Program Instructor; Temp

Job Summary

The Michigan Engineering Zone serves as a pathway for Detroit-area pre-college students to discover STEM professions and prepare for their future. The Michigan Engineering Zone is seeking highly organized, energetic, enthusiastic, and team-oriented individuals to serve in a key seasonal role with emphasis on instructional design and implementation.

The Opportunity:

Directly reporting to MEZ program managers, instructors will play an integral role in delivering the curriculum that participants experience. Instructors will work with a team of camp staff to teach and evaluate rising 6th through 12th grade participants. The curriculum consists of project-based learning that is split into courses that include English, engineering concepts, computer programming, and mathematics and physics concepts.

The instructor must:

• Have at least a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study.
• Have formal or informal teaching experience.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Be prepared to teach in a way that is deeply responsive to students’ needs.
• Be flexible, willing to adapt to unique challenges, and accept tasks as they arise.
• Be committed to the mission of the Michigan Engineering Zone.
• (Preferred) Have a relevant teaching certificate.
• (Preferred) Have experience teaching at middle/high school level.

The Work:

• General Responsibilities
  • Develop/refine lesson plans, slide decks and other instructional material that align with the engineering kits selected for each program, as needed.
  • Work with other instructor(s) to develop/refine instructional material to integrate cross-curricular connections, as needed.
  • Work with the team to build out and manage the Canvas interface.
  • Demonstrate expertise using engineering kits selected for the Summer Programs.
  • Create a troubleshooting toolkit to assist participants with engineering kits.
  • Develop structures for building classroom culture.
  • Document what occurs during each instructional period.
  • Attend all assigned classes and program-related events.
• Professional Development
  • Attend all scheduled pre-program instructor professional development training.
  • Work closely with the program advisors and share plans for lesson implementation.
• Evaluation and Feedback
  • Plan and consult with the program managers to develop measures to assess student progress.
  • Develop grading/evaluation/accountability rubrics for participants in the program.
  • Administer course and student pre- and post-assessments.
  • Communicate any issues and concerns that potentially challenge successful teaching and learning in the programs to the Program Manager(s) as they arise.
• Reporting
  • Report to the Program Manager(s) at scheduled meetings regarding:
    • Progress relative to accomplishing course objectives.
    • Individual student achievement.
    • Any concerns that are relative to the classroom or overall operation of that may affect academic components.
  • Develop a detailed End of Program summary report.
  • Save all lesson plans, slide decks and other instructional material created/updated for summer programs in the Curriculum drive and include links in the End of Program report.

Compensation:
The compensation for this position is paid hourly at the rate of $25-$30 per hour for the hours of direct supervision of students and planning time. Compensation is based on education and experience.

Employment Timeline (exact dates depend on camp assignment):

June 1st
- July 2nd Pre-planning and Asynchronous or In-Person Training (10 hours per week)

June 15th
- August 1st In-person programs (15-20 hours per week)

Ann Arbor and/or Detroit Locations

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.