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Math Curriculum Intern – Summer 2024

At AoPS , we believe that students learn best by working through challenging problems that present opportunities to develop problem-solving and critical reasoning skills through productive struggle and creative thinking. Our goal is for students to build a deep conceptual understanding of mathematics by grappling with why mathematics works. 

As a math curriculum intern at our sunny San Diego headquarters, you’ll get to collaborate with and be mentored by our team of experienced mathematicians and educators. Together you will work to build engaging content for motivated students in middle and high schools, and explore career paths within AoPS.

The Math Curriculum Intern will be:

• Creating lessons for our online self-paced courses . 
• Helping to curate and write the USAMTS and other local contests.
• Helping develop materials for our WOOT and CodeWOOT classes.
• Assisting with other duties, as assigned.

You may be a good fit for the position if:

• You’re considering a career in curriculum development and want to spend your summer doing meaningful work.
• You’ve built a passion for math through teaching/tutoring or doing mathematics and are eager to share this with motivated students.
• You have a strong mathematical background and enjoy solving difficult problems. 
• You’re excited to help build the curriculum you wish you had as a kid and want to learn more about AoPS innovative programs, curriculum, and approach. 

Why Join AoPS:

This is a hybrid, temporary 40 hour per week position (generally 10-12 weeks) based at our headquarters in San Diego, CA. The pay for this position is $30/hour. Here are some things you can look forward to:

• Impact: The opportunity to impact students across the world in giving them engaging and exciting math to challenge them.
• Growth opportunity: The potential to be considered for future employment with AoPS as well as events and networking opportunities.
• Culture: Work and collaborate with an organization filled with builders and life-long learners who strive to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation
• Flexibility: Casual work environment with a hybrid work week and flexible scheduling
• Future Planning: 401K with company match
• Quality of Life: Sick leave and supportive leadership
• Ease of Transition: Relocation bonus (if currently located outside of San Diego)

Background Check: 

Please note that employment is contingent on the successful completion of a background check.

Work Authorization:

Please note that in order to be considered for this position you must be legally authorized to work in the US. We are unable to offer sponsorship, including STEM-OPT and H-1B. 

About AoPS:

Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) is on a mission to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation. Since 2003, we have trained hundreds of thousands of the country’s top students, including nearly all the members of the US International Math Olympiad team, through our online school, in-person academies, textbooks, and online learning systems. While our primary focus has been math for most of our history, through the years we have expanded our unique problem solving curriculum into more subjects, such as language arts, science, and computer science.

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In 2000, Chief Jerry Hoover received federal funding to form a team of training experts to create a new post-Academy training program. They developed an officer training program that emphasizes critical thinking and problem solving. Called The Reno Model, this program recognizes the importance of problem-solving skills in training a successful police officer. The Reno Model focuses on adult learning methods and other learning constructs to create a positive experience for the trainee and trainer.

Our PTO Program exists in conjunction with a Community-Oriented Policing and Problem Solving (COPPS) philosophy. While it is not mandatory for an agency to be a community-policing organization to use this model, that was the impetus for its creation.

There are two components to community policing: community partnership and problem-solving.

Community Partnership: Practiced in varying degrees by almost half of the law enforcement agencies in the U.S., this value-driven approach to providing police services functions at the neighborhood level and its success is tied to changes in police organizational culture. Community values must be determined and jurisdictions delineated by social boundaries rather than statistical areas. Law enforcement agencies must support their basic social institutions such as schools, recreation centers, and other groups providing valuable community services.

Problem-Solving: This component centers on a belief that crime and disorder can be analyzed as problems that are the result of underlying conditions, and that if these conditions are changed, the problems may be solved. Traditionally, police are seen as "crime fighters" as opposed to "problem solvers." Community-Oriented Policing and Problem Solving tries to fix the source of criminal activity rather than just try to preserve the peace by arresting and prosecuting offenders.

This sounds like such a great concept--how come everybody doesn't do this?

Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving (COPPS) requires a basic shift from traditional policing methods. For one thing, supervisors and managers must change their perspective as it pertains to leadership, and give street officers more authority. The inherent flexibility of the COPPS philosophy will not work for certain agencies, which demand a military-style structure and strong documentation in their training programs.

The trainers assign "street" problems to trainees and have them learn about policing in the context of solving those problems. Trainees work through responses with the help of their Police Training Officer.

The model uses a number of tools, including a learning matrix and problem-based learning exercises. Below is a sample of a learning matrix, showing "core competencies," which are specific skills, knowledge, and abilities that have been identified as essential for good policing.

THE LEARNING MATRIX:

Phase A - Non Emergency Incident Response

CORE COMPETENCIES

Police Vehicle Operations: A1

Conflict Resolution: A2

Use Of Force: A3

Local Procedures, Policies, Laws, Philosophies: A4

Report Writing: A5

Leadership: A6

Problem-Solving Skills: A7

Community Specific Problems: A8

Cultural Diversity and Special Needs Groups: A9

Legal Authority: A10

Individual Rights: A11

Officer Safety: A12

Communication Skills: A13

Ethics: A14

Lifestyle Stressors/Self Awareness/Self Regulation: A15

Learning Activities:

• Introduction Of Neighborhood Portfolio Exercise
• Problem Based Learning Exercise

Evaluation Activities:

• Weekly Coaching and Training Reports

Phase B - Emergency Incident Response

Police Vehicle Operations: B1

Conflict Resolution: B2

Use Of Force: B3

Local Procedures, Policies, Laws, Philosophies: B4

Report Writing: B5

Leadership: B6

Problem-Solving Skills: B7

Community Specific Problems: B8

Cultural Diversity and Special Needs Groups: B9

Legal Authority: B10

Individual Rights: B11

Officer Safety: B12

Communication Skills: B13

Ethics: B14

Lifestyle Stressors/Self Awareness/Self Regulation: B15

• Continuation Of Neighborhood Portfolio Exercise

Phase C - Patrol Activities

Police Vehicle Operations: C1

Conflict Resolution: C2

Use Of Force: C3

Local Procedures, Policies, Laws, Philosophies: C4

Report Writing: C5

Leadership: C6

Problem-Solving Skills: C7

Community Specific Problems: C8

Cultural Diversity and Special Needs Groups: C9

Legal Authority: C10

Individual Rights: C11

Officer Safety: C12

Communication Skills: C13

Ethics: C14

Lifestyle Stressors/Self Awareness/Self Regulation: C15

Phase D - Criminal Investigation

Police Vehicle Operations: D1

Conflict Resolution: D2

Use Of Force: D3

Local Procedures, Policies, Laws, Philosophies: D4

Report Writing: D5

Leadership: D6

Problem-Solving Skills: D7

Community Specific Problems: D8

Cultural Diversity and Special Needs Groups: D9

Legal Authority: D10

Individual Rights: D11

Officer Safety: D12

Communication Skills: D13

Ethics: D14

Lifestyle Stressors/Self Awareness/Self Regulation: D15

• FinalNeighborhood Portfolio Exercise

For instance, Phase A refers to Non-Emergency Incident Responses, and designator A8 next to the Core Competency for "Community-Specific Problems" lists the following skills:

• Trainee will identify different community-specific problems.
• Trainee will demonstrate proficiency in creating partnership and solving problems specific to the community or their geographic assignment.

Each designator (A1 through D15) has a corresponding list of skills required to achieve competency in the areas listed. Additionally, there are a series of learning activities tied to each phase of study.

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• Sitting meditation. Sit comfortably with your back straight, feet flat on the floor and hands in your lap. Breathing through your nose, focus on your breath moving in and out of your body. If physical sensations or thoughts interrupt your meditation, note the experience and then return your focus to your breath.
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Simple mindfulness exercises can be practiced anywhere and anytime. Research indicates that engaging your senses outdoors is especially beneficial.

For more structured mindfulness exercises, such as body scan meditation or sitting meditation, you'll need to set aside time when you can be in a quiet place without distractions or interruptions. You might choose to practice this type of exercise early in the morning before you begin your daily routine.

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