Temporary Computer Science Teacher
Temporary Computer Science Teacher
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$ 69600 - 92000
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Description
A Learning Community
Notre Dame High School San Jose is the center for womens leadership in Silicon Valley and has provided an exceptional Catholic college preparatory education for young women since 1851. The schools mission is guided by the teachings of Saint Julie Billiart the foundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur with a strong focus on social justice to create lifelong learners spiritual seekers justice advocates and community leaders. Our mission summarized by the words of Saint Julie Billiart is to teach them what they need to know for life.
The STEM Program
The STEM Program
STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) is a cross-curricular team focused on educating students for the inventive future ahead. This is a collaborative instructional team that works to integrate curriculum across the STEM disciplines. It is the goal of the team to foster the students abilities in data analysis inventive problem solving and critical thinking. Through cross-curricular offerings the work team strives to represent the interdisciplinary nature of STEM disciplines. The department emphasizes hands-on learning experiences as reflected in the NGSS NCTM and ISTE standards. The student experience in these courses is enhanced through a working partnership with the Career and Life Success program which exposes students to various STEM careers through guest speakers experiential learning field trips internship and mentoring relationships.
Responsibilities:
- Ability to teach AP Computer Science A and AP Computer Principles
- Familiar with Java programming language for AP Computer Science A
- Familiar with Scratch AppInventor Greenfoot Alice or other high level programming platforms
- Familiar with Big Data and the integration of Data Science into the high school curriculum
- Align instruction with STEM Cohort outcomes and graduation outcomes
- Be familiar with educational research and current literature in academic area
- Committed to development of learner centered pedagogy and learning environment
- Collaborate with colleagues both within the STEM Cohort and across the curriculum
- Possibility to add in a section of Engineering Math or Physics
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field (Mathematics Computer Engineering); Masters Degree preferred
- Current teaching credential
Preferred Qualifications:
- High school teaching experience
- Familiar with Advanced Placement Computer Science Curriculum
- Demonstrated leadership capacity
Terms of Employment:
- 2025-26 Maternity Leave Replacement (Aug Oct)
- Competitive compensation package
- Full-Time (.80fte)
Employment Type
Full-Time
