Springboard Learning Lecturer

Position Title

SLPS Springboard Learning Lecturer

Springboard to Learning programs use the arts to reinforce curricular topics, introduce new concepts, and expose area students to various artistic disciplines. Professional artists are selected for the roster on the basis of artistic merit, educational effectiveness, and the ability to communicate with young people. To find out more about us and to see a list of current program offerings, visit our website ingboardstl.org.

• Conduct 8-14 week residencies, one day a week per school assignment
• Develop programs, curriculum, and lesson plans or be trained in the curriculum of one of Springboard’s pre-existing Signature Programs
• Work in classrooms of up to 30 students to explore topics in greater depth through several sequential, workshop-style sessions
• Plan projects and customize curriculum in collaboration with teachers; length and number of sessions with students and other details vary by teacher and theme
• Examples of program themes include:
  • African percussion
  • Improv theatre techniques
  • Creating art using fractions and ratios
  • Song writing
  • Various genres of dance
  • Puppetry and storytelling
  • Cultures of the World
  • Connect an art or humanity with at least one tested subject area, including English Language Arts, Math, Science, or Social Studies

• Writing and/or adapting curriculum
• Effective demonstration of a visual or performing art
• Execution of classroom pedagogy
• Collaboration with other educators

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a visual or performing art
• Minimum of 3 years of experience educating children, either professionally or as a volunteer

• Minimum of 60 semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited, academic degree-granting college or university
• Teaching Artist has substitute teacher certification or career certification with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

• Must be physically able to operate a motor vehicle
• Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, and pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body
• Light work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree

• Work is routinely performed in a typical interior/office environment
• Very limited or no exposure to physical risk

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

In connection with hiring for this position the district shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or national origin.