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Middle School Digital Arts Instructor

Middle School Digital Arts Instructor

School: The Mount Vernon School
Available Position: Teacher
Description:

Mount Vernon seeks a digital arts instructor who has a passion for inspiring Middle School students to reach their creative potential. As we seek to prepare students for Upper School courses in Digital Design, Virtual Reality, Film, and User Experience Design, we would like to continue developing a Middle School program that gives students a foundation in principles of design, digital literacy, basics of film/photography, and other emerging technologies. The digital arts instructor has the opportunity to explore emerging technologies and leverage apps/equipment that will help Middle School students build skills in digital literacy/citizenship as well as the mindsets and habits to continue pursuing digital art forms and industries.

What a typical week looks like | Responsibilities

- Design and teach a variety of Middle School digital arts courses
- Lead/facilitate 1-2 extracurricular digital arts clubs
- Care and nurture for the social and emotional needs of each student
- Give regular feedback verbally and through the digital learning platform
- Serve as lead editor/manager of the Yearbook Team
- Develop common assessments and standards for digital competencies at the Middle School level
- Help execute technical elements of live events including weekly chapels, assemblies, and showcases
- Share digital arts opportunities with students and parents
- Collaborate with colleagues in lesson planning, weekly meetings, school-wide initiatives, and professional learning cohorts
- Execute additional faculty duties (e.g. lunch, enrichment, and carpool) and others as assigned

What we are looking for | Core Competencies
- Ability to cultivate respectful and affirming environments
- Culturally proficient & equity literate
- A track record of giving high-quality, Responsive Feedback
- Understanding of Competency-Based Assessment/Mastery Approach to Learning
- Use of Technology in Service of Learning
- Proficiency in MacBook, iPad, Adobe Suite & other digital tools/apps
- An innovative, future-focused learner


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Contact email address: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/2089346


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