Under the direction of the Coordinating Supervisor, the Instructional Supervisor - STEM is responsible for providing guidance to educators, parents, content supervisors and administrators on STEM-related instruction and educational resources.  Responsibilities involve developing, executing and providing systemic STEM-centric opportunities to educators, parents, content supervisors and administrators. The Instructional Supervisor – STEM assists the Coordinating Supervisor and the Director of Curriculum and Instruction in developing aligned STEM-centric curriculum documents, providing professional development for staff, and developing a budget based on analysis of needs.  Special assignments are received through conferences, written instructions, and requests from the Director and the Coordinating Supervisor.  

Provides direct support to all educators, content supervisors and administrators in the area STEM-centric lessons;

Assists in both short and long-range planning for the improvement of STEM programs in PGCPS;

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 documents, and units of study;

Assists in the selection of STEM instructional materials correlated to the science, mathematics and other content areas' curriculum frameworks;

Provides regional 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;

Develops the application for STEM grants; assists in the preparation and administration of STEM grants;

Assists in the management of budgets and purchase orders;

Monitors the implementation of the PreK-12 STEM program district wide; and

Oversees projects as designated by the Coordinating Supervisor.

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;

Experience in writing and managing STEM grants and budgets preferred;

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.

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 math or science teaching experience required; minimum of three (3) years supervisory or specialist experience preferred.



Advanced Professional Certificate and Administrator I certification required.

 

Assists in overseeing and providing guidance to the unit staff.

 

 

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.




The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.




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