=== About Public Learning Media ===
In the digital era, school and workplace success draws upon the ability to use information and information tools thoughtfully and effectively. Research and industry tells us that young people are significantly under-prepared.
Since 2010, The Public Learning Media Laboratory has been developing digital tools that help middle and high school students learn to make sense of information and data. Our tools are produced with corporate support, and delivered through education networks and to educators at no cost.
Our website is located at http://www.plml.org.
=== About the Internship ===
Public Learning Media is producing an educational resource called Engineering the Net. Engineering the Net will engage afterschool and volunteer educators in teaching students about how the internet works, and about related issues, including identity and privacy, through in-person simulations. In-person simulations, or simulation games, are games in which students assume a role.
Each role has logic associated with it, and, by working as a team, students can simulate and problem solve various technical aspects of the internet and related technologies.
For instance, in teaching how a computer works, a mouse (student 1) and a keyboard (student 2) communicate via a controller (student 3) with the cpu (student 4) to display something on a screen (student 5).
We are seeking a technically-competent intern with middle school instructional experience who can move the ideas from sketches into lessons. The position will require applying, and potentially developing, an understanding of each of the technical aspects; will require communication with outside supporters at technical firms to discuss the sketch and evolving plan; and will require outreach, to identify new sources for expertise to vet the resources we produce.
The intern will also interact with other nonprofits interested in applying this curriculum with their students, and be responsible for making recommendations about how the lessons must be adapted to suit the other’s needs.
The end result will be a fully-completed portfolio of 10 lessons, and supporting materials.
=== Applicant background ===
* Prior experience with middle and/or high school instruction
* Prior experience developing lesson plans for information literacy instruction
* An interest in information literacy and technology
=== Applicant skills ===
* Competent understanding, and a desire to evolve, an understanding of how technologies work
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Writing, specifically, lesson plan writing
* Networking (communication) and outreach skills
* Strong computer skills, including authoring in MS Word and online
* Ability to work independently, and in a team environment
=== Duration and location ===
June 15-August 15, on-location in Boston, 40 hours per week at $11/hour.
=== To apply ===
Send cover letter and resume to dave@plml.org. If you have developed middle school lessons in the past, please include a sample lesson plan.
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