Lead Mathematics Teacher (Middle School)

SOLFL is a new movement in conscious education dedicated to cultivating intellectual, emotional, and spiritual intelligence. Our first school, SOLFL עץ חיים, a K-12 Miami Torah Earth School, offers a rigorous, mutli-disiplinary curriculum that integrates hands-on, experiential learning with entrepreneurship, ecology, creative expressions and spiritual practice. Our goal is to move children away from traditional classrooms, desks and screens, into the real world. This is an irl (in real life) school aimed at cultivating the impact entrepreneurs of the future.

The Lead Mathematics Teacher for Middle School is responsible for teaching middle school Math through Algebra 1 with strong instruction, strong classroom management, and a clear commitment to student growth. This person should be able to make Math engaging, practical, and challenging while maintaining high academic standards.

This role requires many of the same qualities expected of the middle school science educator: strong classroom presence, strong project and task management, a highly systemized approach to responsibilities, and strong academic governance related to assigned classes. This person must be able to plan well, execute consistently, track student progress carefully, and maintain clear academic structures in their classrooms.

This teacher should be able to bring Math to life. That includes teaching Math in living classrooms when appropriate, helping students see mathematical patterns and relationships in nature and the real world. This person should also incorporate strong thinking skills into the work students are asked to do, so that Math is not only about procedure, but also reasoning, problem-solving, analysis, and application.

This role requires someone who prioritizes the student experience, differentiates effectively, and creates regular opportunities for all students to strengthen their skills while also being challenged to think more deeply.

Middle School Math Teaching

• Teach middle school Math up to and including Algebra 1

• Deliver clear, rigorous instruction that builds both understanding and skill fluency

• Help students develop confidence in core mathematical concepts while maintaining high expectations

• Make Math engaging, meaningful, and accessible without lowering standards

Living Classroom and Real-World Math

• Use living classrooms and real-world environments from time to time to help students see Math in nature and in everyday life

• Create opportunities for students to observe patterns, structure, measurement, ratio, scale, and mathematical relationships beyond the traditional classroom

• Help students understand that Math is not separate from the world around them

Thinking Skills and Student Experience

• Incorporate reasoning, problem-solving, analysis, and thinking skills into the work students are assigned

• Design learning experiences that go beyond rote procedure and help students explain, justify, and apply their thinking

• Prioritize the student experience by making work purposeful, well-paced, and engaging

• Create a classroom culture where students feel supported to try, think, revise, and grow

Differentiation and Student Growth

• Differentiate instruction and assignments so that all students have opportunities to strengthen core skills and also stretch into deeper thinking

• Use student data, observation, and class performance to adjust teaching and support individual progress

• Ensure students at different levels are appropriately supported and challenged

Classroom Management and Academic Oversight

• Maintain strong classroom management and clear expectations for behavior, effort, participation, and academic responsibility

• Build and maintain systems for planning, assessment, grading, feedback, and student progress tracking

• Carry out strong academic governance related to Math classes, including documentation, follow-through, and accountability

• Ensure classes are organized, structured, and academically strong

Collaboration and Program Support

• Collaborate with school leadership and colleagues to strengthen Math teaching and learning across the middle school program

• Support integrated learning work where appropriate

• Bring ideas, energy, and follow-through to collaborative planning and continuous improvement