A Polymathic Educator: Mastery Learning System Faculty - Upper Division

WHAT YOU'LL DO

We are seeking a Mastery Learning System faculty member to join our team. Since the first pilot of the MLS in 2017-2018, we have continued to develop this experience and are thrilled with the progress we’ve made: Our enrollment has increased steadily over the years, and we have worked diligently to refine both the program itself and the tools we use in it. We know that there is more to do to take the experience to the next level; so, we continue to view our work in start-up mode.

MLS faculty are typically experienced educators or individuals with commensurate teaching/coaching experience whose background and range of life-experience can only be described as polymathic. MLS students spend approximately 50% of their day in an open, collaborative work environment. As such, MLS faculty spend the bulk of their day:  1) acting as project sponsors, providing feedback on student work and 2) working as life-coaches, helping students make sense of their individual progress across the years. As a member of our team, you will also collaborate with a small team of MLS colleagues to build a thriving culture of excellence.

Our team is obsessed with bettering our practices through research. When you join our team, you will be helping us develop a cutting-edge program that potentially changes the world of education. You should be prepared to work like you’re making a difference… because you are.

As an Mastery Learning System faculty member, you will:

• Sponsor individual and group project work, helping students navigate the space between where they are and where they want to be
• Conduct regular one-on-one (O3) and MLS house meetings with students,guiding and tracking their individual progress over time
• Mentor students as they pursue ambitious interdisciplinary projects spanning science, humanities, technology, and the arts
• Guide students through cycles of inquiry, critique, revision and reflection
• Provide thoughtful feedback to students on their work in a timely manner 
• Manage dozens of projects over the year that stretch across various traditional disciplines, e.g. Science, English, History and the Arts
• Evaluate student final projects in alignment with their project proposal and their learning in our Avenues World Elements
• Contribute, as a member of the MLS faculty team, to the MLS and to other attending Mastery experiences at the school