Are you passionate about teaching and mentoring students in STEM? Join us as a Lab Leader at Digital Ready and help empower the next generation of Black + Latinx innovators.
OUR MISSION
Digital Ready activates the creative potential of high school students, especially Black and Latinx youth, to build tangible pathways to economic opportunities in Boston’s innovation economy.
Being Digital Ready means being ready for the complexity of a constantly evolving economy and society and requires students to weave together ethnography, engineering, design, and code to solve incredibly gnarly 21st-century problems. At Digital Ready, we utilize the city as a lab for learning striving to make the boundaries between school and the world less strict and more permeable. Our mission is to create tangible economic pathways for students that are driven by students’ interests, local employer needs, and the community’s unique assets. Our students learn by doing. In our studio, students practice habits of creative problem-solving in a safe and supportive environment, where they can take risks to learn, ask difficult questions, and develop themselves as creative leaders.
OUR VALUES
- We actively fight against the status quo that allows injustices to be perpetuated without accountability;
- We use our political power, social capital, and networks to create access to high-quality education opportunities for students;
- We value diverse perspectives, which we believe leads to more identity-affirming and innovative learning experiences for students;
- We are committed to being an anti-racist organization that prioritizes the voices of students and communities of color;
- We intentionally support the redesign of policies and structures or systemic racism that continues to exclude and harm communities of color;
- We actively interrogate schools’ curricula, industries’ hiring practices, and other institutional practices that limit who has access to Boston’s innovation economy.
SUMMER STUDIOS 2024
The Digital Ready Summer Studio is a brief, intense, 6-week immersion for young adults aged 16-25 to explore problem solving and a STEM field – architecture, engineering, computer science or biotech. Lab Leaders serve as role models and mentors to young adults from the Boston area.
Summer Studio will take place from July 8 – August 16, 8:30a-4:30p in-person at Roxbury Community College. All Lab Leaders are required to attend training on the following days:
- 6/12 – 6/14, 8:30-4:30
- 6/18, 6/20, 11am-4pm
- 6/25, 6/27, 11am-4pm
- 6/28, 11am – 3pm
All applicants must be willing to work in-person, on-site for the duration of the summer.
If you are interested in education, have a technical aptitude toward design, enjoy collaboration, and want to hone leadership skills, this program is an excellent opportunity for you!
Responsibilities
- Facilitate two student pods, each consisting of up to 5 students.
- Conduct small group work sessions with the student pods, guiding them through tasks that contribute to larger studio projects.
- Prepare and develop supplemental materials and mini-lessons to enhance student understanding.
- Attend weekly planning meetings with the team to collaborate on curriculum design and preparation.
- Analyze student progression data on a weekly basis, bringing insights to team meetings to design targeted interventions.
- Participate in preparing and planning upcoming curricula by attending weekly team meetings.
- Contribute to the refinement or updating of curriculum as needed to ensure student success.
- Collaborate with the team to troubleshoot projects and activities before students engage with the course material.
- Create small projects and mini-lessons as necessary to support student learning.
- Identify academic challenges students may face and work with Studio Managers and other Lab Leaders to ensure students complete high-quality work and achieve a minimum grade of C in the course.
- Maintain accurate records of student attendance and studio performance, reporting any concerns to Studio Managers.
- Foster a collaborative environment among students, encouraging them to support each other and collaborate on complex content.
- Develop meaningful relationships with students to promote self-confidence and self-discipline.
- Hold one office hour or extra help session per week to provide additional support to students.
- Conduct weekly check-ins with the team, collaborating with other Lab Leaders and Studio Managers to assess student progress and evaluate performance.
Benefits
- Opportunity to make a significant impact on students’ learning journeys.
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment.
- Professional development opportunities.
Compensation
This is a paid hourly position at a rate of $20 per hour.
How can I apply?
Interested applicants can visit www.digitalready.org to learn more about the organization.
Applications including a resume and cover letter should be submitted online by using the following submission link: https://form.typeform.com/to/lYSDdhd4?typeform-source=www.google.com