Position Title: Professional Development and Web Technology (Education
Specialist)

Position Description: Federal Career Opportunity:This position is located
at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum (CHNDM). The employee serves
as the program manager for professional development and web technology,
including large-scale events, hands-on workshops and conferences. Travel
across the United States is required. A driver’s license is highly
desirable since travel will be required to remote areas of the country
where this is no public transportation.Duties:€ Develops, plans and manages
the Smithsonian Design Institute and A City of Neighborhoods professional
development programs and teacher curricula for K-12 educators nationwide on
the innovative pedagogy of Design Thinking with an emphasis on web
technology. € Conducts oral presentations to all levels of educators and
administrators and to senior management regarding initiatives and
programmatic information relating to Professional Development Programs and
Web Technology.€ Manages all budgets for all professional development
related projects and determines the financial viability of programs. €
Serves as the technology advisor for the Arts Achieve United States
Department of Education Investing in Innovations (i3) grant, which looks to
innovate student assessment in the arts utilizing web technology in New
York City Public Schools. Promotes innovations in student and teacher
access to content and assessment feedback through the use of web
technology.EXCEPTIONAL BENEFITS: € Tax Deferred & Employer Contributions
401k plan€ Life Insurance€ Health Insurance€ Dental/Vision Insurance€
Flexible Spending Accounts€ Free Commuter Benefits € Sick Leave Time€ 10
Paid Federal Holidays€ Family Friendly Leave€ Family Friendly Workplace€
Telework€ Historic and landmark offices and garden€ Steel Case Modern
Office Furnishings€ 92Y Fitness Center € Employee Discounts€ Free Entrance
to Museums and Galleries in New York€ Design Library € Employee Assistance
Program€ Social Media Environment€ Travel

Qualifications: · Bachelor¹s or Master¹s Degree in Education (or very
closely related field). Unofficial transcript required when applying. ·
Experience serving as a professional development specialist for K-12
educators on art or design education

Salary: Starting Salary: $64,729.

Website: cooperhewitt.org

Job Date: 2013-06-24