Technology Teacher (K-8th Grade) at Quest Charter Academy

About the role

Located in Taylor, MI, Quest Charter Academy opened in 2009 and serves students K-8. At Quest, you can connect passion with purpose. The school features a diverse community with new teacher supports from deans, the principal, and an instructional coach, collaborative new teacher support from the principal, deans, and instructional coach dedicated to enhancing Quest's excellence through teamwork. Safety measures include all staff equipped with walkies, a detailed emergency plan, and locked office and classroom doors for visitor safety. Employee engagement is strong in purpose, safety, feedback, and values, and prioritizes key aspects at Quest. Leadership development offers opportunities for growth within NHA and Quest, fostering personal and professional advancement. Quest consistently outperforms the local district by 16% for the past 8 years and has surpassed the closest schools by 19%.

Responsibilities

• Provide K-12 student technology instruction and ensure educational technology at the school is operational and well-managed.
• Ideal candidate has experience teaching K-8 technology classes using ISTE Standards and enjoys managing technology and troubleshooting.
• Allocate approximately 90% of time to student technology instruction and 10% to building-wide technology administration and support.
• Student technology instruction focuses on creating future-ready, digitally literate learners who can use technology to complete current assignments, transition into the digital workflow expectations of high school, and explore emerging technologies foundational to STEM careers.
• Follow National Heritage Academies (NHA) Technology Standards for specific foundational computer skills and online safety skills needed for all NHA students.
• Coordinate building technology to keep the school’s educational technology and network infrastructure in working order.
• In partnership with NHA’s IT Department, manage the deployment and life-cycle of NHA-provided hardware and perform intermittent troubleshooting to the hardware and network infrastructure.
• Help students access online educational applications by managing the school’s Clever Student Portal and customize online access for students by managing Chrome settings via the Google Admin Console.
• Act as the State Testing Technology Coordinator and may be asked to act as the Lead NWEA MAP Testing Proctor.

Qualifications

• Hold a valid teacher license or meet alternative requirements; NHA will support you through your alternative certification journey.
• Possess knowledge and experience in education technologies.