Engineering Curriculum Design Curator
JerseySTEM
Engineering Curriculum Design Curator
JerseySTEM
Nonprofit advancing girls in hands-on STEM
All JerseySTEM roles are pro-bono (unpaid) positions.JerseySTEM is a mission-driven professional network of pro-bono contributors dedicated to improving access to STEM education and career pathways for underserved middle school girls in New Jersey.
Members contribute their professional skills and leverage their networks in service of the organization’s gender-equity agenda.Membership is a minimum six-month commitment of approximately six flexible hours per week and includes a $100 refundable deposit, returned after six months of active membership. K–12 educators, retirees, veterans, interns, and students are exempt from the deposit.
JerseySTEM is looking for volunteers to support our mission to provide STEM education to underrepresented middle school girls.
Love education or STEM? Help us keep our engineering lessons organized, updated, and fun. You'll review activities and suggest ways to make them even better for middle school girls.
Great for retired teachers, engineers, or anyone who enjoys organizing learning materials.
Your typical JerseySTEM week involves (illustrative): ~ 1 hour/day
Daily: Check Email, Forward Email, Answer questions by Email for 15mn-30mn
Monday: Review current material for a Bridge Building experiment or a Solar Spring challenge
Tuesday: Propose changes/simplifications. Draft a variation of the slides/worksheet
Wednesday: Join a meeting with the JerseySTEM Curriculum Team to discuss modifications
Thursday: Receive material ordered from Pitsco, Amazon or Lego to test the experiment
Friday: Continue drafting the “teacher material” for those experiments
No Travel or in-person required, unless interested.
Nonprofit advancing girls in hands-on STEM
JerseySTEM runs hands-on, project-based STEM programs for underrepresented middle school girls in New Jersey. Through partnerships with corporate sponsors, youth organizations, and college volunteers, it delivers experiences like robotics and climate action projects that build critical thinking, teamwork, problem-solving, and self-esteem. Programs are designed and carried out in collaboration with sponsors and partner groups, ensuring access to STEM learning in community settings. JerseySTEM differentiates itself by specifically serving NJ girls at the middle-school level through a grassroots, nonprofit model that links classroom experiences with real-world applications and corporate sponsorships to expand the talent pipeline. Its goal is to reach 2,600 girls by 2026, empowering them with tools and knowledge to pursue STEM futures and contribute to a diverse, inclusive field.
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