned, including lunch, recess, early morning care, and bus duty
- Support event or trip planning duties as assigned, such as planning overnight trips, coordinating a day of service, and supporting weekly assemblies
- Complete additional duties as assigned by supervisor and division head

Qualifications
- Master's degree in Mathematics, Science, Education, or a related field
- 3+ years of teaching math and/or science at the upper elementary or middle school level
- Experience teaching math and/or science to 5th grade students
- Experience working as part of a collaborative team of teachers
- Background in materials-based discovery approaches to mathematics and/or science
- Understanding of inquiry-based pedagogy and experience developing curriculum
- Knowledge and understanding of child development and constructivist teaching
- Experience with both standards-based assessment and progressive teaching methods
- Ability to effectively differentiate instruction
- Experience with anti-bias and culturally responsive pedagogy
- Strong organizational and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, parents, and administration
- Proficiency with Google Suite and incorporating technology to support teaching and learning
- Experience writing narrative reports about student progress and goals
- Ability to meet and adhere to multiple deadlines
- Demonstrated commitment to professional development and lifelong learning
- Demonstrated classroom management skills
- High energy, a sense of humor, and a strong ability to connect with adolescents
- Homeroom advisory experience
- Experience with Bridges Math and/or Connected Mathematics curriculum
- Familiarity with Bank Street's progressive, child-centered approach to education

About Bank Street College of Education

The mission of Bank Street College is to improve the education of children and their teachers by applying to the educational process all available knowledge about learning and growth, and by connecting teaching and learning meaningfully to the outside world. In so doing, we seek to strengthen not only individuals, but the community as well, including family, school, and the larger society in which adults and children, in all their diversity, interact and learn. We see in education the opportunity to build a better society.

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