Instructional/Reading Coach

Horry County Schools•Myrtle Beach, SC

7h•Onsite

About The Position

To provide essential leadership for the school's overall instructional program through support, training, and coaching to build school and teacher capacity to increase student achievement.

Requirements

Valid South Carolina elementary school teacher and/or elementary school administration/supervision certification
Master's degree in education or administration from an accredited university, preferred
Minimum of five years successful elementary school teaching experience and/or elementary school administrative experience
Experience in working with and/or teaching adults
Demonstrated proficiency in written and spoken interpersonal communication skills
Demonstrated proficiency in use of technology

Responsibilities

Ensure implementation of state curricular standards, Common Core Standards, district instructional models, and technology.
Work with teachers in the development of daily, weekly, and unit lesson plans.
Assist teachers with integrating literacy practices into their content instruction.
Model best instructional practices through actual classroom demonstrations in rigorous technology-rich, standards-based teaching.
Introduce teachers to new methods, materials, and instructional strategies that, through research, have proven to increase student achievement.
Work with teachers individually, as well as collaboratively within teams and/or departments, providing practical support on a full range of instructional strategies.
Participate in regularly scheduled grade-level, subject-specific, and team-planning sessions that focus on curriculum, instruction, and student work.
Assist teachers in the analysis and selection of diverse content area texts and instructional materials that link to multiple ability levels and multicultural perspectives and connect to students' backgrounds and interests.
Assist teachers in incorporating the use of technology into the instructional program.
Observe teachers and provide feedback to teachers for the purpose of instructional support and program improvement (not evaluation).
Regularly visit classrooms to collect informal data on teacher use of instructional strategies and student engagement with the strategies, as well as to increase teachers' knowledge and skill in delivering instruction.
Engage in reflective dialogue with teachers before and after visits to clarify lesson objectives, including teachers' personal goals in delivering the lesson, identify the successes and challenges encountered in the lesson and opportunities what could be improved in terms of lesson content and delivery, focus on next steps, including how teachers might adjust instruction and instructional settings to meet a range of instructional needs of individual students and to foster learning in the content area.
Maintain a relationship of trust with teachers.
Respect the confidentiality of the coaching relationship.
Maintain documentation of coaching visits.
Use technology to disaggregate test data to evaluate curriculum and instruction.
Assist teachers in analyzing assessment results to identify trends, patterns, and instructional deficiencies.
Lead data sessions that examine both formative and summative assessment results and suggest and monitor intervention strategies and materials for struggling students.
Analyze formative and summative assessments in order to ensure assessments are able to inform instruction and become a tool for improvement.
Provide support and training to identify needed changes in classroom instructional strategies based upon the analysis of the data.
Apply concepts of adult learning and motivation, including varied group configurations and presentation formats to engage adult learners as well as identification of appropriate professional development settings and schedules.
Provide collaborative and one-on-one instructional coaching and facilitate teacher inquiry and related professional development.
Participate fully in professional development for coaches, including peer observations, professional research and reading, and inquiry sessions to stay abreast of developments in best classroom practices, technology, and assessment.
Assist with the development of school and teacher SMART goals (PDSA plans and GBE).
Facilitate the integration of technology into teaching and learning by developing and conducting professional development sessions on infusing technology into the core areas of academic curriculum.
Participate in the design, coordination, and provision of professional development to include blended learning.
Collaborate with instruction staff and teachers to develop curriculum materials and specific lesson plans that integrate technology.
Assist classroom teachers to integrate successfully the use of effective strategies and multiple technologies in order to differentiate and enhance student learning.
Support the creation of personalized learning environments including modeling blended learning approaches and instructional strategies.
Work with school leadership teams and teachers to utilize student performance data from digital content providers to provide appropriate small-group or individualized instruction and interventions.
Providing input/insight on ways to increase teachers' use of technology as it positively impacts student performance in the classroom.
Providing input and recommendations regarding digital content selection.
Work collaboratively and communicate effectively with administrators, teachers, media specialists, guidance counselors and other school staff to strengthen all aspects of the instructional program.
Work collaboratively and communicate effectively with district-level learning specialists and program coordinators to ensure rigorous, relevant curricula and instructional practices that will increase student achievement.
Work collaboratively and communicate effectively with feeder schools to strengthen vertical articulation and to create a seamless K-12 instructional program.
Work with administrators, teachers, and PLC's to plan and schedule meetings and staff development sessions based on staff input and assessment of what students in various grade levels and content areas need to work on to meet district and/or school goals.
Carry out other tasks and responsibilities as assigned.