CALL FOR INSTRUCTOR OF WEBPAGE DESIGN
HOLLYWOOD ENTERTAINMENT MUSEUM, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Overview and Requirements
The Hollywood Entertainment Museum (HEM) is currently seeking an afterschool instructor to teach students how to design their own web pages using MAC computers in a state-of-the-art classroom. This position is open immediately. The program is located at the Hollywood Media Arts Academy, a Community Day School operated by the Los Angeles County Office of Education, which encompasses media arts education in acting, screenwriting, music production, video production and dance. Instructors teach students two days a week during the hours of 1:30 – 3:30 pm onsite in the media district of Hollywood, near Highland Avenue and Santa Monica Blvd. The program provides technical training to at-risk high school students who are dropouts, credit deficient or on probation. It is a small learning community with an average student class size of 15-20.
Instructors are required to create an 8-week unit (with an objective for each day written into their course’s syllabus), leading to a project-based outcome for students at the conclusion of the eight weeks. Eight week units are able to be repeated to new students throughout the year, or teachers can elect to create an advanced class that furthers content and training in a particular media arts subject. Beyond direct instruction, teachers are required to create pre-, post- and midterm tests, take attendance and attend all HEM meetings/trainings.
Application Process
1. Submit the following items to the Education Department at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum via email:
A cover letter that addresses your interest, skills and relevant background
A resume that outlines your teaching background and experience
Names, email addresses and phone numbers of three professional references
Note: If called for an interview, be prepared to bring: Three samples from your portfolio as a teaching artist or professional. These can be scanned images, digital photographs or electronic documents.
2. Cover letter and resume will be reviewed. Qualified applicants will be contacted for interviews with the Director of Education. A qualified applicant may be contacted prior to the submission deadline for interviewing and hiring.
3. Chosen applicants will be selected based on availability, need, interview and qualifications. Selected applicants will be offered immediate employment, or be placed on a hirable list for upcoming work.
Submission Deadline
Open until filled
Submit to:
Kenton Haleem, Director of Education and Development at khaleem@hollywoodmuseum.com
For information contact:
Kenton Haleem at 323-960-4802
LAUSD and the Arts
The Los Angeles Unified School District recognizes that education in the arts make a unique and vital contribution to a child*s cognitive development. Therefore the District is committed to providing all students with opportunities to attain a substantive education in the visual and performing arts at all grade levels, an education that will prepare them to create, collaborate, problem solve, perform, and appreciate works of art.
On July 22, 1999, the Los Angeles Unified School District*s Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution to commence a 10-year effort to establish arts for all students, at all grade levels, in all schools, in all four art forms. To accomplish this goal, LAUSD*s Arts Education Branch began Arts Program Schools (APS) at the elementary level. In the first eight years of the program the number of schools participating has grown from 54 to 392 and it is projected that by 2010 all elementary schools in the District will have the opportunity to participate in the APS project.
In the 2007 - 2008 school year the Arts Education Branch launched a new project at the middle school level to meet the needs of middle and high school arts teachers. The Arts Bridging Teacher Project assigns various visual and performing arts teachers to feeder schools in order to build enrollment and experience in individual art forms .
In addition to the four arts content areas mentioned above, Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Art, the Los Angeles Unified School District, Arts Education Branch (AEB) seeks to establish and support Media Arts as a fifth standards-based Arts Content discipline. Media Arts are an art form comprising of a range of creative and expressive uses of media and communications technologies, including, but not limited to , digital imaging, graphic and web design, video/film production, television, digital music, video gaming, mobile devices and interactive media.
Work has begun on the next 10-year District Arts Education Plan. The second 10-year plan must extend the critical and necessary components of a well-rounded, dynamic and rich arts education and will focus on a K - 12 continuous and articulated curriculum. The Los Angeles Unified School District recognize that the Arts programs benefit students from the entire spectrum of educational programs and demographics, including special education, at-risk, GATE, and English Learners. LAUSD further understands that the Arts, (all five) increase student engagement, empower students' creative voices, and promote active participation in an increasingly networked world.
On July 22, 1999, the Los Angeles Unified School District*s Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution to commence a 10-year effort to establish arts for all students, at all grade levels, in all schools, in all four art forms. To accomplish this goal, LAUSD*s Arts Education Branch began Arts Program Schools (APS) at the elementary level. In the first eight years of the program the number of schools participating has grown from 54 to 392 and it is projected that by 2010 all elementary schools in the District will have the opportunity to participate in the APS project.
In the 2007 - 2008 school year the Arts Education Branch launched a new project at the middle school level to meet the needs of middle and high school arts teachers. The Arts Bridging Teacher Project assigns various visual and performing arts teachers to feeder schools in order to build enrollment and experience in individual art forms .
In addition to the four arts content areas mentioned above, Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Art, the Los Angeles Unified School District, Arts Education Branch (AEB) seeks to establish and support Media Arts as a fifth standards-based Arts Content discipline. Media Arts are an art form comprising of a range of creative and expressive uses of media and communications technologies, including, but not limited to , digital imaging, graphic and web design, video/film production, television, digital music, video gaming, mobile devices and interactive media.
Work has begun on the next 10-year District Arts Education Plan. The second 10-year plan must extend the critical and necessary components of a well-rounded, dynamic and rich arts education and will focus on a K - 12 continuous and articulated curriculum. The Los Angeles Unified School District recognize that the Arts programs benefit students from the entire spectrum of educational programs and demographics, including special education, at-risk, GATE, and English Learners. LAUSD further understands that the Arts, (all five) increase student engagement, empower students' creative voices, and promote active participation in an increasingly networked world.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
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