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Middle School Youth Program Instructor: Building with Vex Robotics

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Division/Organization: Division of Continuing Studies
Department: Precollege Academic Programs
Job Type: UW Student Assistant
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: UW-Madison Campus
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $2,400.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Education and Training, Child Development and Care, Customer Service, STEM, Career Management, Honoring Context and Culture

Department Overview:

 Badger Precollege, Division of Continuing Studies

Anticipated Start Date:

 June 16, 2024

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 June 29, 2024

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 35-40

Schedule:

 All-Staff Training Saturday June 15 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Sunday June 16th, 2024 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Saturday June 29th, 2024 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 $2,400.00

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 ● Bachelor’s Degree in Education or content related field
● 2 years of teaching experience with precollege students preferred. Student teaching experience will be considered.
● Graduate level coursework, completed or in progress, is preferred.
● Demonstrated ability to plan and deliver engaging content to high school students is preferred.
● Energetic approach to learning
● Strong communication skills and ability to work well with students, administration, and support staff
● Experience planning and modifying curriculum to meet the needs of all students
● Respect for individual differences and individuality.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

● Experience working with middle school students
● Experience teaching content area subject

Position Summary/Job Duties:

Instructor for the Building with Vex Robotics course for the STEP Program. Program dates are June 16- June 29, 2024. The instructor’s main role is to be a teacher and a facilitator of learning. The instructor is responsible for modifying and adapting the existing curriculum for the course. Instructors can expect to work with a class size of up to 16 middle school students.
Course description listed below:

Robotics is a lab-based course that uses a hands-on approach to introduce the basic concepts of science and technology, focusing on the construction and programming of autonomous mobile robots. This course will help you understand the principles of math and technology as well as concepts of machine learning, artificial intelligence, data science, design and engineering. If you have a vested interest in robot building and would like to better prepare yourself for your STEM courses leading into high school, this may be the course for you.

Instructors are responsible for:

● Modify an engaging course with activities and lessons designed to provide high quality and fast-paced learning for advanced middle school students.
● Developing curriculum following Badger Precollege templates and process (Complete Syllabus including course information, weekly schedule, daily lesson plans, presentation slides, and materials.)
● Completing all hiring requirements and trainings required by Human Resources at the UW-Madison
● Participating in staff orientation before the program begins
● Attending instructor check in meetings scheduled throughout the program.
● Attending opening and closing day events June 16th and June 29th
● Leading daily instructional sessions M-F 9:00-:3:00pm
● Completing post-program student evaluation materials.


Instructors can expect to teach eager, curious students with a strong interest in the subject matter. For more information, please visit our website at https://precollege.wisc.edu/step/

Physical Demands:

N/A

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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