About our Summer Academy: The De Anza College Academy is a summer enrichment programs include a wide variety of academic and recreational classes. Our highly experienced, credentialed instructors come from universities, colleges, public and private high schools, and K-12 districts. Our programming, robotics, and integrated engineering teachers bring extensive knowledge from schools like MIT, SJSU, Stanford, companies such as Google and HP, and the Stanford School of Medicine. Click here to learn more about our Summer Program: http://www.deanza.edu/academy

Our Mission: De Anza College and the De Anza College Academy provide an academically rich, multicultural learning environment that challenges students of every background to develop their intellect, character and abilities; to realize their goals; and to be socially responsible leaders in their communities, the nation and the world. The college and Academy engage students in creative work that demonstrates the knowledge, skills and attitudes contained within the college’s Institutional Core Competencies:

• Communication and expression
• Information literacy
• Physical/mental wellness and personal responsibility
• Civic capacity for global, cultural, social and environmental justice
• Critical thinking

Developing the Human Capacity of All Students: We will provide support in six key factors of student success. Our students will be:

• Directed, with a goal and the knowledge of how to achieve it.
• Focused, staying on track to achieve that goal.
• Nurtured, feeling that we want to, and do, help them to succeed.
• Engaged, actively participating in class and extracurricular activities.
• Connected, feeling that they are part of the college community.
• Valued, with their skills, talents and abilities recognized, and with opportunities to contribute on campus and feel that their contributions are appreciated.

Available Positions

• Python Programming for Raspberry Pi Elementary School
• Python Programming for Raspberry Pi Middle School

Dates / Location / Class Descriptions

• Elementary School (Grades 1-5): June 15 – July 10 at St. Joseph of Cupertino. Individual class times vary. School starts at 8:10 a.m. and go until 3 p.m.
• Middle School (Grades 6-9): June 15 – July 10 at Cupertino Middle School. Individual class times vary. School starts at 8:30 a.m. and go until 5 p.m.
• High School (Grades 9-12): July 13 – July 31 at De Anza College. Individual class times vary. School starts at 8:00 a.m. and go until 5:20 p.m.
• Class Descriptions can be found by visiting: http://www.deanza.edu/academy/ 

Qualifications / Requirements:

1. Three plus years of teaching experience in relevant subject area and appropriate grade level division.
2. Valid California Teaching Credential in specific subject
3. Programming: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and work experience
4. Provides an instructional program as defined by district Standards of California State Standards, using the adopted curriculum, for assigned students.
5. Submits a complete course outline and syllabus prior to the beginning of school.
6. Develops lesson plans and instructional materials to provide planned experiences in order to motivate students and best utilize instructional time.
7. Utilizes the appropriate instruction techniques, activities, strategies, and supplemental materials that will adapt the curriculum to the needs of individual students and be consistent with District goals.
8. Evaluates, maintains records of academic and growth.
9. Communicates with parents regarding student progress.
10. Collaborates with other faculty members.
11. Fulfills assigned responsibilities for student supervision.
12. Maintains a safe and orderly learning environment.
13. Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve a desirable learning atmosphere which provides physical and psychological security.
14. Prepares and submits all required reports and information as required, in a timely manner.

Thank You: Thank you for your interest in a teaching position for the De Anza College Academy enrichment program. Your application and your particular qualifications will be reviewed in relation to the positions available and we will be in contact with you if further information is needed and if the position fits your qualifications. In the event there are no open positions available, your application will be kept on file and we will contact you if a suitable position becomes available prior to the start of the program in June.

Diversity Statement: The Foothill / De Anza District celebrates diversity and is committed in all of its activities, policies, programs, and procedures to provide equal opportunity for all and prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The District will make reasonable accommodations for applicants, employees and students with disabilities.