Job Description – Tanzania Education Corporation
Seeking an entrepreneurial technologist and teacher for a new secondary school located in Makuyuni, northern Tanzania. Requires an independent and adventurous spirit with a desire to make a difference with the youth of rural Africa. One year commitment.
Background
Tanzania Education Corporation (TEC) is a Boston based NGO whose mission is to Educate the Future Leaders of Tanzania. TEC has worked with Tumaini Junior School, a high performing K-7 primary school in the town of Karatu since 2009. In its first ten years of operation, Tumaini Junior School has consistently ranked in the top 1-2% of schools in the country. Tumaini Senior Secondary School is a new four year (Forms 1-4) secondary school which opened in January, 2016. The new school is located in the neighboring village of Makuyuni, an hour and a half from Arusha, and has a technology focus.
TEC is developing a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) education program to enhance the standard government curriculum to include computer programming.
The goals of the program are:
- Provide students with digital skills to help them be more competitive in their further education or employment
- Provide coaching and instruction to school faculty in technology so they can adopt digital tools into day to day teaching
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with a second programming teacher to oversee the computer programming course and development of curriculum.
- Teach classes for Forms 1 and 2. In Form 1, students focus on typing, word processing, and basic programming concepts using block-based teaching aids. In Form 2, students use block-based teaching aids to learn more advanced programming concepts, followed by a transition to writing actual code.
- Fully realize the program’s unique opportunity to incorporate interesting projects and instruction methods into classes, thereby encouraging student engagement and creativity.
- Maintain the school’s computer lab and hardware resources.
- Assist Tanzanian teachers in increasing their technology skills as needed and when requested.
You Need
- At least a bachelor’s degree
- IT proficiency demonstrated through coursework or relevant work experience
- Knowledge of programming languages such as HTML, Javascript, Python or others
- Basic knowledge of hardware to maintain a school computer lab
- Teaching experience and international experience in Africa are both highly desirable
- Cultural sensitivity, ability to learn from and work successfully in a different culture
Additional Information
TEC will cover the costs of round trip airfare, visa expenses, as well as local housing and will provide a stipend to cover living expenses.
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Contact: Frank Lee, Tanzania Education Corporation, frankdlee001@gmail.com
How To Apply
frankdlee001@gmail.com
http://www.tanzania-schools.org/
Location
Makuyuni, Arusha Region, TZ
Monday, January 21, 2019
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