For our open "Computer Education Department Head" position to start in the 2024-2025 academic year, we are searching for candidates who are:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduated from the Computer Education Department of the universities or graduated from the Computer Department and has a teaching formation.
• Able to communicate and teach in spoken and written English fluently.
• Preferably experienced in IB Computer Science and/or IB ITGS and/or IB Digital Society courses.
• Preferably experienced in digital technology skills such as 2D/3D design, multimedia applications, coding, game/app development, robotics.
• Preferably has experience as a department head or as an administrator in a K12 school.
• Preferably with a master's degree.
• At least with 5 years of school experience.
• Experienced in working with high school students.
• Open to professional development and on-going learning.
• Equipped with effective communication skills.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY AND DUTY

This position will be responsible for the below departmental duties:

• Leading the development and implementation of the High School Computer Education Program,
• Coordinating the training of all high school students and teachers on academic technology tools,
• Determining the High School Computer Education standards and making the necessary planning to reflect these standards in the high school syllabus,
• Leading the High School Computer Education department in planning and coordinating all High School level computer courses,
• Coordinating the execution of IBDP program DS and CS courses in accordance with IB principles,
• Identifying the appropriate technology tools and coordinating teacher and employee training on these tools in order to increase the efficiency of courses and improve the motivation and communication of all stakeholders,
• Coordination of extracurricular activities related to digital technologies,
• High school computer teaching (for a limited number of hours, taking into account other responsibilities).

This position will be responsible for the below administrative duties:

• Carry out educational activities related to the course or courses in which s/he is the HoD in a planned manner.
• Schedule and attend department meetings and department level meetings
• Ensure that the annual plans related to the courses s/he is responsible for are made and implemented in the best way.
• Take the necessary measures for the orientation process of new teachers to the school
• Provide necessary opportunity for teachers to improve themselves
• Plan activities in the training programs in line with the needs and requirements

• Prepare a report on the subjects covered in the courses s/he is responsible for, the studies carried out, the difficulties encountered in teaching and their solutions at the end of each year.
• Provide regular feedback to teachers about their educational work.
• Share the decisions taken in the administrative meetings at the school and the reasons for these decisions with the teachers in the department, receive opinions, suggestions and thoughts from the teachers in the department to set as an agenda item in the administrative meeting.
• Ensure that LMS platforms contain common information at all levels and are up-to-date for each department 
• Follow up on teachers' leaves
• Not share school applications and programs with other institutions or individuals
• Ensure and supervise that the annual and weekly plans of the department teachers s/he is responsible for, are made in a timely, complete and coordinated manner.
• Monitor the department, level teachers’ committee and parent-teacher meetings of teachers under their responsibility, announce these meetings to the related people, organize and supervise department meetings.
• Submit a copy of the level meeting minutes to the administration
• Work in coordination with the deans to organize trips outside the school, in the province and outside the province, to get the necessary permissions in time and to carry out the trips in a way that is fit for purpose and safe.
• Evaluate the written exam grades by creating a Grade Distribution Chart before they are announced and share them with the relevant dean.
• Take the necessary precautions regarding the lessons of the teacher who could not come to school for any reason, ensure that the lessons are covered, and inform the High School Principal’s Office on the subject in a timely manner.
• When necessary, organize and follow-up studies in the department, lead the department in common exam plans and curriculum preparations.
• Establish collaboration between course teachers to ensure and develop the order of education related to their department
• Plan and convey the lesson distribution of the teachers
• Collaborates with other department heads to support the students’ interdisciplinary development
• Make sure that the exam questions are valid, reliable and are prepared in line with the objectives and that the exam time is appropriate.
• Prepare questions and answer keys for common exams, make-up exams etc., check them and ensure that exam activities are conducted smoothly
• Prepare the annual project topics together with the department, inform the relevant deans and announce them to the students at the beginning of the semester
• Carry out orientation for new teachers in the department, ensure that information about the school’s operations are provided to the new teachers.
• Prepare end of semester and year end reports, send them to the School Principal.
• Participate in district level/department leaders’ meetings.
• Participate in level teachers’ meetings.
• Participate in Full Faculty meetings.
• Participate in the ceremony committee, support establishing programs.
• Establish a harmonious and collaborative work environment within the department.

For more information about our High School Computer Education Department, you can visit our website:
https://www.koc.k12.tr/tr/koc-okulu-lise/bilgisayar-egitimi/

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