Entrepreneurship and Gaming Graphic Design Teaching Artist

About the position

DreamYard is seeking a passionate and experienced Graphic Designer or Digital Arts TA for the 2021-2022 school year. This role involves in-school and after-school residency opportunities at Bronx partner schools, focusing on social justice and racial equity art education. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience teaching Visual Art, preferably in NYC public schools, with additional experience in entrepreneurship, marketing, and branding being a plus.

Responsibilities

Teaching in-school and/or after schools not to exceed 18 weekly hours of direct instruction and 9 hours of weekly planning meetings with classroom teachers.Providing instruction in the arts (development of skills in arts disciplines consistent with NYC Blueprint) and through the arts (the achievement of academic goals as outlined in a school’s curriculum).Teaching and planning for 2-8 in-schools per week and/or possibly as many as 4 after schools per week.Developing long term project-based unit designs in collaboration with classroom teachers.Assessing student learning based on learning goals and objectives.Organizing at least 2 sharings of student work with teaching partners and TA colleagues at the school.Working in close collaboration with classroom teacher partners to plan lessons and projects during one in-person 45-minute planning session per week (and via email and phone as well, when necessary).Sharing skills with the teacher to build capacity for arts instruction at the school.Co-teaching lessons in which both TA and teacher partner have clear roles and responsibilities for generating student learning.Coordinating at least one trip to a NYC cultural institution and/or one guest artist per class with a connection to learning in the classroom.Completing Curriculum maps and student rosters and documenting all project plans using DreamYard templates and planning tools.Collecting portfolios of student work for each class through photos, videos, and class artifacts.Participating in DreamYard’s annual Teaching Artist retreat.Participating in a total of 40 hours of DreamYard TA professional development.Actively pursuing individualized professional development through coaching.Actively contributing to the professional development of the TA staff by sharing expertise and knowledge both formally and informally (e.g. leading a department meeting).Collaborating with community, school and/or DreamYard staff on identifying and preparing student work for public events including but not limited to: school and regional arts festivals, annual DreamYard showcases (DreamFest ) and DreamYard fundraising events.Collaborating when necessary with Development and Administrative staff on gathering information necessary to communicate DreamYard’s work to funders and the larger arts and education communities.Requirements

Expertise in an arts discipline exhibited through an educational degree and/or professional accomplishment (published writing, exhibited artwork, performance experience etc.).Minimum two years full-time (or the equivalent, e.g. 4 years part time) teaching an arts discipline in a school and/or community-based setting.Teaching experience in NYC public schools preferred.Bachelor's degree and/or Masters degree in arts discipline or related area.Department of Education fingerprinting (PETS) will be required (cost partially covered by DreamYard).Nice-to-haves

Strong interest in social justice and racial equity art education.Additional experience with entrepreneurship, marketing and branding.Benefits

Competitive salariesExcellent benefits packageGenerous paid time off