Intervention Specialist - Mansfield Middle

Job Goal

To provide leadership for learning at the classroom level.

Building Principal/Designee

• Communications
  
  Skills:
  
  As well as the traditional communication skills of reading, speaking and writing coherently and clearly, social media communication skills and proper protocols of online engagement are essential. These might include the ability to create a short You Tube video to capture the demonstration of a process or to make a sales pitch, the ability to reach out through the internet to a wide community of people with one’s ideas, to receive and incorporate feedback, to share information appropriately, and to identify trends and ideas from elsewhere;
• The Ability to Learn Independently:
  This means taking responsibility for working out what you need to know, and where to find that knowledge. This is an ongoing process in knowledge-based work, because the knowledge base is constantly changing. it could be learning about new equipment, new ways of doing things, or learning who are the people you need to know to get the job done;
• Ethics and Responsibility:
  This is required to build trust (particularly important in informal social networks), in a world where there are many different players, and a greater degree of reliance on others to accomplish one’s own goals;
• Teamwork and Flexibility:
  This depends heavily on collaboration and the sharing of knowledge with others in related but independent organizations. Teachers need to know how to work collaboratively, virtually and at a distance, with colleagues, students and partners. The ‘pooling’ of collective knowledge, problem-solving and implementation requires good teamwork and flexibility in taking on tasks or solving problems that may be outside a narrow job definition but necessary for success;
• Thinking Skills (critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, originality, strategizing):
  Of all the skills needed in a knowledge-based society, these are some of the most important. Teachers dealing with students, parents and the general public need to be able to identify needs and find appropriate solutions;
• Digital
  
  Skills:
  
  Most knowledge-based activities depend heavily on the use of technology. These skills need to be embedded within the knowledge domain in which the activity takes place. Thus, the use of digital technology needs to be integrated with and evaluated through the knowledge-base of the subject area incorporating digital skills to analyze, evaluate and interpret as required.
• Knowledge Management:
  Knowledge is not only rapidly changing with new research, new developments, and rapid dissemination of ideas and practices over the internet, but the sources of information are increasing, with a great deal of variability in the reliability or validity of the information. The key skill in a knowledge-based society is knowledge management: how to find, evaluate, analyze, apply and disseminate information, within a particular context.

• Positive Relationships: excellent teachers will develop a positive relationship with students that allow them to know each student. The presence of strong relationships between students and teachers builds a trust that positively impacts learning. Relationships are the basis for increasing rigor.
• High Expectations: excellent teachers believe in the ability of all students to learn. an excellent teacher will see the potential in his/her students and not the problems.
• Care and concern: excellent teachers have a deep understanding of his/her students, demonstrate a genuine affection for students, exemplify excellence, and motivate students to achieve at the highest levels.
• Standards-based teaching: has the ability to use the state standards as the foundation for instruction. Has knowledge of deconstructing standards and measuring standards.
• Facilitator of learning: an excellent teacher will facilitate dynamic learning experiences. An excellent teacher will design and implement effective lessons that engage students at all levels of learning.
• Master of the Subject Matter: an excellent teacher is the master of subject matter. Teachers exhibit expertise in the subjects which they…