Seeking top notch educators with STEM expertise to teach in an upcoming STEM Academy located in Columbus, MS. 

Job requirements:

• Meet all mandated educational credentialing requirements for any state teacher certification.
• If certificate is out of the state of Mississippi, the be willing to recertify/transfer certificate to Mississippi state one year and must be kept current.
•  Bachelor’s degree in education, counseling, or psychology with 5 years of experience in classroom teaching or education.
• Must pass security and background checks needed to work with young children.
• Knowledge of internet-based tools as well as 3D design Software and Microsoft
• Office products.
• Ability to recognize and implement effective teaching practices and classroom management skills.
• Ability and willingness to engage in quality communication and effective relationships with military and civilian personnel, teachers, students, parents, and volunteers.
• Maintain current CPR/First Aid certification.
• Prepare materials, lesson scripts, classrooms, and activities for instruction utilizing computer and classroom smart technology for lessons where appropriate, save backups to external hard drives.

• Provide instruction in all areas of a specified curriculum for instructors and students
• Work as a team with other instructors to prepare lessons, daily class schedules, and instruction in the classrooms.
• Identify participating individual students’ needs and provide appropriate intervention and accommodation to help ensure success in program completion.
• Assist in developing new curriculum lessons, which are correlated with state and national objectives, to submit to a specified curriculum committee for consideration.
• Conduct and evaluate all pre/post tests.
• Assist visiting instructors who participate in the STEM program.
• Participate in graduation ceremonies
• Serve as mentor to visiting Instructors

• Participate/Assist as needed to ensure the success of the program.

Note: This is a Department of Defense (DoD) sponsored program that is year round including Summer programs.