Job Description

TEACHER DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST, Comparative Media Studies (CMS)/Writing-MIT Responsible AI for Computational Action (RAICA) Curriculum Project, to join a team of AI and CS experts from MIT’s CSAIL and Personal Robots Group and educators from the Scheller Teacher Education Program that is developing an inclusive AI literacy curriculum for middle and high school students. The team is partnering with schools and afterschool programs across the U.S. and around the world to co-design the curriculum with teachers and students.  Will be a core member of the curriculum design team with responsibility for conceptualizing a framework for continuous, self-sustaining professional development to support RAICA curriculum and CS/AI teacher communities implementing the curriculum.  Responsibilities include leading the research, prototyping, testing, and iteration of teacher supports that address points of expertise that are barriers of entry for teachers; working with teachers to provide pedagogical and technical coaching during piloting and gathering feedback to inform the design and module modifications; ensuring the final module seamlessly integrates computational thinking, responsible design thinking, assessment, teacher supports, and AI; disseminating project findings via conferences and journals/publications; and other duties as needed.  

REQUIRED:  bachelor’s degree in a related field; five years’ relevant experience; experience collaborating with educators as learners, developing and facilitating workshops or other professional learning experiences, and working in online and in-person environments; experience as a teacher using project-based approaches that support student agency; expertise/experience with student-centered pedagogy (project-based learning, inquiry-based learning, constructionist); and interest in learning about AI, machine learning, and computational thinking.  PREFERRED:  advanced degree in instructional design and technology; curriculum and program design experience in higher education; and familiarity with AI, machine learning concepts, and computational thinking tools (i.e., Scratch).  Job #22914-8

This is a temporary one-year position.

7/6/23