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STEM Coordinator Education & Technologies (Anchorage)

The VISTA volunteer will focus efforts on existing partnerships for educational opportunities at the K-12 level, and investigate how broadband technologies can be used to maximize entrepreneurship and learning opportunities. The total project will focus on 3 primary objectives. 1) Partnering with Junior Achievement in Alaska to provide dedicated training which has been proven to improve student's classroom performance and completion of high school. 2) Facilitate the Ocean Science Curriculum Working Group (Kodiak Island Borough School District, NOAA and University of Alaska) as they develop and implement a curriculum specific to Southwest Alaska school districts. 3) Building on South West Alaska Municipal Conference (SWAMC)efforts to develop Broadband Strategy and Economic Development opportunities using newly deployed internet technologies; with specific efforts towards outlining requirements to establish innovation centers providing a broadband connection, computer hardware and business support. The two learning objectives would be carried forward with the third entrepreneurial objective, the innovation center, where students and other community members would be given direction and flexibility for transforming new skills into community development projects and jobs. Travel to rural communities in Southwest Alaska will be a requirement. Benefits include: Monthly living allowance ($1222), relocation costs ($0.34/mile up to $1000) and settling in allowance ($550) for members moving 50+ miles, health benefits, child care assistance, training, and an Education Award ($5,730) or cash stipend ($1,500).

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Member Duties : Complete training requirements and create work plan with communities to facilitate and lead JA training. Create pre and post training metrics of student performance to determine success. Participate in Ocean Science Curriculum Working Group to understand needs of school districts and resources available for knowledge transfer. Package basics of Ocean Sciences Curriculum to provide template for other school districts, based on unique needs and capabilities, appropriate for each school. Outline minimum components for success of innovation centers, to include hardware, broadband connections, facility design and partners. Create lists of costs and benefits incurred at each site. Coordinate activities that will incorporate STEM trainings with practical developmental ideas which can be transformed into economic activity. Develop assets available to innovation center that will facilitate successful activities.

Program Benefits : Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Childcare assistance if eligible , Bus Pass , Living Allowance , Relocation Allowance , Stipend , Health Coverage* , Training .


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

Terms : None

Service Areas : Education , Entrepreneur/Business , Community Outreach , Environment , Technology , Children/Youth , Community and Economic Development .

Skills : Fund raising/Grant Writing , Computers/Technology , General Skills , Youth Development , Communications , Business/Entrepreneur , Writing/Editing , Environment , Education , Teaching/Tutoring .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
STEM Coordinator Education & Technologies (Anchorage)

Program Start/End Date
02/10/2015 - 02/13/2016

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	ALASKA

Accepting Applications
From 10/10/2014 To 12/15/2014

Contact	Kathryn Abbott
3211 Providence Dr
Anchorage AK 99508
907-786-5419
kmabbott@uaa.alaska.edu
ced.uaa.alaska.edu

Listing ID	48534


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