Part Time Design Technology Teacher in Washington, District of Columbia at Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School

MILTON is looking for an experienced, hardworking, flexible, creative, and collaborative candidate to serve as our Part Time Design Technology Teacher. The ideal candidate is a leader in design thinking and STEM education who is responsible for overseeing the school’s Design Lab as a physical and programmatic hub for project-based learning. The Design Technology Teacher teaches a sequence of technology/engineering courses, works with faculty to integrate making and design thinking into the MILTON curriculum, and consults with colleagues in the elementary and middle school to create interdisciplinary STEM units.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Position responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Teaching courses in the areas of design thinking, engineering, physical computing, digital fabrication, and programming
• Coordinating engineering and design curriculum development and education
• Collaborating with teachers of all subjects to design, develop, and implement hands-on projects that are integrated into core subject classes
• Serving as a faculty coach and mentor in the areas of design, engineering, and fabrication
• Maintaining ultimate responsibility for all operations of the lab, including equipment maintenance and supply ordering
• Serving as an advisor or co-advisor to a small group of students
• Other duties and responsibilities as determined by the Principal.

• A passion for and demonstrable skills in the making and tinkering movement, from hand tools to computer-mediated tools such as 3D printers and laser cutters
• Demonstrated teaching skills in a project-based learning environment
• Ability to clearly articulate learning objectives, create new teaching materials, and develop curriculum
• Degree in a field such as mathematics, physics, educational technology, engineering, computer science, or a related field and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of bachelor's degree
• Desire and ability to work collaboratively
• Motivation to seek and implement innovative teaching practices
• Excellent work ethic
• Flexibility, patience, resilience, and good humor