Position Overview:
St. Cyril School is seeking an enthusiastic and visionary individual to join our team as a STEAM Teacher with a focus on DCI, engineering, design, and innovation. The ideal candidate will be passionate about integrating hands-on STEAM projects with cross-curricular subjects. This candidate will prioritize fostering a spirit of creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving.  The STEAM Teacher will implement  Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI) in Life Sciences, Earth and Space Sciences, and Physical Sciences based on California  New Generation Science Standards. DCI classes will be taught for grades 6th-8th, while STEAM projects will be conducted for grades K-8th. 

Responsibilities:

• Curriculum Development: Design and implement a rigorous and interdisciplinary STEAM curriculum that integrates science, technology, art, engineering, and mathematics, with a specific emphasis on technology and innovation. Apply cross-curricular instructional methods that integrate STEAM into all core subjects.
  

• Technology Integration: Utilize a variety of technology tools, resources, and platforms to enhance instruction, facilitate active learning, and promote digital literacy skills among students.
  

• Innovative Instruction: Engage students in hands-on, project-based learning experiences that encourage exploration, experimentation, and discovery, fostering creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

• Coding and Robotics: Teach coding skills and robotics concepts through interactive activities, coding challenges, and robotics projects, empowering students to become creators and innovators in the digital world.

• Maker Education: Utilize the innovation lab as a maker space, where students can design, prototype, and test their ideas using a variety of tools, materials, and technologies.

• Collaborative Projects: Facilitate collaborative projects and challenges that encourage teamwork, communication, and collaboration among students, fostering a supportive and inclusive learning community.

• STEM Outreach: Collaborate with local industry partners, community organizations, and STEAM professionals to provide real-world learning opportunities, mentorship, and exploration for students. Plan and organizes STEAM fairs to promote students work and a growth mindset.

• Professional Development: Stay current with emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in STEAM education through ongoing professional development, networking, and collaboration with colleagues.

• Physical Demands: Provide active supervision, ensuring student safety and enforcing rules and procedures to prevent accidents or injuries. When performing activities throughout the day, the teacher spends the majority of the day standing in the classroom or walking around campus. Dealing with the students can entail  kneeling or squatting, lifting, stooping, and bending. The teacher must see and hear on a continuous basis as well as speak frequently. On a rare occasion it may be necessary to move quickly, run, etc. over smooth to uneven surfaces such as on asphalt, gravel, on the playground, or on the grass. The work environment will vary from potentially very loud situations such as cafeterias and playgrounds to more moderate situations such as classrooms or large group professional settings. Adaptability to all weather conditions related to outdoor activities and/or travel is necessary. The employee must be able to work in air- conditioned and heated environments under fluorescent lighting.