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Green Technology Instructor, Spring 2025

Digital Ready
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Are you interested in a hands-on, in-person teaching and mentoring experience in Green Tech? If so, apply to be our Green Tech Green Tech Instructor with Digital Ready this Spring 2025. 


OUR MISSION

Digital Ready activates the creative potential of high school students, especially Black and Latinx youth, to build tangible pathways to economic opportunities in Boston’s innovation economy.

Being Digital Ready means being ready for the complexity of a constantly evolving economy and society and requires students to weave together ethnography, Green Tech, design, and code to solve incredibly gnarly 21st-century problems. At Digital Ready, we utilize the city as a lab for learning striving to make the boundaries between school and the world less strict and more permeable. Our mission is to create tangible economic pathways for students that are driven by students’ interests, local employer needs, and the community’s unique assets. Our students learn by doing. In our studio, students practice habits of creative problem solving in a safe and supportive environment, where they can take risks to learn, ask difficult questions, and develop themselves as creative leaders.


OUR VALUES

  • We actively fight against the status quo that allows injustices to be perpetuated without

accountability;

  • We use our political power, social capital, and networks to create access to high-quality education opportunities for students;
  • We value diverse perspectives, which we believe leads to more identity-affirming and innovative learning experiences for students;
  • We are committed to being an anti-racist organization that prioritizes the voices of students and communities of color;
  • We intentionally support the redesign of policies and structures of systemic racism that continues to exclude and harm communities of color;
  • We actively interrogate schools' curriculum, industries' hiring practices, and other institutional practices that limit who has access to Boston's innovation economy.

OVERVIEW:
We are seeking an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Green Tech Instructor to join our Digital Ready team. This role involves designing and facilitating hands-on learning experiences for students, supporting them in mastering Green Tech, and other related skills to complete college-level assignments and projects.. The ideal candidate will have a passion for teaching, expertise in Engineering, Sustainable Enrgy and/or Green Tech, and experience in classroom management.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Facilitate Learning
    • Serve as a learning facilitator to support student learning in an Intro to Electricity course to ensure students are actively engaged in the content (3 hours per week); 
    • Lead interactive, hands-on learning sessions (3 hours per week);
    • Deliver a structured curriculum of project-based learning over a 45-hour learning period, ensuring student engagement and understanding of Green Tech. 
  • Design Curriculum & Projects
    • Develop and design course materials and project guidelines that align with course learning objectives for hands-on learning sessions;
    • Create and iterate on projects to enhance students’ practical application of Green Tech skills.
  • Support Student Success.
    • Meet with Digital Ready staff weekly and course professor biweekly to ensure cohesion and success across the program;  
    • Offer constructive feedback and troubleshoot technical challenges related to Green Tech pathway;
    • Monitor student progress in online course and communicate any challenges to Digital Ready staff and professor when applicable;  
    • Provide individualized support to help students complete college-level assignments.
  • Classroom Management
    • Ensure all classroom activities align with educational goals and organizational standards; 
    • Maintain an organized and inclusive learning environment.


QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Background in Engineering or Sustainable Energy, understanding of Green Tech technologies;
  • Undergraduate degree preferred;
  • Experience in designing and delivering technical curriculum;
  • Strong classroom management and facilitation skills;
  • Ability to mentor and support students effectively;
  • Previous teaching or instructional experience is a plus.


COMMITMENT:

  • Up to 10  hours per week; 
  • Ability to work in-person with students on Tuesdays 2:00-5:00pm and Thursdays  2:00-5:00pm;
  • Start Date: The Week of January 6, 2025.

All staff are required to be in-person and are subject to background checks as stipulated by MA law when working with students under the age of 18.
 

COMPENSATION  This position has a stipend starting at $5,000. 

Interested candidates must complete this application form: https://form.typeform.com/to/lYSDdhd4