KAYSC Dteam Instructor
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Science Museum of Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN, US
Summary
The instructor will co-facilitate STEM service-learning projects and group discussions focused on cultural identity for middle school youth. They are also responsible for recruiting students, building relationships with families and school staff, and designing engaging lesson plans.
Job Description
- Co-facilitate STEM service-learning projects that are relevant to the lives and communities in which KAYSC youth live.
- Co-facilitate group discussions related to cultural identity.
- Supervise youth on field trips and other events that excite and enhance youth learning.
- Support youth with outreach opportunities, which allow them to strengthen their learning by teaching others.
- Learn and demonstrate an understanding of the KAYSC mission, target population, and youth development best practices.
- Support planning and preparation of middle school programming projects, curriculum, and activities.
- Create and design, independently or with partners, lesson plans focused on STEM justice.
- Sign up and attend STEM education, youth development, and service learning trainings that support the work of the middle school program.
- Recruit and retain middle school youth for STEM service learning opportunities by presenting at homerooms, tabling during lunch or events, etc. with a focus on girls, youth of color, and youth from low-income families.
- Build relationships with appropriate school staff as the first point of contact for KAYSC programming.
- Develop authentic relationships with both youth and their parent/guardian that include clear and consistent communication regarding both the youth and parent/guardian’s experience and expectations.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
We’re here to turn on the science.
Through education, in-person experiences, online learning, traveling exhibits, and community partnerships, the Science Museum of Minnesota is dedicated to collaborating with our community to create a world where everyone has the power to use science to make lives better.
With the help of our visitors, volunteers, staff, and community partners, we’re using science to figure out how our world works. Between our interactive exhibits, collection with over two million objects, and continuous scientific research, we believe there’s always something new to discover.
Founded
1907
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Saint Paul, MN
We’re here to turn on the science.
Through education, in-person experiences, online learning, traveling exhibits, and community partnerships, the Science Museum of Minnesota is dedicated to collaborating with our community to create a world where everyone has the power to use science to make lives better.
With the help of our visitors, volunteers, staff, and community partners, we’re using science to figure out how our world works. Between our interactive exhibits, collection with over two million objects, and continuous scientific research, we believe there’s always something new to discover.
Founded
1907
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Saint Paul, MN
