Elementary Computer Science Specialist

Start Date:
 July 1, 2023

Hours:
 1.0 FTE

Qualifications:

• MN Teaching License
• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 5 years teaching experience

Skills Required:

• Ability to provide timely, collaborative learning experiences that build instructional capacity and efficacy resulting in sustained change in practice.
• Ability to provide foundational professional learning for instructional priorities and provide differentiated support based on each teacher or team’s context.
• Successful experience in facilitating high-quality professional learning and outcomes through application.
• Advanced knowledge of effective instructional practices, including for language learners
• Superior listening, communications and organization skills, including while applying technology tools.
• A commitment to personal professional learning and development through a strong understanding of literature related to education, student learning, and leadership.
• The ability to manage dialog effectively, valuing alternative points of view in planning and decision-making.
• Courage to do what is best for students.
• The ability to effectively and empathetically manage and lead change, including changing practices and structures in our school system that may perpetuate inequities based on race and class.
• Social perceptiveness and strong people skills

Responsibilities: 

• Providing coaching, co-teaching and training that helps teachers build their computer science skills, instruction of computer science skills, and integration of computer science concepts into their instruction and core content areas.
• Informing design, implementation, and improvement of immersion program for computer science at their designated sites including logistics, communications, and professional development
• Informing design thinking and makerspace programming district wide
• Continually learning and researching current best practices of effective computer science instruction and educational programming across k-12
• On a regular basis collaborate with building administration on program needs, progress and professional development.
• Develop communication to families & community about CS Immersion at the site.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  March 14, 2023 @ 11:30pm
Submit online application, cover letter, transcripts and resume by clicking on the “Apply” button in the top right