The Introduction to Data Science (IDS) Program, a project in the UCLA Statistics Department, is a pioneer in the Data Science for All education movement. IDS, a leading national provider of high school data science education materials, professional development (PD), and technology support, seeks a K-12 Data Science Curriculum and PD Developer to assist in developing middle school data science curriculum and professional development for implementing teachers. Under the general direction of the IDS project leadership, the Data Science Curriculum and PD Developer's primary responsibilities include the following: 1) Develop, test, and revise high quality and timely curriculum and training products for K-12 teachers with an emphasis on grades 6-8; 2) Work closely with other project curriculum developers, trainers, and the training team to meet training deliverables and goals; 3) Write clear lessons and other curricular materials for teacher implementation, with a content focus on data science across various disciplines (e.g., science, history, English language arts, etc.).
The Data Science Curriculum and PD Developer helps design curriculum for the PD and for use in the classroom of participating teachers. The development of these materials aligns with the goals and vision of the IDS project, addresses the needs of teachers, school districts, and UCLA, and aligns to state and national standards. Major responsibilities include designing and implementing middle school curriculum and professional development, developing scopes of work, establishing timelines and milestones, testing curriculum and professional development models, monitoring of and reporting on deliverables, identifying and adapting to unanticipated issues, and ensuring effective communication to the IDS team and participants.
Incumbent serves as a critical thought partner in the development of curriculum, pedagogy, and innovations in K-12 data science education; must understand the needs of novice and experienced K-12 teachers; and successfully writes curriculum that is clear to implement by teachers nationally and internationally.
The Developer independently prioritizes and completes ongoing tasks in accordance with established department guidelines and university policies. Other assignments are made and reviewed by IDS Director, Assistant or Associate Director, and Faculty Advisor on an ongoing basis.
Percentage of Time:
40
Shift Start:
8:30 am
Shift End:
12:30 pm
Qualifications for Position
14
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Qualifications
Required/Preferred
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with educators at all levels including colleagues, classroom teachers, university faculty, school district personnel, and state departments.
Required
Understanding of data science and critical pedagogy for STEM and its connections to Computer Science Principles, with an emphasis on computational thinking, along with the ability to teach other teachers how to apply a variety of research-based instructional methods.
Required
Ability to design and evaluate pedagogical approaches appropriate for interdisciplinary curricula to decide on their effectiveness in specific teaching situations.
Required
Skill in working as part of a team by collaborating with colleagues to design effective data science education curricula and professional development.
Required
Ability to communicate effectively to small and large groups to make presentations and convey information about data science education policies and practices, elicit cooperation and support, and share new ideas.
Required
Skill in setting deadlines and establishing priorities for self and support staff to ensure that tasks are accomplished within deadlines.
Required
Skill in analyzing teacher and school district needs and resources available to design appropriate programs.
Required
Knowledge of the specific content of data science professional development programs by virtue of having attended previous professional development offerings.
Required
Working knowledge of data science content and trends in current research to ensure that the content of data science education programs is relevant for teachers and students.
Required
Working knowledge of current education research and adult learning theory so that teaching strategies are appropriate for teachers.
Required
Working knowledge of state and national standards and of school district administrative procedures so that programs will be tailored to the standards and ensure adoption.
Required
Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of programs based on specified project goals.
Required
Familiarity with the R programming language.
Required
Willingness to travel nationally and internationally.
Required
Additional Posting Information
Bargaining Unit:
99-Policy Covered
Application Deadline:
05-19-2023
External Posting Date:
