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23 people are interested
COA: Curriculum Developer
ORGANIZATION: JerseySTEM
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23 people are interested
JerseySTEM is an all volunteers grassroots non-profit agency dedicated to bridging the Innovation Gap, the Opportunity Gap and the Gender Gap in STEM education. We provide free of charge after-school, project-based, hands-on, team structures programs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math to underserved students in New Jersey. Classes include: Robotics, Coding, Engineering, Life Sciences, etc. and are focused on kids grade 5-8. The programs last 10 weeks and are taught predominantly by volunteer college students that we recruit, train, transport and mentor as they donate 2 hours/week to the program.
JerseySTEM is seeking educators to identify STEAM curricular programs that are freely available and enhance/edit found cirriculum per JerseySTEM rubric for use by outreach programs with children from grades K-12.
SKILLS/COMPETENCIES Required:
- Identify established curricula/lesson plans via the internet, library, databases, museums, organizations, and government for STEAM programs
- Analyze and evaluate found curricula with JerseySTEM criteria
- Redesign identified curricula as needed to align it to "Backward Design" principles and JerseySTEM's constructivist, student-centred philosophy
- Edit/augment identified lesson plans to explicitly support our teachers who are student and citizen volunteers with teaching experience
- Edit/augment identified lesson plan/experiences to ensure learning experience is student-centred, problem or project-based and hands-on
-Expertise in "Backward Design" curriculum construction with a firm understanding of multiple assessments
- Student-centred and constructivist approaches to learning
- Project and problem-based learning
-Science or technology background is helpful but not essential
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About JerseySTEM
Location:
Virtual Locations, Florham Park, NJ 07901, US
Mission Statement
JerseySTEM is a grassroots 501(c) nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math ("STEM") education to girls grade 5-8 from underserved communities in New Jersey. We partner with socially responsible companies and their employees, youth organizations in underserved communities, and civic-minded college students and universities. Together we develop and deliver innovative, hands-on, and online afterschool projects and inquiry-based learning opportunities that develop teamwork, 21st-century problem-solving skills, and self-esteem.
Description
Incorporated in 2013, JerseySTEM started bringing afterschool enrichment programs to middle school girls in 2015.
We have since provided 1,000 students with exposure to afterschool enrichment programs delivering more than 20,000 hours of instruction. Students learn to code, build robots, solve problems and through that process gain self-esteem and confidence that they can be the leaders of tomorrow.
CAUSE AREAS
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WHERE
36 Chatham RoadSummit, NJ 07901
DATE POSTED
November 15, 2019
SKILLS
- STEM
- Math / Science Instruction
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REQUIREMENTS
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