Harbor Country Day School seeks a Director of Innovation and STEAM Education to lead the development, integration, and advancement of a dynamic STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) program across all grade levels.
The position plays a key leadership role in shaping the school’s future-focused curriculum, supporting faculty professional growth, and fostering a culture of inquiry, creativity, and innovation throughout the community.
The role reports to the Director of Technology and supports the technology curriculum.
Key Responsibilities
- Curriculum Leadership
- Design and implement a cohesive, project-based STEAM curriculum across all grade levels (Preschool–8th).
- Collaborate with faculty to integrate STEAM concepts into core academic disciplines and classroom projects.
- Stay informed about educational trends and emerging technologies to keep the program at the forefront.
- Innovation and Technology Integration
- Oversee the effective use of educational technology tools and platforms.
- Lead professional development in instructional technology and innovation-based teaching methods.
- Partner with faculty to promote learning experiences using robotics, coding, maker spaces, and design thinking with a focus on empathetic need-finding.
- Instructional Role
- Teach STEAM-related classes, clubs, or electives, especially in upper elementary and middle school grades.
- Teach math or science classes as needed.
- Guide students in hands-on projects, collaborative learning, and real-world problem solving in which issues are generated by students' interests.
- Foster interest in and develop a FLL Robotics program.
