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MIT Full STEAM Ahead STEAM Educator
Work Dates: June 17 through August 10, 2026 (~9 weeks)
Location: Cambridge, MA (MIT)
Rate: $38 per hour
Questions or to apply: Please send an email to fsa-team@mit.edu and include your relevant resume/CV.
MIT Open Learning seeks a full time, temporary STEAM Educator to support Full STEAM Ahead efforts this summer. Starting in July 2026, FSA is offering two programs for Massachusetts residents, a three-week middle school-aged learner program and a two-week professional development program for local educators. As a STEAM Educator, you will be responsible for working with our team to guide and facilitate the Educator Immersion program as well as assisting with education during the middle school program. This position will take place in-person in Cambridge on MIT’s campus and will run from June 17 through August 10, 2026.
Following a training period for our mentors in June, two FSA programs will be happening this summer. First, the three-week middle school-aged learner program will explore the ideas of Climate and Sustainability, offering hands-on learning with engineering, art, and project creation. This is planned to take place from July 6 through 24, 2026. During the student program, mentors will work with smaller groups of up to 25 students, facilitating the program and providing support around its activities along with program assistants. Following this, a two-week summer program for Massachusetts educators in Massachusetts will focus on developing project-based and hands-on learning approaches and encourage participants to design pilots for their schools in 2026-27. This is planned to take place from July 28 through August 7, 2026.
The STEAM Educator’s key responsibilities will include
- Coordinating communication between administrative staff, educator participants, and guests joining during summer programs,
- Facilitating conversations with educators and supporting their learning throughout the program,
- Collecting educator feedback about the program’s implementation and share how to make improvements with the program staff,
- Creating and facilitating a math-based learning experience for the middle school participants,
- Learning the program modules/activities to be available as a substitute for mentors in the case they are absent due to illness or an emergency,
- Documenting their experiences with MIT Full STEAM Ahead,
- And completing post-program responsibilities.
Pre-requisites:
- Knowledge of and experience in STEAM education, especially in informal educational settings.
- Have 40 hours a week to commit to this project over the summer.
- Passion for K-12 education and mentoring.
- US Based (no visa can be extended for this role).
- Able to respond to questions from program participants and their parents/guardians.
- Ability to keep a daily journal that captures your thoughts and reflections about what is working, what is not, and how we might improve the program.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience working with educators and middle school students.
- Familiarity with engaging, hands-on learning and math education.
- Basic first aid knowledge.
MIT Full STEAM Ahead Summer Coordinator
Work Dates: June 17 through July 29, 2026 (~6 weeks)
Location: Cambridge, MA (MIT)
Rate: $38 per hour
Questions or to apply: Please send an email to fsa-team@mit.edu and include your relevant resume/CV.
MIT Open Learning seeks a full time, temporary Program Coordinator to support Full STEAM Ahead efforts this summer. As a coordinator, you will be responsible for guiding, organizing, and advising the four university/college summer mentors and four high school program assistants who will be leading groups of students over the course of the summer program. This position will take place in-person in Cambridge on MIT’s campus and will run from June 17 through July 29, 2026.
The three-week middle school-aged learner program will explore the ideas of Climate and Sustainability, offering hands-on learning with engineering, art, and project creation. This is planned from July 6 through 24, 2026. During the student program, mentors will work with smaller groups of up to 25 students, facilitating the program and providing support around its activities along with program assistants. Mentor responsibilities will include encouraging foundational “making” skills, running modules, using the design thinking method to encourage project development, and choosing topics to teach to participants during student-selected “choice time” periods.
The Coordinator’s key responsibilities will include
- Coordinating communication between administrative staff, summer mentors, and student participants and parents,
- Creating and managing student groups during the program activities, matching approximately 25 students per mentor and collecting daily attendance information,
- Conducting morning welcome meetings for the middle school program and post-day meetings with the program staff,
- Collecting mentor and program assistant feedback about the program’s implementation and share how to make improvements with the program staff,
- Learning the program modules/activities to be available as a substitute for mentors in the case they are absent due to illness or an emergency,
- Documenting their experiences with MIT Full STEAM Ahead,
- And completing post-program responsibilities.
Pre-requisites:
- Knowledge of and experience in STEAM education, especially in informal educational settings.
- Have 40 hours a week to commit to this project over the summer.
- Passion for K-12 education and mentoring.
- US Based (no visa can be extended for this role).
- Able to respond to questions from program participants and their parents/guardians.
- Ability to keep a daily journal that captures your thoughts and reflections about what is working, what is not, and how we might improve the program.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience leading undergraduates and high school students.
- Familiarity with UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- Basic first aid knowledge
Full STEAM Ahead Summer Mentor
Work Dates: June 22 through July 28, 2026 (~5 weeks)
Location: Cambridge, MA (MIT)
Rate: $20 per hour
Questions or to apply: Please send an email to fsa-team@mit.edu and include your relevant resume/CV.
We are looking for University/College Mentors to participate in our MIT Full STEAM Ahead (FSA) Summer 2026! This position will take place in-person in Cambridge on MIT’s campus and will run from June 22 through July 27, 2026.
This summer, FSA is offering a three-week middle school-aged learner program that will explore the ideas of Climate and Sustainability, offering hands-on learning with engineering, art, and project creation. This is planned to take place from July 6 through 24, 2026.
Mentors will have roles that include:
- Participating in training for the middle school program,
- Acting as leaders, facilitating project-based activities and being mentors for both the high school program assistants and middle school student participants,
- Preparing for the summer program by adapting materials that will be used in the classrooms,
- Creating new activities that will become part of the program,
- Documenting their experiences with MIT Full STEAM Ahead,
- And completing post-program responsibilities.
Pre-requisites:
- Current or recent graduate of an undergraduate or graduate program.
- U.S. Based (no visa can be extended for this role).
- Passion for K-12 education and mentoring young learners.
- Interest in program/curriculum development.
- Have 40 hours a week to commit to this project over the summer.
- Be willing to run module activities and respond to questions from program participants.
- Keep a daily reflection journal that captures thoughts and reflections about what is working, what is not, and how we might improve the program.
Full STEAM Ahead (FSA) is a community outreach initiative to provide research-based hands-on learning opportunities for K-12 students. The initiative was launched in spring 2020 to support parents, teachers and students during the early days of COVID-19 by providing access to high-quality educational materials. Our vision is to create a global community of learners (children, teachers, and parents) who can share ideas, ask and answer questions, and engage in STEAM in meaningful ways.