The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization devoted to teaching about the Constitution. Located on Philadelphia’s historic Independence Mall, steps from where the Constitution was drafted and signed, it serves as America’s leading platform for constitutional education and debate, fulfilling its congressional charter “to disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis in order to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.”
Position Summary:
The Deputy Director of Teacher Programs will join the Education Team to support professional learning initiatives for teachers nationwide, with a focus on supporting those who work in rural and remote areas of the country. In this role, the Deputy Director will contribute to the design, planning, and execution of the Center’s professional learning work within the Civic Education for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC) Fellowship, as well as throughout the entire department.
The Deputy Director will play a key role in supporting the Center’s CERRC Fellowship, which provides sustained professional learning support to educators in rural and remote areas across the country. This will include researching best practices and developing meaningful professional learning opportunities for educators, as well as training the Fellows responsible for delivering these sessions. This position will be required to travel to locations with CERRC Fellows, and other locations to support professional learning work, throughout the Fellowship process. The Deputy Director will also organize, coordinate, and plan the logistics of the Fellowship, taking on the work of ensuring travel arrangements, lodgings, and locations for the workshops are booked.
The Deputy Director will also be responsible for coordinating professional learning work throughout the department. They will also manage various projects, both student-facing and teacher-facing, ensuring that work is being completed on agreed upon timelines, that all stakeholders have the necessary materials for success, and that communication is timely and clear.
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