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The College Entrance Examination Board Director, Career Kickstart Professional Learning in Columbus, Ohio
About College Board College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, College Board was created to expand access to higher education. Today, the membership association is made up of over 6,000 of the world's leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. Each year, College Board helps more thanseven million studentsprepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success-including the SAT®, the Advanced Placement® Program, and BigFuture®. The organization also serves the education community through research and advocacy on behalf of students, educators, and schools. About Career Kickstart Career Kickstart (CK) expands the successful AP model to the career and technical education (CTE) space, by offering schools a new set of career-oriented high school courses that provide students with relevant, high-quality instruction and experiences that lead to industry-recognized credentials and college credit, and ultimately, power students' progress to in-demand jobs in high-growth sectors and choice-filled lives. We are in the nascent stages of building this program and have a start-up culture. About the Opportunity Unlocking opportunities for a wider range of students, especially in CTE, requires attentiveness to not only what is taught, but also how it is taught. To ensure students are successful in in-demand jobs and, ultimately, have choice-filled lives, we must prepare them with technical knowledge and the ability to apply their knowledge to solve problems in a work-based setting. As the Director of Career Kickstart Professional Learning, you will be a catalyst for change in expanding opportunities for students through teacher practice. In close collaboration with the Director of Career Kickstart Instruction and Training, you will play a critical role in developing and delivering Career Kickstart's pedagogical model and vision, the strategy to ensure all teachers are equipped to deliver CK courses in alignment to this vision, and building the suite of instructional resources for teachers and students to ensure every CK student leaves with the technical knowledge, professional skills, and applied learning experiences that give them the confidence and skills to be successful in an internship or apprenticeship in the pathway. Career Kickstart is a start-up within a large organization, College Board. You will be a part of the three-person Instruction Team within CK, a part of the larger CK team (approximately 15 people) and have the resources of the broader AP team to support you in your execution. In this role and in close collaboration with the Director of Career Kickstart Instruction and Training you will: Teacher Professional Learning (PL) - 35% * Develop and execute a teacher PL program, inclusive of a week-long CK summer institute (CKSI) and through-year PL experiences, that ensure CK teachers (1000 new teachers annually) are prepared to and supported in teaching CK pathway courses in alignment with CK's pedagogical model and vision. You will start by developing this for our first pathway: cybersecurity. * Collaborate with CK's Market Adoption team to align teacher PL with state certification requirements to provide pathways for teachers to earn their CTE certification/credential * Lead the creation and delivery of content in CK PL experiences (inclusive of asynchronous/synchronous and in-person/virtual opportunities) Facilitator Professional Learning (Train the Trainer) - 35% * Recruit and onboard talent to facilitate high-quality CKSIs across the country * Develop and execute an application process and retention strategy fApply here: https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YmJnZW5lcmljLjk5ODMwLjEwNTA4QGNvbGxlZ2Vib2FyZGNvbXAuYXBsaXRyY