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exploration summer programs job description:
pre-season curriculum advisor |
| overview Exploration Summer Programs is seeking creative and experienced educators to serve as Pre-Season Curriculum Advisors (PCAs) during the winter and spring for one to six different summer enrichment courses. Over the course of a two-week development cycle, PCAs communicate with course instructors via phone and email to help them transform their ideas into creative lesson plans for a three-week enrichment course that will be taught during the summer. Each summer, Exploration offers more than 150 unique courses and more than 90 unique mini-courses in a wide array of academic disciplines. (Course examples: grades 10-12, grades 8+9, grades 6+7, grades 4+5.) These enrichment courses are hands-on, not-for-credit, and ungraded. They are taught by summer instructors who are passionate about the fields in which they are teaching, but who are primarily undergraduate and graduate students with little or no teaching experience. The primary responsibility of the PCA is to mentor these young teachers in the development of activity-based curriculum that will lead them to have a successful summer teaching experience, and will encourage our summer students to challenge themselves, discover the world of people and ideas, and experience the joy of learning. position details A brief online training for PCAs takes place in December. Curriculum advising takes place between January and June. Most PCAs advise between one and six courses. Exploration coordinates an advising schedule with PCAs, such that the advising process for a single course or mini-course is completed in a two-week period (of your choosing). A full course usually takes between 10-15 hours to advise; a mini-course usually takes 5-7 hours to advise. monetary compensation + graduate credit PCAs may elect to receive either monetary compensation or graduate credit (or a mixture of the two) for their work as PCAs. PCAs are compensated $200 per full-course and $100 per mini-course. PCAs that advise 3 full-courses (or the equivalent thereof), may elect instead to receive 4 graduate credits transferable to the graduate program of their choosing. application process >> 2008 PCA Application (PDF file, 286 KB) >> Acrobat Reader (version 8.1 or later) (free download from Adobe) Interested applicants should download the 2008 PCA Application and complete it using the free Acrobat Reader (version 8.1 or later). Applications should be digitially signed and submitted to Exploration (follow the instructions in the PDF file).
Once you have emailed Exploration your completed application, you will receive a confirmation email. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until all positions are filled. If you have questions about the PCA position or the application process, please contact Barb Trainor, Director of Curriculum, at 781.762.7400 or btrainor@explo.org. Exploration Summer Programs as part of Exploration School , Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of physical handicap, sex, race, creed, color, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. |
about exploration Exploration Summer Programs is an international leader in summer academic enrichment. Each year, Exploration runs programs for more than 3000 boarding and day students who hail from more than 40 states and countries. The Program was founded in 1977. The Junior Program enrolls rising 4th through 7th graders at St. Mark’s School in Southborough, MA. The Intermediate Program enrolls rising 8th and 9th graders at Wellesley College. The Senior Program enrolls rising 10th through 12th graders at Yale University. Students attend either one or two three-week sessions and enroll in two academic enrichment courses (and two mini-courses) per session. Twenty-five people work 10.5 months a year in Exploration’s main office located in Norwood, MA. During the summer, the staff/faculty increases to more than 350 and operations move to the summer sites. additional summer curriculum opportunities In addition to hiring PCAs, Exploration also hires several Curriculum Advisors (CAs) who live and work on the campuses of our Programs during the summer. Summer CAs help coach new teachers in the development of their teaching skills through formal and informal observations, oral and written feedback, goal-setting, reflection, and one-on-one problem-solving sessions. Please indicate on your PCA application if you are interested in receiving more information about the summer CA position. |