STEAM Lead Teacher and Curiosity Center Coordinator

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Position Type:
Middle School Teaching/ Teacher Leader

Rockwern Academy, Cincinnati’s pluralistic Jewish Day School, is looking for a K - 8 STEAM lead teacher and program coordinator to begin in August. This teacher will also teach one section of fourth-grade math. Who are we?

Rockwern Academy’s mission is to expand minds, celebrate Judaism, nurture community, and commit to building a better world. An exceptional student-teacher ratio allows us to value each student as a true individual, discovering what gives them their inner spark. The school serves toddlers through eighth graders.

Rockwern is especially proud of its STEAM program and its newly built Curiosity Center, a 3,500-square-foot space located in the school that includes activity stations with LEGOs, robotics, audio-visual equipment, 3D printing, a Glowforge, and traditional crafting materials.

Qualified applicants will have an Ohio teaching certificate (or be willing to obtain certification) and preferably a master’s degree. We especially welcome candidates with teaching experience in a STEAM-related discipline. Ideal candidates will have experience leading professional development, creating and managing learning experiences in museums, makerspaces, or other similar environments, and marketing educational programming to various constituencies.

Teaching responsibilities will fit into four days a week, with planning bells and time for coordinator responsibilities each day. One day each week when classes are not scheduled, there will be some flexibility for remote work. This position may be year-round or school-year.

Knowledge of Judaism is not required, and candidates of all experience and backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Objective

To support the school’s mission and offer a superior education by providing direct and differentiated instruction to children according to current best educational practices, as together we:

• Inspire a lifelong love of learning
• Create a more compassionate world by focusing on social-emotional learning
• Nurture our powerful sense of community, fostering strong relationships between students of all ages, teachers, staff, and families
• Inspire curiosity as we equip our students with critical thinking and problem-solving tools.

Reporting Relationship

The position is responsible to the Principal for teaching responsibilities and the Head of School for coordinator responsibilities.

Teaching Responsibilities

Create and maintain a safe, organized, fair, effective, and inviting classroom that reflects the teacher’s awareness of students’ physical, social, and intellectual development and needs

Prepare and follow math and STEAM lesson plans that mirror the curriculum and support desired learning, adapting as appropriate

Manage classroom behavior in a positive and supportive manner

Present curricular material in a clear, fresh, and relevant manner, using various media, activities, and groupings

Identify and implement opportunities for multi-disciplinary project-based learning

Prepare and maintain materials and supplies that enhance learning

Individualize instruction to meet students’ needs:

Learn students’ preferred learning modalities, current understandings, and skill levels

Work to close gaps in learning

Seek additional resources

Encourage students to help one another

Create time to work individually with children

Design assessments that are reasonable and valid measures of student progress and understanding

Demonstrate consistency in grading and return graded materials promptly

Use assessment results to improve/refine instructional practice

Post relevant, accurate, and timely information to Rockwern’s Learning Management System

Provide bi-weekly grade-level communication to parents that highlights subject area content

Contribute, when asked, to the weekly e-newsletter or other communication or marketing vehicles

Be knowledgeable about the tools in The Curiosity Center (e.g., Glowforge, 3-D printers, various robots, digital recording and editing equipment and software) and educate and empower other teachers to use it

Offer professional development related to STEAM education to…