Academic Specialist-MakerSpace (WLE)
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Job Location:
Thousand Oaks, CA - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 20 - 25
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
RECRUITMENT DETAILS
APPLICATION FILING: Applications will be reviewed as they are received. Please apply at the earliest opportunity.
POSITION DETAILS:
Assignment Term: 2025-2026 school yearMakerSpace Specialist:
- Teach TK-5th grade students how to use technology responsibly and creatively.
- Maintain a fun creative learning environment using the MakerSpace for students who struggle with classroom lessons teamwork technology or general thinking of outside the box.
- Emphasize Design Thinking and Fail Quickly concepts.
- Instruct students on Digital Citizenship lessons and activities.
- Develop lesson plans with teachers at each grade level to implement MakerSpace learning. Typically this involves learning about the teachers curriculum and making suggestions on Makerspace projects and activities to build interest and engagement.
- Use iPads and Chromebooks to teach the Google login process. Even though many of the students are facile in using technology from home there are often surprising gaps in their knowledge of some of the basics such as logins general keyboard and mouse use etc.
- Encourage the use of CVUSD Technology standards for growth and development with new and emerging technology.
- Work with teachers to help foster technology use in the classroom helping provide a UDL learning environment.
- Demonstrate and exemplify a cooperative attitude when working together with the teachers parents and volunteers as students and classrooms are in the MakerSpace. The kids are always watching!
- Prep room and equipment before each classroom arrives to maximize their learning time.
- Keep on top of apps and lessons specific to the technology used in the MakerSpace as it updates or changes to keep all equipment running and usable.
- Manage the use and maintenance of the equipment in the MakerSpace:
- Green Screen technologies
- Little Bits
- Osmo
- Robotics
- 3D Printing
- Lego Mindstorms
- New equipment is added as the school year progresses.
Approximately 20 hours per week which includes prep time.
$20-25 an hour depending on experience
MINIMUM ENTRANCE QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Graduation from high school or equivalency.
Nondiscrimination in Employment
The CVUSD Governing Board is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in district programs and activities. District programs activities and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination including discrimination against an individual or group based on race color ancestry nationality national origin immigration status ethnic group identification ethnicity age religion marital status pregnancy parental status physical or mental disability sex sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. (BP 0410). Any applicant who attempts to directly contact individual Board Members with the intent of influencing the deciaion of the Board will be considered disqualified from candidacy for this position.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Presentation Skills
- Project / Program Management
- Organizational skills
- Ellucian
- Records Management
- Academic Advising
- LMS
- Teaching
- Program Development
- Public Speaking
- Writing Skills
