POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the Instructional Supervisor - STEM,
the Instructional Specialist - STEM is responsible for assisting in the
monitoring of STEM-related instruction, educational resources, STEM-related
initiatives and executing administrative responsibilities as required. The Instructional Specialist - STEM assists
the Instructional Supervisor - STEM with developing, executing and providing
systemic STEM-centric opportunities to educators and parents. The Instructional
Specialist - STEM assists the Instructional Supervisor - STEM with all facets
of curriculum development, professional development for staff and program
evaluation.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Assists
in the development and implementation in the areas of elementary, middle and
high school STEM curriculum, instruction, and classroom management of STEM
materials;
Assists
in providing direct support to all educators in the area STEM-centric lessons;
Assists
in the coordination of both short and long-range planning for the improvement
of the STEM program in PGCPS to include the arts making the program truly
STEAM;
Assists
in the development and implementation of a professional development STEM
program for all content educators including the designing and teaching of state
approved workshops, summer institutes, after-school programs, and STEM
leadership conferences;
Assists
in the preparation of PreK-12 STEM curriculum documents, correlation of
instructional materials and units of study;
Assists
in the selection of STEM instructional materials correlated to the science, mathematics
and other content areas’ curriculum frameworks;
Assists
in providing area and school-level workshops on curricular issues, teaching
strategies, and behavior management in collaboration with the Office of
Professional Learning and Leadership;
Leads
PreK-12 teacher leaders and other instructional personnel in assisting educators
directly with aligning classroom STEM strategies to the taught curriculum in
all content areas;
Collaborates
with other curriculum and instruction departments in support of systemic
program initiatives related to STEM;
Assists
with the planning and implementing of special events in science and math
including the Regional Science Fair and Kids for Science;
Assists
in monitoring the implementation of the PreK-12 STEM program district wide; and
Assists
in the management of budgets and purchase orders.
QUALIFICATIONS:The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Knowledge
of current trends in STEM education, including constructivist pedagogy,
performance-based standards and assessments, Maryland’s STEM Standards of
Practice, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and designing of STEM
Project Based Activities;
Demonstrated
competence in developing and leading staff development sessions for educators,
principals, parents and other stakeholders;
Knowledge
of state standards, NGSS and alternative modes of assessment;
Experience
in writing curriculum framework guides for science or math or an integrated
curriculum desired;
Thorough
knowledge of STEM pedagogy and current STEM trans disciplinary practices
required;
Experience
in leading staff development initiatives; and
Demonstrated
skill in effective human relations and in oral and written communications.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree in
science education, science content, mathematics education, or mathematics
content and Master’s degree in curriculum and instruction, science or
mathematics education, school administration and supervision required. A minimum of five (5) years of science or
math teaching experience required; middle and/or high school experience
preferred.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Advanced
Professional Certificate; Administrator I certification required.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
No direct supervisory responsibilities.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
None.