Career Center

Reports to:                  Director of Information Services

Job Summary: The Academic Technology Specialist’s primary responsibility is to empower students and teachers to use technology to improve teaching and learning. This is a full-time faculty (FLSA exempt) position that works with students and teachers in both the middle and upper schools, grades 5-12. The position will join the nine members of the Information Services department.

Qualifications:

• College degree in a related field
• Experience in the classroom with sound teaching strategies
• Expertise and experience with teaching and troubleshooting software applications and online resources
• Demonstrated leadership in educational technology
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt as needed
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Creativity, initiative, and effective time management skills
• Strong collaborative skills and interpersonal abilities
• Possess a positive attitude, patience, and an ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with both adults and children
• Ability to prioritize tasks

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with and be available to faculty to assess needs and recommend suitable technology and activities for curriculum
• Assist in lesson planning that involves information literacy skills and technology tools
• Teach skills and concepts and serve as a resource when technology is used in the classroom
• Provide instruction to faculty and students in the appropriate use of technology and digital citizenship
• Collaborate with librarians to maintain information literacy skills sequence and work with faculty to ensure skills sequence is implemented (working on currently)
• Create, promote and facilitate faculty professional development
• Train students, faculty, and staff to use hardware or software in one-on-one or group settings
• Manage aspects of learning management system, educational domains of software tools, and other resources as needed
• Facilitate and lead design and innovation projects in the school makerspaces.
• Assist with maintenance and management of the Design Den.
• Serve as a student advisor, SEEK mentor, and attend regularly scheduled faculty/staff meetings
• Research, evaluate, and promote new and emerging teaching and learning technologies
• Attend and present at conferences related to technology and curriculum
• Assist library staff with routine tasks
• Maintain records of technology planning, training, and teaching
• Create, update, and maintain student and teacher resources
• Curate student work on school website
• Manage & maintain some of the technology equipment
• Other duties/responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Information Services

Qualifications:

• College degree in a related field
• Experience in the classroom with sound teaching strategies
• Expertise and experience with teaching and troubleshooting software applications and online resources
• Demonstrated leadership in educational technology
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt as needed
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Creativity, initiative, and effective time management skills
• Strong collaborative skills and interpersonal abilities
• Possess a positive attitude, patience, and an ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with both adults and children
• Ability to prioritize tasks

About The Harpeth Hall School

Harpeth Hall is an independent college preparatory school for young women where each student realizes her highest intellectual ability in the sciences, the humanities, and the arts, and discovers her creative and athletic talents. Harpeth Hall develops responsible citizens who have global perspectives and make meaningful contributions to their communities and the world. With a tradition of excellence and a commitment to life-long learning, Harpeth Hall educates young women to think critically, to lead confidently, and to live honorably. The Harpeth Hall community—students and faculty—has chosen respect, integrity, individuality, and trust to be our guiding principles. These values reflect our reverence for expressing kindness toward and acceptance of others, our commitment to diversity, forgiveness, and achieving one's personal best, and our dedication to the service of others. Our school aspires to bring together a student and faculty community reflective of a diversifying Nashville. We work to ensure our students and faculty have the skills to lead open dialogues about the issues confronting our community and our nation. We know it is imperative to prepare students to succe...ed in an increasingly multicultural society. At Harpeth Hall, we believe that to be an excellent school, we must cultivate a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment in which to teach and learn.

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