Kamehameha Schools · 12 hours ago
Elementary Engineering and Design Teacher
Honolulu, HI
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$61K/yr - $161K/yr
5+ years expKamehameha Schools is dedicated to empowering Native Hawaiian children through education. The Elementary Engineering and Design Teacher will facilitate hands-on learning experiences in design, technology, and engineering for grades K-6, fostering students' technical skills and social-emotional growth.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Demonstrating Academic Competence in their subject area(s), and displaying an inclination for developing integrated and interdisciplinary work across the curriculum
Maintaining a Growth Mindset toward student learning, teaching practice, and personal/collective professional development
Demonstrating a high degree of Self-Efficacy (agency): teachers hold themselves accountable for learner outcomes, advocate for their students, work efficiently, and most importantly believe in their ability, the capability of their students and themselves to succeed and excel
Facilitating Problem-Solving, with curious minds, and critical thinkers who show a high degree of creative application in the implementation of data-driven curriculum and practice
Serving as Role-Models as innovative and creative learners who have an insatiable thirst for knowledge, personal growth, and being on the “cutting edge” of instructional practice and pedagogy
Collaborating effectively with a variety of stakeholder groups within the organization and with external partners to increase student performance and contribute to advancing the teaching and learning craft
Looking beyond the walls of their classroom and strive for/demonstrate Global Competence and how their work will expand the impact of students’ work to their families, and local and global communities
Deeply investing in the Learners’ Well-Being and health, safety, physical, socially, and emotionally. Teachers must recognize the relationship between social-emotional learning and academic performance and aspire toward developing and teaching the “whole child,” and
Designing and facilitating differentiated and personalized learning goals and activities that follow a coherent sequence, are aligned to instructional goals, and engage students in high-level cognitive activity
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (degrees and course credits must be earned from a nationally or internationally accredited college or university)
Experience working with elementary and/or middle school students
Demonstrated proficiency in teaching one or more of the following areas: computer programming, Design Thinking, design technologies (such as 3D printing and laser cutting), or CAD and vector‑based graphics software
Thorough knowledge of the subject area(s) to be taught and ability to develop interdisciplinary curriculum related to subject matter
Knowledge of instructional methods that are age appropriate for assigned grade levels
Ability to develop positive relationships with students and families within the context of a supportive learning environment
Ability to work with and encourage students in the assigned grade levels toward accomplishing their personalized educational goals
Ability to differentiate and personalize instruction to meet varying student needs
Manage small and large groups of students in various instructional environments
Communicate effectively with students, parents, counselors, and school administrators
Build and maintain effective working relationships with students, colleagues and school administrators and to work collaboratively as a team
Organize tasks and manage time to meet varied deadlines
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in area related to one's primary instructional responsibilities
Master's or doctoral degrees in one's primary area of instructional responsibilities
Demonstrated knowledge of, and/or recent experience with using age appropriate instructional strategies (e.g. differentiated instruction, project-based learning, personalized learning)
Ability to utilize, create or develop current technology applications for adaption to classroom and/or instructional use
Recent teaching experience, coursework, or other activity in primary area(s) of instruction
5 or more years of instruction in primary area(s) of instruction
Previous experience teaching the age levels and subject area(s)
Athletics and performing arts appreciation and/or the ability to coach or support athletic teams, performing arts groups, academic or other student clubs
Music and fine arts appreciation and/or the ability to sing, and/or play a musical instrument
Knowledge of and sensitivity to social justice issues, global issues, sustainability, Hawaiian language, history, culture and Christian values
Benefits
Total Rewards Program embodies KS's dedication to the physical, mental, and financial well-being of our employee ʻohana.
Company
Kamehameha Schools
Kamehameha Schools is a private, educational, charitable trust.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
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Vice President & CFO
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