ES Design Lab Associate Teacher
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Position Title: Elementary Design Lab Associate Teacher
Department: IT
Supervisor's Title: Elementary Principal
Effective Date: August 1, 2026
Salary Schedule: Depends on experience and qualifications
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Position Duties And Responsibilities
AISC teachers are responsible for ensuring that all instructional and assessment practices, curriculum development, classroom management, and professional growth align with and contribute to the School’s Mission, Core Values, and Vision for the AISC Learner. Duties and responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to:
- Assisting in planning, preparing, and co-teaching design and maker lessons that foster creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking.
- Supporting students during hands-on projects by guiding inquiry, encouraging reflection, and ensuring safe and effective use of materials and tools.
- Helping organize and maintain the Design Lab, including setup of materials, displays, and digital documentation of student learning.
- Collaborating with the Design Lab teacher and classroom teachers to connect projects to grade-level units.
- Participating in professional learning, seeking feedback, and reflecting on instructional practices to grow as an educator.
Knowledge
Successful AISC teachers are learners. They can demonstrate specific knowledge and understanding and share examples of their growth in the following areas:
- Developmental stages of students
- Culturally responsive instructional practices
- Differentiation and personalization
- Standards-based assessment and reporting
- Course-/program-specific knowledge
- Collaborative and reflective practices
- Wellbeing practices
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Education, or a related field.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in data analysis, including sourcing, cleaning, transforming and creating reports and dashboards.
- Proficiency in data analysis tools and languages, such as SQL, Python, R, Google Sheets, or advanced Excel functions.
- Expertise in reporting and visualization tools such as Looker Studio, Tableau or equivalent
- Basic working knowledge on data warehousing, data engineering and related tools such as BigQuery
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with the ability to handle complex datasets.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to convey technical insights to non-technical audiences.
- Commitment to data integrity, confidentiality, and ethical practices.
Skills
AISC teachers can demonstrate specific skills and understanding and share examples of their current practice in the following areas:
- Communicating effectively in verbal and written forms with students, parents and colleagues
- Using technology to enhance the learning experience
- Contributing to school initiatives, community, and culture
- Embedding student voice and choice into classroom structures and routines
- Managing time and projects effectively
- Designing effective instruction to meet all learner needs
- Actively engaging students in the learning experience through a variety of pedagogical approaches
Professional Standards
AISC teachers are expected to demonstrate effectiveness and growth by:
- Embracing responsibility for student learning
- Modeling personal and professional growth
- Leading others outside of the classroom
- Innovating practices and programs
- Collaborating with all community members
- Communicating with all community members
- Building community through action
- Embedding wellbeing
- Demonstrating ethics and integrity in all interactions
AISC is a thriving community of students, parents and professionals. To support this community, AISC professionals volunteer, participate, and engage with AISC initiatives, events, and programs.
Preferred Qualifications and Experience
AISC seeks a Design Lab Associate Teacher with appropriate experiences that have helped them develop their knowledge, skills, and talents:
- Recent graduate with a degree in education (preferred)
- Interest in teaching, design thinking, and hands-on learning
- Strong collaboration, communication, and organizational skills
- Comfort with technology and a willingness to learn new tools
NOTE
The above job description is meant to outline general knowledge, skills and responsibilities. It may be necessary to assume other duties and responsibilities that are not specifically outlined herein.