Academic Coach

Educational Empowerment Group•Akron, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Academic Coach will serve as a full-time, supplemental, teacher-focused resource. This role involves spending 50-60% of time on classroom coaching with teachers (planning, demonstration, observation, co-teaching, and study of lessons) and 40-50% on coaching responsibilities (own training, professional development for staff, data review and conversations, staff development coordination with the principal, and record keeping/logs). The coach will focus on leadership, accountability, support, and communication to drive continuous academic improvement.

Requirements

Classroom coaching with teachers (planning, demonstration, observation, co-teaching, study of lessons)
Coaching responsibilities (own training, professional development for staff, data review and conversations, staff development coordination with principal, record keeping/logs)
Leadership in professional learning
Catalyst for academic improvement
Analysis of student achievement and teacher professional development data
Facilitation of data analysis and interpretation
Support for job-embedded professional learning
Communication with stakeholders

Responsibilities

Assist in the structure and design for high-quality, school- and team-based professional learning that supports teacher and student learning.
Act as a catalyst to support continuous academic improvement.
Articulate the intended results of professional learning on teacher practice and student achievement.
Model use of effective collaboration skills.
Facilitate the analysis of student achievement and teacher professional development data to determine the impact on student learning and teacher practice.
Increase teachers’ capacity to analyze research to make instructional decisions.
Advance teachers’ understanding and use of various strategies to assess student progress toward established goals and to improve teaching practice.
Act as a resource to support job-embedded professional learning and improved academic achievement in the school.
Engage teachers in data analysis and interpretation of data from multiple sources to determine student and teacher needs.
Facilitate a variety of in-depth, sustained professional learning experiences aligned with the school improvement goals for student achievement.
Advance teacher’s deep understanding and use of content knowledge and research-based instructional strategies to help students meet rigorous academic standards.
Provide classroom-based support for implementation of new and/or refined instructional practices.
Create structures and processes for collaborative work that promote collegiality and shared responsibility.
Assure that time available for professional learning and collaboration is used to enhance quality teaching and student learning.
Keep school leader, school board, and other stakeholders aware of activities, progress, obstacles, and successes in student achievement and improved teacher practice.