{"id":19461,"date":"2018-08-07T15:54:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T19:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=19461"},"modified":"2018-08-07T15:54:48","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T19:54:48","slug":"job-codecraft-academy-part-time-teacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2018\/08\/07\/job-codecraft-academy-part-time-teacher\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB: CodeCraft Academy, Part-time, Teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>CodeCraft Academy<\/h3>\n<h3>Part-time, Teacher<\/h3>\n<div><strong>CodeCraft Academy is looking for a few brilliant and enthusiastic teachers\u00a0 interested in teaching coding part-time to middle and high-school students in NYC.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong>Do you love coding? And love working with kids?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whether you are a coding expert or an aspiring coder, we provide training and mentorship to help you become an awesome\u00a0<strong>Coding Tutor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About you<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You absolutely love working with kids. The feeling when you help a student have a &#8220;lightbulb moment&#8221; is the best thing ever.<\/li>\n<li>Maker-Geek Pride &#8211; you enjoy creating puzzles and challenging projects that allow for creative solutions.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to learn and adapt quickly.\u00a0You love feedback and constant improvement.<\/li>\n<li>You have some previous coding experience or you are eager to learn.<\/li>\n<li>You are comfortable committing to a consistent weekly schedule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About Us &amp; the Role<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We &#8211; CodeCraft Academy &#8211; teach CS and computational thinking skills to kids in grades 6-12. \u00a0We offer 1:1 tutoring at home, in small groups or in after-school programs around NYC. The curriculum is project based, uses JavaScript, and is built around STEM-related topics and sprite based games. (<a href=\"https:\/\/nyc.learncodecraft.com\/projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Examples here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>You will be teaching a few afternoons a week between 4-7pm or on weekends. Total time commitment is 5-15 hours per week. The rate for teachers is $20-$80\/hour depending on experience.<\/p>\n<p>The ideal candidate is an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Digital Arts or Education, and has an interest in learning programming and working with students in grades K-12. Applicants should be able to demonstrate past experience working with kids (teachers, camp counselors, etc) and provide a reference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><br \/>\nSend an email to\u00a0<strong>paul@learncodecraft.com<\/strong>\u00a0with the subject line: &#8220;Coding Tutor Application.&#8221;<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Please include your resume and a few paragraphs telling us why this role is perfect for you.<\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t wait to hear from you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CodeCraft Academy Part-time, Teacher CodeCraft Academy is looking for a few brilliant and enthusiastic teachers\u00a0 interested in teaching coding part-time to middle and high-school students&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-job","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19461\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}