Description

The Whiting School of Engineering's STEM Achievement in Baltimore Elementary Schools (SABES) is seeking a SABES Instructional Coach who will support the implementation of the SABES program by providing instructional modeling and coaching to afterschool facilitators, to increase their confidence and capacity to teach the engineering design process in-person in afterschool for 3-5th graders. SABES is deeply committed to locating STEM within the world of the children we serve, rather than asking them to journey to the world of the scientist or engineer.

This role will be responsive to questions, proactive with guidance, communicate with the students regularly, and will mentor the students as they work. During the in-person sessions, Instructional Facilitators will implement provided lesson plans, aiming to engage students by getting them to think and participate rather than being lectured to. Students who participate in the Center for Educational Outreach (CEO) programs will have a broad range of experiences and abilities and will come from diverse backgrounds. The Instructional Facilitators must be prepared to accommodate a multitude of learning styles and foster a sense of community. Instructional Facilitators must be able to engage, encourage, and excite the students.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Class Culture

• Develop a sense of classroom community for a class of approximately 20 students participating in the CEO Program at one or multiple school sites.
• Set norms and expectations.
• Conduct team building/social and emotional learning discussions.
• Connect and check-in with students and families if students stop attending the program.

Planning & Preparation

• Participate in instructor training prior to the start of the program (October) and several times throughout the year.
• Complete each engineering activity or lesson plan using the student materials prior to the students engaging with them.
• Review supplemental materials to prepare for implementation.

Teaching

• Introduce modules to students at designated in-person sessions (approximately twice week, Mondays/Wednesdays or Tuesday/Thursdays) using provided lesson plans.
• Assist students by providing appropriate accommodations and extensions on an individual basis.
• Assess Student Work and Proficiencies.
• Review student work and respond to signs of significant student struggle, as necessary.
• Provide feedback for completed projects.

Administration

• Document and effectively communicate with the CEO team and school-based facilitators about student progress and issues.
• Provide feedback to CEO team for improvement to program.
• Perform other related duties as requested.

Additional Duties & Responsibilities

• Observe, coach, and provide feedback to the afterschool facilitators, including reviewing lesson plans and providing in-person coaching at BCPSS schools once per week, to support STEM afterschool content and pedagogy.
• Support and monitor coordination and communication between the afterschool facilitators and school-based staff.
• Regularly report on progress and implementation issues to the CEO leadership team.
• Assist in the timely inventory, request, and delivery of supplies to sites.
• Contribute information and support student assessment for inclusion in the annual evaluation process.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• At least 3 years of directly related, successful secondary teaching experience teaching in transformation/turnaround or persistently low-performing context.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree and teacher certification.
• Curriculum development experience.
• Prior experience working in urban schools is highly desirable.
• Prior experience working in a leadership capacity among teachers and other site-based staff is desirable.
• Prior experience teaching the engineering design process to elementary students.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Works well under pressure.
• Skilled at proactive problem-solving.
• Strong communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and follow through.
• Build and maintain relationships with various stakeholders.
• Ability to quickly learn new software, as needed.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office 365 Suite, particularly Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Proficient with team collaboration platforms (One Drive, MS Teams, One Note, Google Docs, Sheets, and Forms).
• Proficient with online education technologies, such as Blackboard, Google Classroom, or other Learning Management System (LMS).
• The ability to work independently following established formats.
• Demonstrated ability to lead workshops.

Additional Information

• This is an afterschool program, which may require evening work beyond 5pm, and occasional weekend work to support CEO programs (optional).

Classified Title: Instructional Facilitator
Job Posting Title (Working Title): SABES Instructional Coach (Center for Educational Outreach)
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MD
Starting Salary Range: $55,800 - $97,600 annually (Commensurate w/exp.).
Employee group: Casual / On Call
Schedule: Typically, 7- 8 hrs wkly, M-F, in-person professional development in office and coaching onsite at school (1 day a week, September - April), with remote administrative duties
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Hybrid/Homewood
Department name: Center for Educational Outreach
Personnel area: Whiting School of Engineering