Instructor - Medicine jobs in Newton, MA

Hello-

My name is Chris Strunk, and I'm the children's librarian at the Codman Square branch of the Boston Public Library in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. We got a $1,500 grant to pay someone to teach robotics classes with Steam Latino Alliance's robotics equipment. We can talk and decide how many classes we will have for $1,500. Steam Latino can give you some training. The teacher must be comfortable with block coding and vexx. You would get to work with great kids from our neighborhood. Steam Latino has a curriculum that you would be using. Must be CORI checked. Drop me a line and let me know if you are interested. cstrunk@bpl.org or call the library at 617-875-6034.

Best,

Chris Strunk

More info is below:

Latino STEM Alliance sees STEM education as a key step in a career ladder for economically disadvantaged populations who may be less likely to pursue these opportunities without strong encouragement and support. We partner with schools and community organizations to address the challenge through inspiration—helping children imagine themselves in STEM fields—and empowerment—giving children access to hands-on STEM learning.

The LSA Community-Based Program Teacher will work closely with the LSA Program Manager and Program Director to provide direct assistance in data collection and teaching to our community-based programs who are participating in our STEM/robotics program. The LSA Community-Based Educator will assist in supporting instruction at specific LSA classes and clubs, and work directly with LSA teams to improve program efficacy based on in-person observations, and identifying individual needs of varying sites.

Preferred Qualifications

● Education and/or STEM background candidates encouraged to apply ● A love for teaching

Facilitator Responsibilities

● The schedule and number of classes is flexible, but you will be teaching a range of ages in our 5-12 robotics program.

● Can follow and deliver LSA designated STEM curriculum and modulate for student needs.

● Experience with language learners and diverse learners; in an urban setting a plus. Awareness of 21st Century and social emotional learning/skills; modeling attributes and nurturing this development with the students. ● Help coordinate material management of sites (robotics equipment, etc).

● Report on program status, and develop solutions to improve program success with LSA Program Manager.

● Attend 2 in-person teacher trainings during the school year, and participate in end-of-year STEM student celebration (mid spring).

Qualifications

Tech Skills:

Knowledge about VEX robotics, how to build and code them on VEX block-code platform.

Comfortable with youth educational software/apps such as Scratch and online curriculum facilitation, project-based learning environments knowledge is a plus!

Commitment:

Act as a pivotal go-to facilitator for roughly 3-4 community program sites. These classes will be held in libraries, makerspaces, and community-based organizations such as YWCA sites. Expect to attend 2-3 1.5 hour classes (one per school) from Sept-Nov. Plan to attend 1-2 sites per week Nov-Feb, and 2-3 sites per week Feb-May. Attend bi-weekly remote meetings with LSA teams about programs, partnerships, and other goings-on.

Requirements

CORI check

Compensation

We have a stipend of $1,500 to pay you, including live teaching time, staff meeting time, planning time, and any additional hours that may be necessary to support programs successfully.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $1,500.00 per year

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Dorchester Center, MA 02124 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Dorchester Center, MA 02124: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person