Principal Accountabilities:

Leading instruction

Working collaboratively with a team of educators, assistants, and volunteers to deliver effective, engaging, and safe learning experiences.

Applying knowledge of best-practices to create welcoming, age-appropriate spaces where participants feel cared for and are excited to learn about art, creative design and one another.

Designing and defining clear goals and creating opportunities for learners to receive feedback on progress towards goals

Using a variety of strategies that engage diverse learners, including best practices for accessibility

Planning educational experiences based on resources provided by CMOA staff

Creating lesson plans for personal use and to facilitate communication with support staff and supervisor.

Collaborating with support staff to ensure that learning spaces and materials are prepared and returned before/after each program

Coordinating with staff and volunteers to ensure that participants are greeted upon arrival and know what to do to get the program started

For off-site programs, planning and preparation will include transportation of materials to the off-site location.

Supporting efforts to create a safe environment for all people, facilities, and natural resources

Following established procedures for safety, security, custodial, visitor service, and maintenance procedures. This includes providing clear safety expectations for participants in the context of educational activities.

Using appropriate procedures in emergency situations

Using appropriate reporting procedures for incidents and unexpected situations

Ensuring that impact of educational activities on museum collections and exhibitions is minimized.

Ensuring that environmental impact of educational activities is minimized.

Developing pedagogy skills through ongoing practice, reflection, and professional development structured by CMOA

Attending CMOA Educator professional development meetings

Modeling best-practices in teaching for newer educators.

Observing, analyzing, and co-teaching with fellow CMNH educators

Actively participate in annual review with supervisors

Being observed by experienced CMOA educators.

In addition, the following responsibilities may be assigned to museum educators on a case-by-case basis

Developing and writing lesson plans that will be shared with other museum educators

Creating educational materials (such as manipulatives, diagrams, posters)

Writing descriptions for program brochures and online marketing

Preparing materials for use in the classroom and cleaning up

Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

Advanced degree in the art history, architectural design, creative art, or education or equivalent experience is preferred.

4+ years of experience teaching at CMOA, in other informal settings, or external classroom teaching is required.

Professional experience (including advanced, project-based, undergraduate coursework) in the art history, architectural design, creative arts, or education is preferred.

Successful candidates will be asked to demonstrate their understanding of and participation in disciplinary inquiry in their field and creative learning and will be able to give examples of how they have facilitated teaching and learning with young people or adults.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

This position requires hands-on, dynamic, and engaged individuals who are interested in learning and teaching about the processes, creation, and diverse histories of the art field, as well as the social and multi-cultural connections of art, artist and everyday life.

Candidates must have successfully performed at the capacity of CMOA Museum Educator II or must have at least 4 years of prior teaching experience.

Successful candidates will have consistently demonstrated their ability to apply their knowledge of art and CMOA’s exhibits and collections to guide student-directed inquiry, plan differentiated instruction, use authentic assessment and conducting learner-centered activities for large groups at CMOA or externally (determined by observation of teaching off-site or via an interview with a current or former supervisor who has observed candidate’s teaching extensively).

Museum Educators must be comfortable adapting their approaches in a dynamic setting to meet the needs of visitors and program participants.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: This position often requires constant mobility around the classroom and through museum exhibit halls for several hours at a time. If unable to bend or lift items of 20–50lbs., must be willing to ask for assistance performing tasks that require these actions.