This position can either be:

• Part-time (20 hrs/week)
• Contract work

 

Position Summary:
This position is responsible for ensuring the management and success of our Professional Development activities for Greater N.O. science teachers. These include our:

1. Signature Engaging Students in LSSS-Aligned Instruction workshop series, a program that serves over
   100 local teachers to provide planning support in the pedagogy and practices of the Louisiana
   Student Standards for Science, and our
2. Communities of Practice content-based workshop series

About STEM Library Lab:
Founded in 2016, STEM Library Lab (SLL) began as a nonprofit equipment lending library that fosters academic success by providing teachers and students with access to equipment and support for high-quality active learning. Since founding, we have grown and expanded our programs to include a Teacher Free-Store, Service Learning, and more. Across all of our programs, SLL has engaged over 2,100 teachers, impacting 115,500 students and saving schools more than $2,200,000.

Working at SLL will give you an opportunity to be a part of a small, passionate team that values open communication, new ideas, and the ambitious pursuit of educational equity. As this is our eighth full year of operations, you will contribute to moving SLL from a grassroots organization to a robustly operating and potentially scalable nonprofit. Together, we can make sure students in every classroom have exposure to quality educational experiences that prepare them for a 21st Century future.

Professional Development Manager (PDM)
The Professional Development Manager will be responsible for managing, designing, and delivering the professional development workshops in 2 forms, the Engaging Students in LSSS-Aligned Instruction workshop series, and one-off content-based Communities of Practice workshops. Engaging Students works with local schools to bring professional learning aligned to the new science standards, which enables teachers to understand the “why” and “how” behind the standards and translate that into high rigor teaching regardless of the specific curriculum a school has selected. Communities of Practice are single instance sessions targeting a specific subject or grade with a phenomenon rooted lesson, using materials from the Co-op.

The PDM will manage the Engaging Students workshops by interacting with current school partners to schedule sessions, presenting content alongside the Executive Director, and coordinating design of session materials with the Outreach Manager. The PDM will manage the Communities of Practice workshops by sourcing workshop topics, coordinating facilitators to lead these workshops, and working with the Outreach Manager to find teacher participants.

Primary responsibilities include:

1. Development of Engaging Students Content and Collateral
   1. Review and redesign all workshops and ancillary activities to ensure they are aligned with the expectations of the LSSS and LDOE;
   2. Adapt sessions to ensure that content is tailored by grade band to provide age-level appropriate strategies;
   3. Customize sessions to include examples relevant to the particular schools’ curriculum and needs;
   4. Rework sessions to ensure that they include hands-on engagement time for participants, rather than simply lecture, discussion, and independent work;
   5. With the Outreach Manager, create materials in the form of PowerPoints, handouts, and a booklet with deliberate design scheme for presentation of session content
2. Delivery of Content
   1. Act as primary/co-presenter of content to schools;
   2. Communicate with school liaisons to schedule sessions and organize logistics of presentations; 
   3. Co-conduct observations of classrooms in accordance with the expectations of the scope of work for each school;
   4. Collect and review evaluations from school partner and implement feedback where appropriate
3. Program Evaluation
   1. Setting benchmarks for what and how to conduct program evaluation that works toward SLL’s existing organizational impact goals;
   2. Collecting quantitative and qualitative data for program evaluation, analyzing it, and preparing analysis to stakeholders, including for usage in marketing and sales.
4. Communities of Practice Workshop Implementation
   1. With the STEM Librarian, identify needs for content-based workshops using materials, equipment, kits etc., from the library;
   2. With the STEM Librarian, coordinate logistics to host these workshops including identifying participants, managing the calendar, setup, and cleanup;
   3. As applicable, leading sessions or working with outside facilitators to lead sessions;

Qualifications:

• History of using in your classroom and/or training other teachers with the LSSS is required for this role. Candidates without this background are not a good fit for this particular position.
• Strong passion for STEM Library Lab’s educational equity mission; SLL is an Equal Opportunity Employer and diverse candidates are encouraged to apply;
• Demonstrated background in STEM and/or STEM teaching;
• Ability to work with diverse sets of educators, students, and community stakeholders;
• Desire to work in a small, startup environment that will require self-motivation and flexibility;
• BS/BA is required, 3+ years’ experience in a Louisiana school setting is required;
• Strong oral/written communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to maintain effective and professional work relationships;
• Attention to detail is a must for this position. Strong management and organizational skills, in particular time management and multitasking;
• Proficiency in Google and Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word and Excel;
• Driver’s license and reliable access to transportation required

 

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