PODS100: Coding Team Lead

About JerseySTEM All JerseySTEM roles are pro-bono (unpaid) positions. JerseySTEM is a mission-driven professional network of pro-bono contributors dedicated to improving access to STEM education and career pathways for underserved middle school girls in New Jersey. Members contribute their professional skills and leverage their networks in service of the organization’s gender-equity agenda.Membership is a minimum six-month commitment of approximately six flexible hours per week and includes a $100 refundable deposit, returned after six months of active membership. K–12 educators, retirees, veterans, interns, and students are exempt from the deposit. Overview This is a pro-bono volunteer position. JerseySTEM provides free after school STEM classes to underserved middle school girls grade 5-8. The Coding Team Lead will research, design and curate, format and test a set of 10 lessons (2 hours each) to introduce topics of block coding, programming, MIT App Inventor, emulators etc in an age appropriate manner to the Middle school girls. Responsibilities Lead team of 3-4 volunteers to: Provide direction and coaching to your team, build team spirit! Develop new and interesting STEM curriculum, and update existing curriculum Reach out to content providers for potential partnership Produce materials for both Coaches and students to use in the afterschool programs Produce extracts of the Curriculum to fit the needs of the class Answer Coach questions, and provide advice on curriculum