{"id":7006,"date":"2011-07-05T15:38:23","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T19:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=7006"},"modified":"2011-07-05T15:38:23","modified_gmt":"2011-07-05T19:38:23","slug":"job-dtc-lab-resident-technologists-new-visions-for-public-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2011\/07\/05\/job-dtc-lab-resident-technologists-new-visions-for-public-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB: DTC Lab Resident Technologists, New Visions for Public Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ITP student and alumni community was mentioned as a potential outreach channel for a new initiative we\u2019re putting together at New Visions for Public Schools.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re basically looking for technologists (students\/professionals) that may have skills\/expertise OR be engaged in developing prototypes and are looking to work more closely with NYC public school teachers on co-designing a more pedagogically effective\/scalable experience. We work with over 77 schools and close to 40,000 students, and this initiative is a way to leverage our position to connect ed technology experts to public school teachers and students to serve as a catalyst for some interesting experimentation and prototyping.<\/p>\n

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Below is more information. We would love to share this opportunity with the ITP student and alumni community.<\/p>\n

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Cheers,<\/p>\n

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Ralph Vacca<\/p>\n

Digital Innovation Associate<\/p>\n

New Visions for Public Schools<\/p>\n

646.486.8135<\/a><\/p>\n

rvacca@newvisions.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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DTC Lab Resident Technologists<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Visions for Public Schools is seeking technology experts in the NYC area interested in designing and developing prototypes of digital learning experiences, interfaces, and tools that rethink education. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Innovation often emerges from the intersection of disciplines. We are creating a space for that intersection. New Visions for Public Schools, a NYC-based non-profit, has launched a Digital Teacher Corps (DTC) Lab<\/strong> to serve as a catalyst for collaboration between educators, technologists, and designers to build examples of what the future of digital learning can look like to improve student engagement, motivation, and success.<\/p>\n

For instance, we imagine a middle or high school teacher partnering with a mobile applications developer to rethink the experience of independent field trips; or partnering with a game designer to rethink the experience of assigning a \u201cbook report\u201d using digital mash-ups.<\/p>\n

DTC Lab\u2019s focus for 2011-2012 will be on ways to design digital experiences and tools that extend and connect learning beyond the classroom. The DTC Lab offers exposure to real world design needs, engagement with user-centered design\/feedback, membership into a community of leading design organizations and fellow technologists, and the potential for creating solutions that can impact thousands of public school students.<\/p>\n

To be eligible to become a DTC Lab Resident Technologist<\/strong>, you must be able to lead the design and development of \u201clearn-by-doing\u201d prototypes within one of the following focus areas:<\/p>\n