Field trip help - POSITIONS FILLED

Sorry, these positions have been filled.  Please apply next semester.

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The Center for STEM Education is looking for STEM majors who are interested in a part time job helping us run field trips on campus for Boston students grades 4-12.  Our hands-on field trips cover topics such as renewable energy, biomechanics, river pollution and rockets.  We need a few extra hands on deck for our upcoming field trips this semester (mostly Friday's 9-1) and occassional office support to help us refine curriculum and gather materials.

This position will be just 5-10 hours a week this semester, with the potential to develop into a more regular position in the spring semester. 

If you're interested, please email Lauren Horn at l.horn@neu.edu your resume, listing any previous experience working with children. 

STEM program teachers needed in Acton-Boxborough

AB Community Education in Acton-Boxborough is looking for college students to run STEM programs during afterschool sessions.  There are both paid and volunteer positions available, the program has had  Lego-based engineering programs in the past, but is interested in trying some other activities depending on preferances of session leaders. 

If you're interested or would like more information, contact Bernadette at 978-266-2525

BELL interviewing on campus Weds, Sept. 28

BELL will be on campus on Wednesday, September 28 in the afternoon conducting interviews for their tutoring positions.  Please see full post on the the opportunities below. 

 

Positions are available Mon-Fri from 2:30-5:30pm.  Tutors help with math and literacy in grades K-3 & 5. Training will take place online (about 8 hours) and a one day classroom training. The classroom training date will be determined soon. 

Apply online at www.experienceBELL.org

Volunteers needed to help with computer skills classes

Northeastern's Black Engineering Student Society runs free technology workshops each Tuesday evening for adults and children ages 13 and up.  Classes include lessons in word, excel, powerpoint and career-building tasks.  Young adult classes include graphics editing. 

Classes run every Tuesday, 6:30-8:00 pm at Public Internet Center, a short walk from campus, volunteers can meet at International Village at 6:15 to walk over together.

For more information call 617-238-2321

Bell needs after school tutors at Orchard Gardens

BELL is hiring after school tutors at Orchard Gardens K-8.  Impacting the future of education takes a great deal of passion, not to mention hard work. To give you a better idea of what it’s like as an after school tutor at BELL, here are some of the day-to-day responsibilities you can expect: 

• Ensuring the academic and social development of scholars throughout the course of the school year.
• Providing one-on-one tutoring to help scholars master the basic skills of reading and writing.
• Serving as a mentor for an assigned group of scholars.
• Developing scholar goals and lesson plans.
• Keeping track of scholars’ attendance and behavior.

What we require from our after school tutors is at least a high school diploma and a passion for the success and achievement of tomorrow’s scholars and leaders. Previous experience volunteering or working with children or the community is preferred but not mandatory.

Positions are available Mon-Fri from 2:30-5:30pm.  Tutors help with math and literacy in grades K-3 & 5. Training will take place online (about 8 hours) and a one day classroom training. The classroom training date will be determined soon. 

Apply online at www.experienceBELL.org

Center for STEM Education Open House

The Center for STEM Education is hosting an open house to share information about our available student positions this semester.

The session will take place on Thursday, September 15th from 6-7pm in 315 Shillman, so NU students to learn more about how to get involved in our programs.

If you can't attend the session, please fill out this form: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YF35FVW

Our schedules are flexible, and we have openings for volunteer, work study and paid positions, with amazing work as general tutors (not necessarily only STEM subjects), field trip coordinators and staff, curriculum developers and more! We hope you’ll join us on Thursday to learn more about our programs – and eat some free pizza as we chat. Whether you’re looking for a paid position, or exciting volunteer positions working with younger students in the local community, we’re sure to have opportunities for you!

Our office coordinates the university’s efforts to promote education in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) in Boston Public Schools, in addition to some non-STEM activities, so we’re looking for enthusiastic college students (that’s you!) to join us in our efforts! Feel free to bring friends!

If you’re interested in attending, please RSVP to stem@neu.edu (we want to make sure we have enough pizza), and meet us on Thursday, September 15th at 6 p.m. in 315 Shillman. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions.

Paid, work study and volunteer positions available for fall!

The Center for STEM Education has openings for volunteer, work study and paid positions for the fall semester. We need general tutors (not just only STEM subjects), K-8 in class assistants for special needs classrooms, field trip coordinators and staff, curriculum developers and more!

Postions are available on campus, and at two Boston K-8 schools, the Curley in Jamaica Plain (just hop on the 39 bus in front of Northeastern) and Orchard Gardens in Roxbury (a quick walk from campus).

Please fill out this form if you're interested in any of these positions: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YF35FVW

Graduate Student Needed

Graduate Student Needed
Bridge to AP Chemistry

The STEM Center will be co-sponsoring a summer program for Boston Public Schools high school AP Chemistry students at Northeastern University on June 21-24 and August 30-31 from 7:30 am – 2:30 pm. We are looking to hire one to two graduate chemistry students to help with Bridge.

Your responsibilities will include helping to prep the lab materials prior to the start of Bridge (on your own schedule); set-up the lab materials for each session on each of the six days; explain the lab protocol to the students; monitor student learning and safe lab practice during the experiment; and clean up. Each AP Chemistry teacher is responsible for explaining the background knowledge related to the lab, monitoring student behavior and classroom management, and making sure that the students are engaged, learning, and safe.

Graduate students will be paid at a rate of $15.00 to attend 1 planning meeting, pre-Bridge lab prep, Bridge, and clean-up. We estimate that the total amount of time related to Bridge will be 45-50 hours.

If you are interested, please contact Allison Scheff at allison.scheff@umb.edu or by phone at 617.287.5632.

Volunteer Tutor Opportunity Available

A teacher at the Curley School is looking for a volunteer to work one on one with a 4th grade student. The volunteer will be tutoring the student in math during the school day. He is looking for the volunteer to commit to at least 1 day every week, either 8:30-10am, or 11:20am-12:20pm. If you are interested in this opportunity, please email an.harris@neu.edu for more details.

Early College Awareness Day

We will be hosting an Early College Awareness Day for 8th grade students on Friday, April 8th. We are looking for a diverse group of NU students to participate in a student panel. You will be answering questions proposed by the 8th graders about your college experience (academics, planning, college life, etc). If you would like to participate please go to the following link: www.surveymonkey.com/s/collegedaystudentpanel

If you would like to volunteer in another capacity (coordinating, supervising students, organizing) please email Andrew Harris at an.harris@neu.edu.