{"id":9224,"date":"2011-08-19T14:58:46","date_gmt":"2011-08-19T18:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=9224"},"modified":"2011-08-19T14:58:46","modified_gmt":"2011-08-19T18:58:46","slug":"job-creative-technology-educators-with-interest-in-leadership-the-quad-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2011\/08\/19\/job-creative-technology-educators-with-interest-in-leadership-the-quad-manhattan\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB: Creative Technology Educators with Interest in Leadership, The Quad Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Creative Technology  Educators with Interest in Leadership &#8211; IMMEDIATE OPENING<\/p>\n<p>The  Quad  Manhattan, (an educational center for gifted children with special  needs), is searching for (2) instructors to join our group of educators  and  mentors to work within our TECH! programs.\u00a0 Our strength-based  philosophy  pairs children with mentors and educators in their fields of passion,  building on their successes to overcome challenges.\u00a0 Classes currently  offered include game design, physical computing, basic robotics and  digital  sound.\u00a0 The positions are part-time, on a path with growth to  leadership.\u00a0  These positions are IDEAL for ITP alumni, as our hands-on approach to  Technology  is inspired by the ITP framework and curricula.\u00a0 We feel that our unique  approach can give these exceptional young individuals early exposure to  the skills they might later use to become pioneers in the fields of  engineering, programming, and interactive design.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates MUST:<br \/>\n1.\u00a0 Have strong physical computing \/ programming  skills, as our children are QUITE advanced in these areas<br \/>\n2.\u00a0 Have  significant experience as an educator; young students with special needs  experience a plus<br \/>\n3.\u00a0  Be able to work with a (non-technical) co-teacher, who will facilitate  classroom management and socialization goals, and with TECH interns.<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 Possess the personal qualities of patience, flexibility,  dependability, and empathy for our children<br \/>\n5.\u00a0 Be able to  independently create organized and appropriate curricula under the  supervision of our Educational Director<br \/>\n6.\u00a0 Be creative in helping to grow The Quad&#8217;s mission via hands-on  Technology Programming<br \/>\n7.\u00a0 Be skilled at communicating with, and  supporting, the parents of our children<br \/>\n8.\u00a0 MUST be able to work from 2:30-6 weekdays (and possibly some  Saturdays)<\/p>\n<p>These part-time Leadership Track positions are perfect  for someone  interested in making education a career, and can grow into a full-time  position with benefits.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #888888;\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<div>Kimberly Busi, M.D.<\/p>\n<p>Director, The Quad  Manhattan<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:kim@thequadmanhattan.com\" target=\"_blank\">kim@thequadmanhattan.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thequadmanhattan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.thequadmanhattan.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a>212-513-1840<\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creative Technology Educators with Interest in Leadership &#8211; IMMEDIATE OPENING The Quad Manhattan, (an educational center for gifted children with special needs), is searching for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-job","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9224","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\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9224\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}