Technology​/Engineering Teacher – Part-Time

Technology/Engineering Teacher – Part-Time

Amherst-Pelham Regional Public Schools is seeking a highly qualified, innovative, and student-centered educator for the position of part-time Technology/Engineering Teacher at Amherst Regional Middle School.

The Technology/Engineering Teacher will introduce middle school students to foundational concepts in engineering, design, technology, and hands-on fabrication. Through engaging, project-based learning experiences, students will learn to identify problems, develop and test solutions, use tools and technology safely, and understand how engineering can be used to address authentic challenges.

This position is an important component of the District's secondary technology and engineering program. The middle school curriculum will provide students with an accessible entry point into technology and engineering while building the knowledge, skills, confidence, and interest needed to pursue advanced coursework at Amherst Regional High School. The teacher will collaborate with the high school Advanced Engineering Teacher and other secondary educators to promote curriculum alignment and create a cohesive pathway from introductory middle school exploration to advanced engineering, computer-aided design, manufacturing, and fabrication.

Essential Responsibilities

• Design and deliver developmentally appropriate, standards-aligned instruction in introductory technology and engineering.
• Engage students in the engineering design process, including identifying problems, conducting research, generating ideas, creating prototypes, testing solutions, analyzing results, and refining designs.
• Develop project-based learning experiences that allow students to apply science, mathematics, technology, creativity, and critical-thinking skills to authentic challenges.
• Introduce students to foundational concepts in areas such as engineering design, structures, mechanisms, electronics, robotics, coding, digital design, manufacturing, and sustainable technology, as appropriate to the curriculum and available resources.
• Provide introductory instruction in computer-aided design and manufacturing concepts, using age-appropriate software and equipment.
• Teach students to use hand tools, digital tools, fabrication equipment, and other classroom technologies safely and responsibly.
• Create a classroom environment in which experimentation, creativity, collaboration, productive struggle, and learning from failure are valued.
• Differentiate instruction to meet the academic, developmental, linguistic, and social-emotional needs of a diverse middle school student population.
• Ensure that multilingual learners, students with disabilities, and students who have historically been underrepresented in technology and engineering have meaningful access to instruction and opportunities for success.
• Use multiple forms of assessment, including design portfolios, prototypes, demonstrations, presentations, written reflections, and collaborative projects, to evaluate student learning.
• Establish, teach, and consistently reinforce expectations related to laboratory safety, equipment use, material handling, and responsible technology use.
• Maintain classroom tools, equipment, materials, and inventory and promptly report safety or maintenance concerns.
• Collaborate with middle school teachers and administrators to develop interdisciplinary learning experiences and integrate technology and engineering with mathematics, science, art, computer science, and other subject areas.
• Collaborate with the Amherst Regional High School Advanced Engineering Teacher to align skills, terminology, equipment experiences, and student learning expectations across the secondary program.
• Help students understand the technology and engineering courses, extracurricular activities, career pathways, and advanced learning opportunities available at the high school.
• Support the continued development of a coherent grades 7–12 technology and engineering pathway that prepares students to transition from exploration at the middle school level to more advanced design, engineering, and manufacturing experiences at the high school.
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