Think Tank

Title:                Think Tank Instructor

Reports to:      Director of Educational Services

Work Year:     10 Months (Part Time)

Position Focus: A Think Tank instructor services the qualifying students within the program which includes designing high-level units of interest incorporating STEM, coordinating with each teacher involved, developing each domain within units, training high-level thinkers to work cooperatively, communicating with parents, attending parent meetings, and coordinating with the Program Director.

Position Parameters

Provides spiritual and professional leadership to the students, parents and staff

• Role-models Christian behavior and spiritual growth
• Participates in book studies developed by the Program Coordinator
• Integrates Biblical truth strands within weekly sessions

Provides instruction and analyzes/evaluates development of individual students

• Develops unique, high-level units based on ACTS: Analytical thinking, Cooperative learning, Technology, and Strategic thinking
• Incorporates active learning techniques including, but not limited to, Harkness Discussions, 4 Corner Debates, Kagan Cooperative Learning Techniques, and Thinking Maps
• Includes Project-Based Learning for each grade level
• Trains students to go to deeper levels of thinking, instilling a growth mindset
• Assesses individual progress using rubrics allowing room for student goal setting
• Establishes and arranges field trips that will enhance the unit of study
• Communicates regularly with parents of each student including a semesterly report using the evaluation form provided and completed rubrics
• Maintains good communications and public relations with parents so as to ensure a strong home/school relationship including providing pictures regularly to showcase the activities within the sessions
• Keeps abreast of current trends in technology, incorporating these in sessions
• Attends faculty meetings and professional development required of teachers

Program Goals

• Develop students to view challenges with an interpretive, investigative, diagnostic, and detailed lens
• Develop students to foster an interdependent relationship with team members in solving problems
• Develop students to utilize technology in the process of research, organization, presentations, and robotics
• Develop students to recognize and develop strategic thinking, making correlations about our culture
• Develop students to perceive by means of a Biblical worldview

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an educational field or a field relating to academic needs
• Must have experience in training children in areas of science, math, and technology
• Must plan to continue to develop as a life-long learner, keeping acquainted with up-to-date trends/studies/theories/technologies
• Demonstrated ability to prepare lessons and perform tasks designed to challenge high-level thinkers
• A follower of Christ who is a member in good standing and actively serving in a Bible-believing church