Senior Manager of Curriculum Design KID Museum
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Bethesda, MD - USA
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Job Summary
Do you believe every kid deserves access to hands-on maker-centered STEM learning So do we.
KID Museum is looking for a Senior Manager of Curriculum Design to help bridge the gap between our innovative museum experiences and the classrooms after-school programs and community spaces where young people spend their time.
This is a role for someone who gets fired up about equitable STEM access loves the craft of writing curriculum that actually works in real-world settings and can translate maker-based learning into something a teacher picks up and immediately trusts.
What Youll Do
Youll report to our Managing Director of Teaching & Learning and work across our Program School & District Partnerships and Community Experience teams to build high-quality standards-aligned curriculum that connects:
- Our Mind of a Maker pedagogical approach
- Hands-on inquiry-based learning
- NGSS Common Core ISTE and other K-12 standards
Day to day that looks like designing teacher-facing curriculum student-facing materials and digital resources. It also means supporting program facilitation plans collaborating with Marketing on classroom-ready products and staying current on emerging trends in education (including AI and computational thinking).
Youll spend up to 30% of your time supporting on-site programming staying grounded in the real work.
What You Bring
- A bachelors degree in education engineering or sciences (advanced degree or instructional design experience is a plus)
- 5 years in K-12 curriculum design or 7 years in the classroom
- Deep knowledge of STEM content and culturally sustaining pedagogy
- Experience with maker learning tools: coding robotics textiles woodworking electronics
- Excellent writing skills with the ability to calibrate tone and complexity for any grade level
- Strong project management skills and the ability to juggle multiple timelines without dropping the ball
What Makes You the Right Fit
Youre not just good at writing curriculum. You care deeply about who its written for. You bring a commitment to expanding access to STEM for students who have been historically left out of these spaces. You thrive in collaborative environments and know how to work across teams to get something from idea to polished product.
Interested
Wed love to hear from educators curriculum designers and maker-learning advocates ready to do meaningful work.
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
About Company
KID Museum is our region’s largest center for maker learning for youth. We empower the next generation with the skills to invent the future by delivering engaging maker learning experiences for kids, families, and educators.
