Location: Remote (with potential in-person collaboration)

Job Type: Contract for 10-12 hours/week, as needed

Compensation: $32/hour

Start Date: March 1st, 2025

About SureStart

SureStart is an AI-focused education organization dedicated to fostering creativity, problem-solving, and ethical AI literacy among students. Our programs blend hands-on robotics learning with innovative pedagogy, ensuring students are equipped for the future of technology.

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated Associate Curriculum Developer to support our Curricular lead and instructional design team to develop a Creativity through Robotics curriculum for middle school students. This role involves working closely with the Curriculum Development Lead and SureStart’s Instructional Design Team to create an engaging 90-hour curriculum, modular lesson plans, instructional materials, and assessment tools. The ideal candidate has experience in STEM education, curriculum design, and project-based learning and is passionate about making AI and robotics accessible and engaging for students.

Key Responsibilities

Curriculum Development & Design

• Assist in designing a modular robotics curriculum that introduces middle school students to robotics, AI, creativity, and ethics
• Support the development of lesson plans, instructional slide decks, worksheets, project guides, and demo scripts to support hands-on learning
• Create engaging student learning materials, including video and written guides for using robots in projects
• Support the development of knowledge checks, exit tickets, self-assessments, and reflection tools to track student learning progress
  
  

Collaboration & Feedback Integration

• Work closely with the Curriculum Development Lead, SureStart’s instructional designers, and our K-12 client’s teaching team to ensure curriculum coherence to instructional standards
• Incorporate feedback to improve lesson plans and instructional content
• Participate in weekly update meetings and semi-monthly progress reviews to discuss curriculum iterations
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, STEM, Instructional Design, or a related field
• Knowledge of AI and/or Robotics and human-robot interaction
• Experience working with robots or robotics kits
• Prior experience teaching, mentoring, or TA-ing
• Strong writing and communication skills to develop clear instructional materials
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in curriculum development, instructional design, or STEM education (preferably with robotics or AI)
• Understanding of project-based learning and inquiry-driven instruction
• Experience working with robotics kits like Wonder Dash, VEX IQ, Petoi Bittle X, or similar is a plus
  
  

Compensation & Commitment

• $32/hour
• March 1st 2025 - August 1, 2025
• 10-12 hours/week as needed; exact hours to be determined in collaboration with Curriculum Development lead
• Remote work with occasional in-person collaboration, if applicable
  
  

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit:

• A resume/CV highlighting relevant experience
• A sample lesson plan or curriculum example (if available) or
• 1-2 examples of creating engaging, age-appropriate, and hands-on learning experiences
  
  

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