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Sycamore Schools
Position type: Full time, Exempt, Academic Year Only Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. Reports to: Head of Lower School
Position Summary:
Sycamore School seeks an organized person who is passionate about science and collaborates well with others for its next Science and Event Coordinator for the 2021-2022 school year. The role of the Science and Event Coordinator is to collaborate with science teachers to plan, coordinate, and lead hands-on activities and experiments for Early Childhood (EC) and Lower School (LS) Division students. The coordinator also develops curriculum and provides science resources for EC and LS teachers. The coordinator organizes the Science Expo and Family Science Night and leads development of the Outdoor Lab. Lastly, the coordinator researches and schedules field trips and speakers for all discipline areas.
Qualifications & Requirements
● Bachelor’s degree; science focus preferred
● Teaching experience preferred
● Strong organizational skills
● Strong written and verbal communication skills
● Initiative
● Ability to build strong relationships with students, staff, and community liaisons
● Strong collaboration skills
● Understanding of academic and emotional needs of gifted students
Application Instructions:
Qualified applicants should send a cover letter, current resume, copies of degrees and licenses, and a list of 3-5 professional references with contact information to Julie Szolek-Van Valkenburgh, HR Coordinator via e-mail at svv.julie@sycamoreschool.org.
No phone calls or walk-ins will be accepted for this position.
Student Opportunity
USDA Agency Launches New Site for Science-Minded Students
AgLab, a new science-education website operated by USDA's Agricultural Research Service, is now "open for business" to student and educators alike at https://aglab.ars.usda.gov/.
AgLab builds on the past successes of its predecessor, Sci4Kids, in educating students about the critical intersect of science and agriculture in their daily lives, such as wrinkle-free cotton, edible coatings that keep apple slices from turning brown, a low-glycemic sweetener, DEET insecticide, and a bounty of new varieties of fruits and vegetables.
Geared toward k-12 students with an interest in food and science, AgLab offers a variety of content to promote a greater understanding of how agricultural research is helping meet the food, fiber, feed and fuel needs of a growing world population while also safeguarding our environment and natural resources.
For example, students considering career fields in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) may be especially interested in AgLab's "20 for 30" offering. It profiles young researchers on the rise at ARS—starting with Jaqueline Serrano, an entomologist who is with the agency's Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research Unit in Wapato, Washington.
In need of science project ideas? AgLab has you covered with "Let's Get to Work," a page offering a series of instruction-based experiments, including on food fluorescence, vitamin C content and soil erosion.
Other features include:
Produced by the ARS Office of Communications in Beltsville, Md., AgLab operates with the recognition that today's students are tomorrow's farmers, scientists, policy makers and consumers. With this latest iteration, the website reaffirms its commitment to making sure kids have access to information about agricultural research in a way that's fun, timely and significant.
Check back often to view new AgLab content, including videos, games, contests, experiments and recipes.
Professional Development Opportunities
Using Principles of Engineering Design to Advance Science Teacher Education - Purdue University, October 10-11, 2021
STATEWIDE VIRTUAL COURSE DESIGN PROJECT - PARTICIPANTS NEEDED
AAdditional Participants Needed!!! Statewide Virtual Course Design Project
Participation Details:
Teacher Stipend: $2,500 - total (9 weeks)
Duration: April 12th – June 11, 2021
Contact: Keyandra Whiteside (Wigfall): kwigfall@iu.edu
Notification of Interest: Immediately
Indiana University was recently awarded funding via the Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) grant and the Indiana Department of Education to develop an open-access repository of freely available virtual courses and assessments for Hoosier educators.
We need a few additional teachers to work as a team to design virtual courses – see list below. Participants will be led through research-based online course design (e.g., content, instruction, assessments, and accessibility) as they collaboratively develop these courses. This Course Design Academy will facilitate development of the most common courses taken in 6th – 12th grade. The Academy will last approximately 9 weeks during the spring and summer of 2021.
Participants will work in groups of 3-5 to develop one (1) specific course.
If interested please COMPLETE THIS SURVEY ASAP. This form will serve as your submission of interest.
Subject |
Course Code |
Course Name |
CS |
4570 |
AP Computer Science A |
CS |
4658 |
AP Computer Science Principles |
CS |
488.68 |
Computer Science (6-8) |
English |
1078 |
Advanced Speech & Comm |
English |
1056 |
AP English Lang/Comp |
English |
1058 |
AP English Lit/Comp |
English |
1002 |
English 9 |
English |
1004 |
English 10 |
English |
1006 |
English 11 |
English |
1008 |
English 12 |
English |
420.06 |
Language Arts Grade 6 |
English |
420.07 |
Language Arts Grade 7 |
English |
420.08 |
Language Arts Grade 8 |
English |
1076 |
Speech |
Fine Arts |
4060 |
Drawing |
Fine Arts |
4002 |
Intro to 3-D Art |
Fine Arts |
4000 |
Intro to Two-Dimensional Art |
Fine Arts |
4062 |
Photography |
Health |
3506 |
Health & Wellness |
Health |
452.68 |
Health & Wellness (6-8) |
Math |
2520 |
Algebra I |
Math |
2522 |
Algebra II |
Math |
2563 |
AP Calculus AB |
Math |
2530 |
Finite Mathematics |
Math |
2532 |
Geometry |
Math |
430.06 |
Math Grade 6 |
Math |
430.07 |
Math Grade 7 |
Math |
430.08 |
Math Grade 8 |
Math |
2564 |
PreCalculus: Algebra |
Math |
2566 |
PreCalculus: Trigonometry |
Math |
5711 |
Probability and Statistics |
Math |
2550 |
Quantitative Reasoning |
Phys Ed |
3542 |
Physical Ed I |
Science |
3024 |
Biology |
Science |
3064 |
Chemistry I |
Science |
3044 |
Earth and Space I |
Science |
3010 |
Environmental Science |
Science |
3108 |
Integrated Chem/Phys |
Science |
3084 |
Physics I |
Science |
460.06 |
Science Grade 6 |
Science |
460.07 |
Science Grade 7 |
Science |
460.08 |
Science Grade 8 |
Social Studies |
1560 |
AP US Government and Politics |
Social Studies |
1562 |
AP US History |
Social Studies |
1514 |
Economics |
Social Studies |
1570 |
Geo & History of the World |
Social Studies |
1532 |
Psychology |
Social Studies |
470.06 |
Social Studies Grade 6 |
Social Studies |
470.07 |
Social Studies Grade 7 |
Social Studies |
470.08 |
Social Studies Grade 8 |
Social Studies |
1534 |
Sociology |
Social Studies |
1542 |
U.S. History |
Social Studies |
1540 |
US Government |
Social Studies |
1548 |
World History/Civ |
World Languages |
2020 |
French I |
World Languages |
2022 |
French II |
World Languages |
2040 |
German I |
World Languages |
2042 |
German II |
World Languages |
2120 |
Spanish I |
World Languages |
2122 |
Spanish II |
World Languages |
2124 |
Spanish III |