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PODS300: Curriculum Lead New Trends in Computer Science
Remote, Volunteer can be anywhere in the world
Details
Commitment Details:
5-7 Hours a week for 6 months
Recurrence:
Recurring
Volunteers Needed:
4
Cause Areas:
Education, Science & Technology, Volunteering
Participation Requirements:
Background Check
Age Requirement:
18+
Description
JerseySTEM provides free after school STEM classes to underserved middle school girls grade 5-8. The Curriculum Lead for "New Trends in Computer Science" will research, design and curate, format and test a set of 10 lessons (2 hours each) to introduce topics of Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in an age appropriate manner to the middle school girls.
This is a pro-bono volunteer position.
Responsibilities
- Work with Program Design Team Lead and Community Engagement Team Lead to define overall goal of the designated course
- Manage and support a team comprising of Curriculum Designers to:
- Research existing curricula
- Curate existing material and develop new material
- Develop Google Classroom Material in 10 lessons
- Produce both Teacher and Student material
- Organize and document "Train the Trainer" sessions
- Deliver the training to the Program Instructors
- Attend a weekly team call for collaboration (TBD)
Qualifications
- Genuine concern about/interest in solving the STEM education gender gap
- Experience designing curriculum related to Artificial Intelligence & Cybersecurity
- Familiarity with Science and Engineering standards for middle school students
- Experience with K-12 schools as a teacher, parent or former student professionally
- Familiarity with with New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Computer Science and Design Thinking
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills
- Resourceful, can-do attitude
Interested and engaged volunteers should apply here:
Location
Remote
Volunteer can be anywhere in the world
Associated Location
Florham Park, NJ, USA
