Lighthouse Creativity Lab is hiring two Americorps VISTAs. Please forward to those who you think would be interested. Hiring is happening extremely quickly, if you are interested apply early this week!
Do you want to be part of a growing movement to improve the educational experience of low-income youth in Oakland through experiential, hands-on learning? The Lighthouse Creativity Lab has been integrating design and making into our school’s practice over the past five years giving students the opportunity to think through and create their own visions in a variety of contexts culminating with a showcase at Bay Area Maker Faire. We also offer professional development and outreach for teachers who are interested in integrating design and making into their own practice.
The Lighthouse Creativity Lab in partnership with Maker Ed is looking for two talented candidates.
Development & Outreach Coordinator
The VISTA member will focus on donor development and professional development. They will continue to support our work bringing maker education to over one hundred educators each year and will work with our on-site development team to find the resources needed to continue our program.
Curriculum & Documentation Coordinator
The VISTA member will focus on supporting the integration of making into the Lighthouse Community Charter School (LCCS) program, documenting projects, and sharing projects with the larger maker education community. They will make it possible for the Lighthouse Creativity Lab (LCL) to accelerate the integration of making into core classes by following up with teachers, finding material donations, bringing in volunteer maker mentors, and then sharing CCSS and NGSS aligned projects with other educators through our website.
For more information on making in education and VISTA visit:
To apply, let me know if you are interested and send me a cover letter, writing sample, and resume – aaron.vanderwerff(at)lighthousecharter.org
Service start and end dates are 08/07/2015 – 08/05/2016
Current Americorps VISTA stipend is $15,994/year
Hiring is happening rapidly, so if you are interested, submit your materials as soon as possible.
About Aaron Vanderwerff
Aaron Vanderwerff is passionate about engaging students in making and independent inquiry in the classroom, particularly students underrepresented in STEM fields. Vanderwerff currently oversees design and making programs at Lighthouse, which includes coaching teachers and facilitating professional development. This effort came out of his making class, which culminates in students exhibiting their independent projects at the Maker Faire. Vanderwerff has taught high school science in the Bay Area for the past ten years. Before joining Lighthouse, he taught ninth-grade physics and was science department chair at San Lorenzo High School, and taught math in the Peace Corps in Burkina Faso.
