What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager of Curriculum and Instruction, K-12 Teachers position at CB700 Crystal Bridges - Museum of American Art, Inc.?
The mission of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is to welcome all to celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the power of art with the beauty of nature. Founded by philanthropist and arts patron Alice Walton, Crystal Bridges is a public non-profit charitable organization.
Job Description:
Position Title: Manager of Curriculum and Instruction, K-12 Teachers
Position Type: Full-time
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Division: Learning and Engagement Division
Department: School Programs/Learning Initiatives
Reports to: Director of Learning Initiatives
Compensation Range: $55,800 - $60,000
Position Summary:
The Manager of Curriculum and Instruction, K-12 Teachers, drives the creation of innovative, arts-integrated professional development and curriculum resources for K-12 educators, empowering teachers to connect American art to both classroom and museum learning environments. Reporting to the Director of Curriculum and Instruction, this role leads efforts to design cutting-edge tools and strategies that inspire educators, foster creativity, and align with educational standards to achieve transformative learning outcomes.
Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, the Manager ensures that Crystal Bridges’ education initiatives fully integrate arts and visual learning, supporting teachers in achieving meaningful engagement and impact. With a focus on innovation and alignment, this role ensures that all teacher-facing content reflects the museum’s mission and vision.
The Manager provides critical insights that shape the museum’s broader priorities, ensuring they address the evolving needs of educators, students, and the larger educational community. The role is instrumental in driving leading-edge, object-focused, gallery-based instruction, making direct engagement with works of art central to transformative teaching practices.
The Manager champions access and inclusion by developing scalable, innovative educational content that broadens the museum’s reach and fosters reimagined, equitable learning opportunities. This role positions Crystal Bridges as a leader in arts-integrated education, ensuring teachers are equipped to inspire the next generation of learners.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop arts-integrated curriculum guides, lesson plans, and instructional materials for K-12 teachers, ensuring they are aligned with state and national standards and connect deeply with American art, nature, architecture, and wellbeing
Design and deliver professional development opportunities, such as workshops, institutes, and digital learning resources, for educators.
Collaborate with museum teams and artists to align teacher resources with exhibitions, the museum collection, and gallery-based experiences.
Partner with the School Partnerships team to:
tailor teacher resources for partner schools and ensure alignment with partnership goals.
create and deliver professional development aligned with school-specific needs and priorities.
provide content expertise to ensure partnership programs reflect best practices in arts-integrated teaching.
Collect and incorporate educator feedback to refine content and professional learning experiences.
Research, analyze, and apply trends in instructional design and arts integration to ensure innovative, impactful resources.
Under the supervision of the Director of Curriculum and Instruction, lead on the design and development of digital learning initiatives that integrate emerging technologies and pedagogical approaches to support teacher effectiveness and student engagement.
Qualifications and Skills:
Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in Education, Curriculum Design, or related field.
3-5 years of experience designing professional development and instructional content for K-12 teachers, with a focus on arts integration.
Knowledge of curriculum standards, interdisciplinary teaching strategies, and professional learning design.
Strong collaboration skills to engage with internal teams and external partners.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical demands: To perform the duties of this job, the employee is required to travel independently regionally and nationally 10% of their time. In the work environment described below, position requires utilizing a computer and a telephone for prolonged periods of time and good eye/hand coordination, bending and stretching for filing, and physical stamina to lift and carry supplies. Vision abilities required by the job include close and distant vision. When not in the office, the person in this position will require the capability to move and be presenting most often in educational settings for extended periods of time.
Work Environment: Work will be performed in an office environment, museum spaces, outdoors, and in the communities served. When not out of the office, the employee will be spending extensive amounts of time in the Museum buildings, grounds, galleries, and library. Travel is expected, including overnight stays. The noise level in the Museum work environment is usually low to moderate.
Salary : $55,800 - $60,000
