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SparkShop

SparkShop is a Chicago non-profit that empowers 4th and 5th grade students to imagine their futures as engineers. Chicago’s students often aren’t aware of the opportunities waiting for them in the STEM fields, so as an in-school program, SparkShop engages underrepresented students (girls, low-income students, racial minorities) where they already live and learn, no sign-up required.

May 12, 2022
Full time
Curriculum Development Specialist
SparkShop 965 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA
Apply via email with a resume and cover letter to:   hello@sparkshop.org   before May 31st, 2022 This Role’s Mission: To develop world-class and equitable curriculum packages that introduce elementary school students to engineering. This Role’s Outcomes: Create original educational STEM content for 4th and 5th graders Collaborate with Program Lead to design learning outcomes and activities  Write culturally responsive engineering and humanities lesson plans (5 units per school year) Build beautiful and informative student-facing slides Film and edit 2 educational videos per month (typically 5-10 per year) Align lessons to NGSS, SEL, and Common Core standards Increase accessibility and equity of SparkShop curriculum Translate 100% of SparkShop curriculum and family-facing communications from English to Spanish Create alternate lessons for students with IEP accommodations as needed Build supplemental...