Curriculum Development / Instructional Design Volunteer

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The Curriculum Development volunteer will assist GFT's with developing and creating a dynamic, comprehensive curriculum for middle and high school students. This is a unique opportunity to be on the forefront of an innovative and empirically based educational philosophy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work under the direction of the CEO
• Adapt existing educational materials to be more hands-on and inquiry based
• Incorporate technology and applications with learning objectives and goals
• Create engaging visuals for the classroom
• Develop lesson plans, teaching aids and lesson slides for after-school program geared toward engineering, robotics, coding etc.

Skills & Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will posses the following:

Education and Knowledge:

• Master’s Degree from an accredited four year educational institution, STEM related degree preferred, Ph.D. degree preferred
• Three or more years of teaching experience with a proven record of instruction and student achievement
• Knowledge of curriculum as it relates to content, courses, standards alignment, and assessments
• Experience working with school leadership (e.g. school leader, academic dean, instructional coach)
• Instructional- or curriculum-related leadership at campus or district level preferred

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES
Demonstrated knowledge of best practices related to curriculum and assessment design
* Demonstrated knowledge in designing curriculum to meet a diverse body of students

• Demonstrated knowledge of STEM programming

• Majoring in Psychology, Education, Liberal Studies, or a related field preferred
• A passion for education, mental health, and children from diverse backgrounds
• Able to work 5 -10 hours per week
• Creativity and basic artistic ability
• Attentive to details

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Affiliation with a groundbreaking startup
• Room to exercise creativity and design a unique curriculum