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BEAM Discovery Faculty Info
This page contains information about working at BEAM Discovery, our non-residential program in New York City and Los Angeles. We also hire faculty at BEAM Summer Away, our residential program in the Hudson Valley and Southern California.
This position is intended for those with work experience beyond college, including a post-graduate degree, a college degree, or equivalent experience. For current college students, pleaseapply to be Counselor/TAs at our programs.
This summer, change the lives of students with exceptional potential from underserved schools: help them open their minds to new areas of mathematical study and awaken a love of mathematics. BEAM, a project of the Art of Problem Solving Initiative, Inc., is seeking instructors for a summer day camp that gives underserved students a chance to excel in mathematics. Our math day camps run for 5 weeks over the summer in both Los Angeles and New York City, and full-time instructors teach two classes for all 5 weeks. Our LA program dates are June 19-July 30, 2024 and our NYC program dates are July 1-August 8, 2024 (with July 4th off).
Please click on the headings below to learn more about the BEAM Discovery program, the faculty position, and the application process. If you’re ready to apply and have further questions, check out our FAQ page. We look forward to hearing from you!
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+ About the Program
BEAM Discovery is the earliest opportunity for students to attend a BEAM program: a five-week nonresidential summer camp for rising 7th graders. We create a life-changing experience for our students, both academically and non-academically, where they'll be in a community of peers interested in mathematics for perhaps the first time in their lives. We supplement the social environment with activities, field trips, guest lectures, and more.
This is BEAM's thirteenth year in New York and sixth year in Los Angeles. As far as we know, nothing quite like this exists elsewhere: while many efforts in underserved communities focus on achieving minimum competency or basic exposure to STEM, we focus on advanced math from an early age. Our experience has been that the program really changes lives and serves as a model for outreach across the country, while expanding the talent pool for mathematics and related fields.
+ About the Students
Our students are bright and motivated students who lack sufficient challenge at their existing schools. They are excited to be here and ready to learn, but they may not have the mathematical background of other students who have had more regular access to enrichment.
Students are selected for a combination of insight on challenging math puzzles, teacher nominations, and demonstrated interest and motivation. Many will be the top math students at their schools; a few will be "wildcards" within whom we hope to light a spark — students who might be less motivated in a traditional classroom setting but who showed promise on our problems.
In many cases, students' mathematical educations will have been procedural and rote. As a result, math can feel like jumbled facts to them rather than a coherent subject, and they may lack understanding of topics you consider elementary.
+ Your Role
As faculty, your role is to guide students as they discover new fields of mathematics. Our classes are small and highly interactive. Each class generally has around 15 students, and you will have a teaching assistant (either in college or a high school BEAM alum) to assist, allowing for a high degree of personalization.
You may teach either one course or two, so long as they do not conflict. Logical Reasoning and Math Fundamentals are offered in the morning (usually around 9:20am-10:20am), while Creative Problem Solving and Applied Math are offered in the afternoon (usually around 1:05pm-2:05pm), and each is followed by an hour of Open Math Time, which you stay for (see below for more information on classes and Open Math Time). Thus, you have the flexibility to have short days or to really dive into the program. See below for an example schedule for someone teaching two classes. Please note that the details of the schedule differ slightly by location.
Over the course of the program, each class is replaced 1-2 times during camp with a "math circle" or other activity run by a visitor. Your responsibility during this time instead of staying with your class is to visit other classes to see how other classes at BEAM are taught. (It's important to us that everyone, student and staff alike, are learning!)
A note on what we're looking for
We seek individuals who have a depth of mathematical expertise, good pedagogical style, classroom management skills, and the potential to be a role model. Our courses are about unde
Location: New York, NY
Posted: Sept. 8, 2024, 7:32 a.m.
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