Mobile STEM Lab 8th-12th Grade Contract Instructor - Betabox Learning

About Betabox

We're helping to build a more equitable education system by bringing high-quality technology experiences to underserved K12 schools throughout the southeastern US. Our mobile STEM units are bringing engineering, computer science, and technology instruction to student's that typically can't access these technologies. Our online resources are helping teachers sustain the engagement we create while our labs are on campus. But we need your help to reach every student that needs a chance to fulfill their full potential.

About This Role

Imagine if your classroom teleported to a new school every week. Imagine if your classroom was filled with $50,000+ of hands-on learning equipment and technology. Imagine if you had a co-teacher next to you ensuring all of that equipment was always working so you could focus on creating memorable learning experiences for students of all backgrounds.

Now imagine yourself as a Betabox Guide! Betabox Learning operates a fleet of mobile technology labs that provide educational hands-on learning experiences at K12 schools in the southeastern US. Our mission is to spark and sustain hands-on learning in K12 schools. We are seeking to hire a part-time STEM educator based in Raleigh or Charlotte, NC that is ready to join a small team making a big impact for thousands of students in rural and low-income communities.

As a Betabox Guide, your job is to energetically communicate STEM/CTE concepts to students of diverse backgrounds and age levels.

A typical day in the life of a Betabox Guide:

• Wake up EARLY and drive to an underserved school in North Carolina or South Carolina.
• Find the Betabox Mobile Learning lab on the school campus and set up along with the Technical Guide who you will teach alongside you for the day.
• Decide if you should drink coffee or not because while you are in need of caffeine, the school is not yet open (so neither is the bathroom).
• Greet the first group of 20 students when they walk out to the mobile lab. Intuit how to quickly engage and build trust with this new group of students.
• Direct these students to hands-on learning stations where you will be their guide on the side as they learn about self-driving cars, drones, electronics, 3D printing, and whatever else you have planned for them.
• Wrap up that class, hopefully having inspired a few students to consider STEM careers as a possibility for them.
• Scramble to reset the lab because the next group of students is coming in 3.5 minutes. Repeat for the rest of the school day.
• At the end of the day, connect with the teacher who brought students out to the lab. Let them know that this is just the beginning, and that Betabox will send them dozens of free resources and materials that they will use to sustain the energy you’ve generated amongst the students back in the classroom.

Is This Job For Me?

This job is for you if you love helping students push themselves to solve problems and learn new skills. This is for you if you are willing to work hard, travel frequently, and maintain the ‘energy’ even when the coffee is wearing off. This is for you if the standard classroom teaching environment has not always been able to accommodate our teaching style or lesson ideas. This is for you if you truly believe that a single memorable learning experience can alter a student’s entire life trajectory.

What you'll do

• Leading engaging hands-on learning workshops to students up to 4 days per week at different K12 schools in North and South Carolina
• Assisting the Technician on setup of the mobile lab and the cleaning of the lab
• Managing a classroom of students and maintaining engagement
• Answering questions from teachers at host schools regarding hands-on learning best practices
• Clearly communicate in-person, on the phone, and via text/online tools
• When not teaching, assist with lesson plan development and mobile lab scheduling

Requirements

• Active teaching license or ability to reactivate a lapsed license is preferred, but not required
• Passion for STEM technologies and teaching students
• Trustworthy, high integrity individual with excellent communication abilities
• Ability to provide reference checks
• Ability to adapt to changing classroom dynamics and schedules
• Subject to drug testing and a background check including driving record
• A degree in education is preferred, but not required
• Live in NC or SC

Benefits

$22 - $25/ hour