STEAM Innovation Hub Teacher (One year position)
Position: Technology Teacher

Summary: The STEAM Innovation Hub Teacher is an innovative and experienced design thinker who collaborates with Madison Park Technical Vocational High School (MPTVHS) instructional staff to create and deliver making opportunities for students. The teacher will facilitate all activities in the MPTVHS Fab Lab. The teacher will be charged with growing a budding maker program that establishes the MPTVHS Fab Lab as a resource for learning in STEAM, and a place, which redesigns teaching and learning at MPTVHS.

REPORTS TO: Assistant Headmaster

Primary Responsibilities:

• Identify specific program objectives based on school needs and collaborate with MPTVHS teachers to increase STEAM, design, innovation and maker opportunities among the student community.
• Teach, guide, and supervise students as they learn to utilize Fab Lab resources during the regular school day and during extracurricular programs.
• Create and continually upgrade curriculum for stand-alone maker courses, team-taught courses and after school extracurricular programs.
• Develop and provide staff workshops and programs in the use of the Fab Lab
• Plan and implement special programs, such as maker pop-ups and field trips, as well as summer programs to support school-wide making initiatives
• Identify and share tools for innovation, design and making to solve authentic problems
• Maintain the Fab Lab which includes scheduling, inventory, budgeting, room setup and equipment upkeep and updating (software and hardware)
• Facilitate connections with other maker communities and external organizations that promote program participation and provide collaborative opportunities (such as South End Tech Center, MIT Center for Bits & Atoms, Fab Foundation, etc.

Key Attributes:

• Take risks to try something new and continually broaden students' and staff's creative tool set
• Be fearless and excited about learning
• Model passion and a strong understanding of the principles of maker technology and design thinking
• Work collaboratively to foster natural curiosity and confidence in both students and staff
• Be committed to building relationships within the MPTVHS community that will advance programmatic goals and promote "outside the box" thinking
• Be an experienced practitioner and mentor in the making processes
• Be comfortable with training others in how to use hand tools, electronics, computer software, hardware, desktop fabrication and various other technologies.
• Be a nurturing teacher with strong instructional skills and a current knowledge of various material design
• Demonstrate flexibility, a positive attitude and a desire to help teachers and students explore making, design and engineering in meaningful ways

QUALIFICATIONS--REQUIRED:

1. Education: Hold a Bachelor's degree in a STEAM-related field..
2. Possess or be eligible for the Massachusetts Technology or Engineering Teaching License in the appropriate subject (5-12).
3. Have experience in an makerspace environment
4. Experience with some of the following Design/Making/Computer Skills: Interest/abilities in open source hardware and software, video and audio production, and 2D and 3D design; Wood, plastic or metal cutting, shaping and fabrication, including the use of related tools (3D printer, laser cutter, CNC mill, etc.) and familiarity with safety procedures for those tools; Computer and coding experience
5. Ability to lift or move 25 lbs. as needed
6. Meet all state and federal guidelines in order to be fully licensed and Highly Qualified.
7. Ability to meet the Standards of Effective Teaching established by the Boston Public Schools as outlined above.
8. Current authorization to work in the United States - Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment.

QUALIFICATIONS--PREFERRED:

1. Experience teaching in urban schools.
2. A graduate degree in a related content area or education
3. Classroom experience and strong classroom management skills and/or experience with public speaking
4. BPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the classroom, school, and district culture and diversity. BPS is particularly interested in candidates who are fluent in one of BPS' official languages:Spanish, Creole (Cape Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.
5. In order to best serve all students, BPS prefers all core content teachers to be certified in their subject area and one or both of the following: Moderate Disabilities, English as a Second Language (at the appropriate grade level(s).

Terms: BTU, Group I

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Next year, many BPS schools will have a longer school day through the "Schedule A" Extended Learning Time (ELT) agreement. To learn more about ELT at BPS and whether or not this school is a "Schedule A" ELT school, check here: bostonpublicschools.org/elt.

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