The Position:
The Innovation Specialist will maintain, coordinate and facilitate a Pine Crest iLab. The ideal candidate
has exemplary teaching skills, a passion for helping students to make ideas tangible, and enthusiasm for
out-of-the-box ideas.
The Essential Job Functions:
- Supports the School’s mission statement and the philosophy of the department and adheres to School policies and procedures, including but not limited to what is outlined in the Employee Handbook
- Develops and delivers project-based learning activities that focus on the integration of learning technologies, engineering, and a connection to real-world problems and the core curriculum in the Lower, Middle, and Upper School iLabs
- Collaborates with faculty members in the Lower, Middle, and Upper School to create and deliver project-based learning activities
- Develops learning experiences for students using programs that include: Google Apps, Creative Suite Adobe, Tinkercad, Google Sites, AutoCAD, Fusion 360, and Adobe Illustrator
- Maintains and instructs usage of equipment in the Lower, Middle, and Upper School iLab, such as 3D printers, Laser engraving machinery, etc.
- Assists with the Middle School and Upper School Technology Student Association classes and academic clubs
- Provides training opportunities for teachers on how to use the resources in the iLab
- Provides instruction and support to Middle School and Upper School students during the Open Lab lunch periods
- Maintains awareness of best practices, emerging technologies, and new educational technologies and tools that may be incorporated into the iLab
- Runs safety training for all who are in the iLab; monitor that safety is practiced at all times
- Provides opportunities for students to implement, test, and deploy solutions while taking into consideration real-world constraints
- Creates opportunities for students to think critically, explore, investigate, and engage as problem solvers
- Encourages students to pursue their passions through hands-on exploration
- Cooperates with other instructional leaders to integrate the use of iLab
- Incorporate 2D and 3D computer-assisted design and drafting, Raspberry Pi technology, Arduino code, Python, C++, and Java programming into the Middle School and Upper School iLab projects and competitive events
- Helps build enthusiasm among students in the area of coding, emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and virtual reality.
- Presents sessions at the School’s annual Innovation Institute and Teachers Teaching Teachers
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Department Supervisor or their designee
