Elementary Innovation & Robotics Coach - Aug 2026

Dubai American Academy (DAA) is GEMS Education’s flagship American school, offering an exceptional world-class education from KG to Grade 12, complemented by the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program. Rated Outstanding by the KHDA for consecutive years since 2011, DAA is recognized for its academic excellence, vibrant international community, and state-of-the-art facilities.

We are now welcoming applications from inspirational Elementary Innovation Activator and Robotics Coaches who are passionate about nurturing curiosity, igniting creativity, and ensuring every child thrives.

Why Join DAA?

Highlights:

• Outstanding KHDA rating since 2011.
• Awarded Best American Curriculum School in the UAE (2023–2024) and the Wellbeing Award for Schools (2024–2027).
• Accredited by CIS, and NEASC; and authorized to deliver the IB Diploma Program, and the AP Program.
• A diverse, international student body supported by highly qualified educators and world-class facilities.
• A professional culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence in teaching and learning.

At DAA, educators benefit from world-class professional development, global career pathways, and a strong culture of collaboration, ensuring continuous growth as educators and leaders.

Position Overview

We invite passionate Elementary Innovation and Robotics Coaches to join our dynamic and forward-thinking team from August 2026. This is an exciting opportunity for educators who want to:

The Elementary Division of Dubai American Academy is a fast-paced and large learning environment of over 1200 students. Our vision is for student learning to be inquiry-based, trans-disciplinary, meaningful and authentic.

As an Activator your role will be to co-plan, team teach, and model innovative practice that ensures our students receive a learning founded in high expectations, vigor and joy. As well, our Activators will host regular professional learning sessions that build capacity in our teachers and educational assistants.

Key Responsibilities:

Impact on Teaching & Learning

• Collaboratively work with grade level teams on a weekly basis to review, enhance and support their units of inquiry towards a goal of trans-disciplinary learning.
• Ensure inquiry planners are complete and support weekly planning meetings.
• Create a culture of showcasing Inquiry learning at the end of units.
• Collaboratively work with elementary leadership and teachers to ensure vertical alignment of grade level units of inquiry in a manner the ensures continuity of language K-5
• Support in the development of yearly and term curricular documents
• Ensuring continuity amongst grades and classes with our learning initiatives.
• Working with grade level teams and staff to build capacity and further implement formative assessment into student learning
• Focus on using assessment and student work to analyze individual student learning, and collaborate to make informed decisions about personalized instruction;
  - Support teachers with the strategic how of teaching by sharing multiple instructional strategies/processes with teachers during planning times and by regularly modeling lessons in classrooms;
  - Informally observe (non-evaluative) lessons and provide feedback for a teacher’s professional
  growth and students’ success;
  - Work with the school team to ensure our students are able to demonstrate their personal
  excellence on all external assessments.