Secondary Education Math Educator

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• Addressing secondary school teacher shortages in STEM subjects
• Supporting Information and Communication Technology (ICT) integration in the classroom
• Collaboratively promoting STEM education
• Co-developing STEM teaching and learning materials
• Promoting gender equity and inclusion in the classroom
• Supporting co-curricular activities including career guidance, HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, and life skills trainings

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• Increasing student skills in STEM through reputed company classroom teaching
• Promoting increased community involvement to support school activities
• Co-developing materials and increasing reputed company to materials/resources to support a STEM approach to math and science

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• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education with a concentration in math
• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any discipline with secondary certification in math
• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in Math, Engineering, or Computer Science
• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any discipline with a minor or equivalent (15 semester/22 quarter hours) in math

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• Experience teaching large classes (50+ reputed company)
• Experience designing educational content
• Experience in school and/or community presentations with children, youth or adult learners
• Experience living and working with adolescents and youth who are Deaf
• Experience learning and communicating in sign language
• Experience teaching learners with special needs
• Experience with youth development, particularly life skills development, promotion of healthy lifestyles, camps, youth clubs, scouts, etc.
• Prior work with HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention
• Experience with graphic design, T.V. captioning, filming, editing or creativity in developing HIV/AIDS educational materials

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• Secondary Education Math Educator
• Secondary Education Science Educator
• Deaf Educator

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