Instructional Coach

Elite School Staffing•Detroit, MI

11h•Onsite

About The Position

The Instructional Coach will support teachers and students in various capacities, including instructional technology, paraprofessional/intervention support, science curriculum, social studies curriculum, and district assessments. This role requires a strong understanding of educational programs and the ability to train and guide staff and students. The coach will assist in curriculum implementation, data analysis, and preparation for standardized tests.

Requirements

Sound knowledge of Microsoft Excel – creating, organizing, and filtering large amounts of data.
Ability to create teacher training handouts.
Basic knowledge of programs and/or curriculum used by students and staff or willingness and ability to learn information quickly and then turn that knowledge into training for teachers and students.
Ability to organize, understand, and communicate the purpose of each program in order to assist teachers and students.
With guidance and training, be able to train, assist, and guide teachers on how to use instructional technology available in our district.
Capable of working with small groups of students that need additional classroom support in both math and reading.
With guidance, building learning centers – including creating worksheets, and instructions for both students and teachers.
Assembling center materials, including distributing and collecting center materials.
Creating and maintaining an inventory or center/intervention materials.
Assist coach in the preparation of training materials.
Familiarize self with curriculum materials and resources.
Ability to learn and communicate grade-level curriculum.
Train, assist, and guide teachers on how to implement the curriculum within the district.
Assist with M-Step preparation in testing grades (5th & 8th) through curriculum intensives, tutoring and modeling.
With guidance, show the ability to observe, model, and team teach in classrooms in an effort to push student achievement and build teacher capacity.
NWEA – some knowledge/willingness to learn about the NWEA system and assessments given to students K-8.
Setting up of computer labs.
Support with cleaning up and organizing the district Mistar export in order to upload this information into NWEA for each district assessment (this is done in Excel).
Some assessment type of duties may include but are not limited to: creating testing schedules, administering/proctoring the NWEA test to classes, managing class behavior while administering tests, explaining the assessment to teachers, analyzing data from test results.
PSAT 8/9 – ability to support the district planning and administration of state test.
M-step – ability to support the district planning and administration of state test.

Nice To Haves

Certified teachers preferred that have a sound foundational reading knowledge.

Responsibilities

Create teacher training handouts and materials.
Train, assist, and guide teachers on how to use instructional technology available in the district.
Work with small groups of students needing additional classroom support in math and reading.
Build learning centers, including creating worksheets and instructions.
Assemble, distribute, and collect center materials.
Create and maintain an inventory of center/intervention materials.
Familiarize self with curriculum materials and resources.
Learn and communicate grade-level curriculum.
Assist with M-Step preparation through curriculum intensives, tutoring, and modeling.
Observe, model, and team teach in classrooms to push student achievement and build teacher capacity.
Support the district in planning and administration of state tests (PSAT 8/9, M-step).
Assist with NWEA system and assessments for students K-8.
Set up computer labs.
Support with cleaning up and organizing district data exports for uploading into NWEA.
Create testing schedules.
Administer/proctor NWEA tests to classes.
Manage class behavior while administering tests.
Explain assessments to teachers.
Analyze data from test results.