MAKERSPACE TEACHER

Responsibilities

• Provides weekly hands-on, real world STEM lessons for every student in the school/s assigned.
• Housed on-site at one or both of their assigned schools.
• Daily schedules will be dictated by hours that principals report by site, including after school coaching events such as robotics teams.
• Reports to district EdTech.

Requirements

• Experience: 2+ years teaching experience
• Degrees/Certificates: Bachelor's Degree/OK State Teaching Certificate

Skills And Abilities Required

• Positive influencer, able to compassionately work/teach with teachers, students and admin.
• Collaborate with site teachers on skills and objectives being taught for each grade.
• Classroom teachers are to be present and actively engaged during their students’ designated Makerspace time to build their own capacity.
• May lead the Makerspace lesson if classroom teacher is absent.
• Makerspace progress is monitored but not graded subject.
• Although Makerspace addresses OAS standards, they are not a substitute for regular classroom curriculum.
• Collaborate in a team effort with other Makerspace teachers in the district.
• Create lesson plans for every grade level from pre kindergarten through fifth grade.
• Fast learner, willing to learn alongside students.
• Coaching after school teams for district competitions including but not limited to robotics and cardboard boat race.
• Classroom management over many different ages and grades.
• Able to travel between one or more schools in the district on different days.
• Able to exercise initiative and sound judgment.
• Flexibility, the ability to react resourcefully to varying conditions.
• Effectively communicate needs with team leaders or admin.
• Organizational skills, to keep all materials organized, cleaned, and well-supplied.
• Participates in professional development (in person and online) to stay abreast of the latest trends and studies/research in the field of Makerspace and STEM.
• Keep up to date inventory for all Makerspace non consumables.
• Other duties as assigned (not including regular bus/meal/recess duties).