Location:
Center for Professional Learning, Penn GSE
Modality:
Virtual
Position Length:
Academic Year (Fall - Spring)
Work Hours and Commitment:
5 hours/week
Pay Rate:
$20.00/hr
Additional Compensation:
None
Overview
The Penn GSE Center for Professional Learning designs and delivers professional learning opportunities that support educators, leaders, policy-makers, entrepreneurs, and other professionals to deepen their knowledge, build their networks, and grow their careers. The Center for Professional Learning’s certificate programs are high-quality, equity-focused, research-based, and learner-centered, spanning a wide range of topics and integrating the expertise of Penn faculty and experienced practitioners.
The Penn GSE Center for Professional Learning is looking for facilitators for the Introduction to Teaching with AI program. The program follows a Explore-Envision-Enact format, a program structure unique to the Center for Professional Learning. In this format, participants engage in a 3-part model. In Part I: Explore, educators asynchronously engage with a carefully curated curriculum to deepen their own understanding of the program’s topics. In Part II: Envision, educators attend live virtual workshops led by expert Penn faculty and experienced practitioners and create a plan for applying their new knowledge and skills. In Part III: Enact, educators implement their plan in their classroom or school. At the same time, participants attend live virtual small group meetings with colleagues to connect, collaborate, reflect, and learn from each other's experiences.
Supervisor/Contact
Gillian Daar - Teaching and Learning Program Lead, Penn GSE Center for Professional Learning
gdaar@upenn.edu
Required Duties
Facilitator responsibilities include:
- Attend training sessions with Academic Director and Center for Professional Learning team
- Explore materials posted to the program’s Canvas site to familiarize yourself with the curriculum, key concepts, and resources
- Respond to participants’ Canvas discussion board posts
- Attend and support synchronous program workshop sessions (see the program websites for session dates). This may include breakout room management, chat monitoring, taking attendance, and managing the waiting room.
- Plan and facilitate live virtual home team sessions with small groups of participants to support them in implementing their plans and projects
- Write memos after each small group meeting to document your observations, insights, and questions
- Support with grading by keeping track of participants’ attendance and assignments, using a rubric developed by the Program Director to assess participants’ final assignments, and/or assigning final grades
- Survey Coordination: Assist in the administration of post-session surveys, including reviewing, exporting, and sharing survey data with Academic Directors for analysis. Summarize key findings and help identify areas for improvement.
- Collaborative Support: Collaborate closely with the Academic Director [Gillian Daar] to understand their specific needs for each session and assist in setting up any required technical configurations or resources.
- Other responsibilities as assigned by the Academic Director
Preferred Qualification and Essential Skills
- An interest in working with educators and supporting their professional growth
- Strong familiarity with online learning platforms, especially Zoom and Canvas
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Effective communication skills both written and verbal
- Capability to build community and facilitate conversation and reflection in an online setting
- Detail-oriented
- Reliable, punctual, and able to work independently
- Familiarity with generative artificial intelligence
- A respectful and inclusive attitude towards all members of the academic community
- Candidates with schedule flexibility and availability in the evenings preferred.
Application Instructions
To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to gdaar@upenn.edu.
In your cover letter, please describe why you are interested in this opportunity. Please include:
- Which Penn school and program you are/will be attending during the Fall 2024 semester, if applicable
- Any experience or expertise you have related to the program’s topic
- Your interest in teacher professional development
- Any other relevant experience, expertise, skills, interests, or goals that you bring to this work
- Confirm your availability to attend the synchronous program sessions listed on the program’s website
For questions, contact gdaar@upenn.edu.