MakerSpace Elementary Teacher at Culver City Unified
About the Employer
CULVER CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT At Culver City Unified School District, we take our responsibility seriously and are committed to excellence for all students in what we call The 4 A's: Academics, Athletics, Activities, and The Arts. Taking a Whole Child approach, our vision is that 100% of our students graduate from high school with unlimited opportunities in college and career, and are prepared to be successful in everything they endeavor to try.
Job Description / Essential Elements:
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The MakerSpace will help to further enhance the school environment in that it celebrates an open ended culture of creativity, innovation, and experimentation; melding the diverse disciplines of math, science, art, craft, engineering, design, architecture and more. Using the engineering design process, the MakerSpace teacher will assist, support and encourage students as they learn new skills for developing ideas, experiencing success and failure, and making things in a highly collaborative setting.
The MakerSpace teacher will:
- Help to develop appropriate and interesting curriculum for the elementary school student. Maker activities will follow the science and engineering practices outlined in the NGSS and include multiple opportunities for English Learners to collaborate with their peers and develop their academic language.
- Collaborate with TK-5 classroom teachers to coordinate MakerSpace experiences with classroom-based NGSS instruction and integrate cross-curricular lesson extensions that can be taken back to the classroom.
- Participate in curriculum development within the school of assignment and on a district level.
- Model, foster and inspire a growth mindset within the classroom.
- Deliver instruction and guide TK-5 students while in the Makerspace.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Assist with coordination ( Site Principal, District personnel ) as it relates to school group workshops in the MakerSpace including professional development, implementation and training staff.
- Coordinate with school site staff and outside partners to create MakerSpace related programming and develop the MakerSpace as a resource for STEAM learning.
- Research, develop and innovate maker activities
- Inventory and maintain all MakerSpace materials, tools and equipment, including hardware and software.
- Identify projects suitable for students TK-5.
- Develop MakerSpace curriculum for a growing and changing MakerSpace
- Work one on one with students or in groups to ideate, prototype and present projects.
- Maintain a safe and efficient learning environment
- Technical support of project documentation (video, photo, blog/vlog, digital portfolio, social media)
- Lead students in time-management and project planning skills
- Enthusiasm and willingness to learn
- Host MakerSpace Family events
Qualifications
- Experience and/or strong interest in working with elementary school students
- Working knowledge of NGSS, ELD Standard and CCSS
- Skills with technology, engineering, design, science, art, and craft
- Knowledge of the engineering design process and growth mindset
- Strong classroom management skills
- Sincere motivation to work collaboratively with an energized, committed and diverse team
- Action oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable and innovative approach
- Highly organized
- Excellent interpersonal, written, oral, and computer skills
Credentials
Valid California Teaching credential. Valid English Learner authorization
Requirements / Qualifications
Please Read Job Description. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Possession of a valid California Multiple Subject or Standard Elementary credential and experience or student teaching at the elementary level. CLAD/English Language Learner certification or equivalent is required. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience and/or strong interest in working with elementary school students - Working knowledge of NGSS, ELD Standard and CCSS - Skills with technology, engineering, design, science, art, and craft - Knowledge of the engineering design process and growth mindset - Strong classroom management skills - Sincere motivation to work collaboratively with an energized, committed and diverse team - Action oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable and innovative approach - Highly organized - Excellent interpersonal, written, oral, and computer skills
Please DO NOT mail hard copies to our office; our application process is paperless. Only complete online applications will be considered. All correspondence should be addressed to: Mrs. Leslie J. Lockhart, Assistant Superintendent - Human Resources Culver City Unified School District 4034 Irving Place Culver City, CA 90232
- Copy of Transcript (Unofficial can be attached to the application but should you be selected sealed official transcripts will be required.)
- Credential Copy
- Letter of Introduction
- Letter(s) of Recommendation (Three Letters (Written within the last two years))
- Resume
- Test Results/Materials (CBEST, Praxis, CSET, etc.)
Requirements / Qualifications
Please Read Job Description. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Possession of a valid California Multiple Subject or Standard Elementary credential and experience or student teaching at the elementary level. CLAD/English Language Learner certification or equivalent is required. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience and/or strong interest in working with elementary school students - Working knowledge of NGSS, ELD Standard and CCSS - Skills with technology, engineering, design, science, art, and craft - Knowledge of the engineering design process and growth mindset - Strong classroom management skills - Sincere motivation to work collaboratively with an energized, committed and diverse team - Action oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable and innovative approach - Highly organized - Excellent interpersonal, written, oral, and computer skills
Please DO NOT mail hard copies to our office; our application process is paperless. Only complete online applications will be considered. All correspondence should be addressed to: Mrs. Leslie J. Lockhart, Assistant Superintendent - Human Resources Culver City Unified School District 4034 Irving Place Culver City, CA 90232
- Copy of Transcript (Unofficial can be attached to the application but should you be selected sealed official transcripts will be required.)
- Credential Copy
- Letter of Introduction
- Letter(s) of Recommendation (Three Letters (Written within the last two years))
- Resume
- Test Results/Materials (CBEST, Praxis, CSET, etc.)
Comments and Other Information
The Mission of the Culver City Unified School District, a diverse haven of excellence, is to ensure that each student possesses the academic and personal skills necessary to achieve his/her highest potential as a valued, responsible member of society by providing challenging, personalized educational experiences in a safe, nurturing environment and by fostering a passion for teaching and learning with committed parent and community involvement.
DISTRICT’S CORE BELIEFS
Each person deserves to be safe
Everyone deserves to be treated with respect
Honoring diversity makes us stronger
Peace is worth pursuing
The quality of life is determined by the harmony among emotional, physical, spiritual and intellectual pursuits
Everyone has a right to a belief system
Aesthetics is essential to life
We are responsible for ourselves and accountable to each other
Individuals have the right to express their views, opinions, and thoughts
The sense of family and belonging is integral to our lives
Everyone has the right to preserve his/her dignity
Each person has the capacity for goodness
The District supports and adheres to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnic group identification, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, marital or parental status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical disability, medical condition, veteran status, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, or the perception of one or more of such characteristics.
Comments and Other Information
The Mission of the Culver City Unified School District, a diverse haven of excellence, is to ensure that each student possesses the academic and personal skills necessary to achieve his/her highest potential as a valued, responsible member of society by providing challenging, personalized educational experiences in a safe, nurturing environment and by fostering a passion for teaching and learning with committed parent and community involvement.
DISTRICT’S CORE BELIEFS
Each person deserves to be safe
Everyone deserves to be treated with respect
Honoring diversity makes us stronger
Peace is worth pursuing
The quality of life is determined by the harmony among emotional, physical, spiritual and intellectual pursuits
Everyone has a right to a belief system
Aesthetics is essential to life
We are responsible for ourselves and accountable to each other
Individuals have the right to express their views, opinions, and thoughts
The sense of family and belonging is integral to our lives
Everyone has the right to preserve his/her dignity
Each person has the capacity for goodness
The District supports and adheres to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnic group identification, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, marital or parental status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical disability, medical condition, veteran status, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, or the perception of one or more of such characteristics.
Application Deadline
7/2/2017 12:00 AM Pacific
Date Posted
6/7/2017
Contact
Catherine Cummings
310 842-4220 4214
310 842-4220 4214
Number of Openings
2
Add'l Salary Info
$50,624.65 to $87,642.61 for full-time per Schedule A, K-12 teachers at 184 days. Salary and benefits will be prorated to the percentage of the assignment.
Length of Work Year
184 days - 2017/2018 School Year (Temporary, 60% assignment)
Employment Type
Part Time
Location
El Rincon and Farragut Elementary
Benefits
District medical, dental, vision and life insurance plans. Benefits are prorated to the percentage of the assignment
Salary
An additional 3% salary increase has been approved by the Board of Education and is not yet reflected in the current salary schedule.