<p>Summer High School Career Academy AI Program - Professional Development Opportunity, Summer 2025</p> <p>Positions:</p> <p>4 High School Teachers</p> <p>Requirements:</p> <p>Certification to match role</p> <p>Description:</p> <ul> <li>Attend a 37.5 hour professional development opportunity (about 2.5 hours a day over 3 weeks). Participate with High School students in a part-time, five-day program during mornings in July to learn about data science and AI in order to gain hands-on experience with generative AI tools. </li><li>Computer science and AI experience is not required. </li><li>Receive training on how to run a summer career academy program or integrate AI and industry career exploration into a STEM classroom. </li><li>Gain insights into strategies for how to teach AI, prompt engineering, ethics, and emerging AI tools. </li><li>Learn coding basics in Python. </li><li>Play a leading role in shaping AI Education in Massachusetts. </li><li>Program operational hours: Monday - Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., July 7 - July 25, 2025. </li></ul> <p>Background:</p> <ul> <li>Burlington High School is hosting a program for 50 students, with little or no computer science knowledge, to learn about AI and AI careers. Instruction will take place in an air-conditioned Burlington High School classroom Monday - Thursday. Each Friday, students will go to industry locations, and during the last week, students will be going to UMass Lowell. The curriculum is being provided and delivered by college students with expertise in computer science and AI. Teachers are needed to provide oversight and support to these college leaders and students and there will be an Academy Director on site at all times to provide support to teachers. </li></ul> <p>Compensation:</p> <p>In accordance with BEA Unit A contract (prorated in accordance with hours or days worked</p> <p>Start Date:</p> <p>July 7, 2025</p> <p>The Burlington Public Schools prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to the Title IX Coordinator for students, Lisa Chen, or Title IX Coordinator for staff, Joanne Faust.</p> <p>The notice of nondiscrimination is located at:</p> <p>https://www.burlingtonpublicschools.org/district/notice_of_non-_discrimination</p> <p>Burlington Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and school environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or pregnancy status, age, genetic information, ethnic background, ancestry, disability, homelessness, immigration status or any category protected by state or federal law. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.</p> <p>~ We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer ~</p>