Stem Engagement & Learning Specialist

Job Title: STEM Engagement & Learning Specialist

FLSA: Exempt, Full-Time (40 hours a week)
Reports to: Director of Programs

Wage Range: $55,000-70,000

Summary
Serving more than 300,000 adults and children each year, the Connecticut Science Center is the state's premier destination for informal science learning, a top tourist attraction, a hub for teacher training, and one of the state's foremost resources for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). The STEM Engagement & Learning Specialist is part of a dedicated team of educators designing, developing, and implementing high-quality, STEM-related professional learning opportunities for teachers, instructional leaders, and building/district administrators. This position is a member of a larger Programs Team, consisting of educators focused on ensuring that all students have access to high-quality STEM programs and learning opportunities that exemplify best practices in STEM teaching and learning. In collaboration with our STEM Education Team, the STEM Engagement & Learning Specialist provides a unique set of services to schools designed to support the Science Center's mission and to ensure that students have equitable access to STEM learning opportunities to develop the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the classroom and in future careers.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality, engaging professional learning experiences for PK-12 educators with a focus on student engagement, inquiry, STEM, and in alignment with state standards.
• Design and develop STEM-related workshop offerings that support student-centered learning and high levels of student engagement through hands-on exploration and play-based learning.
• Develop PK-12 curricular materials and resources that demonstrate model exemplar STEM teaching and align with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
• Build, cultivate, and maintain relationships with schools, districts, and additional community-based programs.
• Work with school partners to support educators in the implementation of three-dimensional teaching strategies through workshops, coaching, and other teacher support strategies.
• Analyze evaluation data to provide information on the impact of our programs and inform continuous improvement.
• Support sales and grant writing efforts through brainstorming, data collection, and research activities.
• Develop and facilitate inquiry-based, hands-on STEM programs to a variety of audiences through on-site and off-site programs and other activities for Pre-K to 12th-grade students.
• Collaborate regularly with the STEM Education staff and broader Programs team to design, implement, and facilitate robust STEM learning experiences for schools, students, and organizations that support our mission and improve STEM-learning opportunities for youth.
• Support the STEM Education team in the development, design, and piloting of new student-based STEM programs that align to standards, and model exemplary instructional practices for meaningful STEM Engagement.
• Work with the Programs Management Team to design and provide internal professional learning opportunities for our Education team.
• Work with the broader Programs team to ensure that all offerings, programs, and services support developing the skills and knowledge needed for individuals to be successful and all are created with a diversity of communities, cultures, and needs in mind.
• Support and participate in state, and perhaps national, conferences/events focused on Professional Development and STEM-related topics highlighting Science Center programs and their benefits to the science and education communities.
• Other duties as assigned.