Infant and Toddler Instructional Coach

Infant and Toddler Instructional Coach

The Instructional Coach is a critical lever in improving student achievement. The role of the coach is to build teacher capacity, and their understanding of instructional practices as related to standards-aligned instruction and Data-Driven Instruction. An instructional coach is a learner who models continuous improvement, lifelong learning, and goes above and beyond to ensure student success. All instructional coaches work collaboratively as a team with building administrators and instructional leadership staff.

Instructional coaches will promote reflection, provide guidance and structure where needed, and focus on strengths, collaboration, and common issues of concern. They are responsible for ensuring high-quality instruction in classrooms through modeling, co-planning, co-teaching, and providing feedback to teachers. The instructional coach will demonstrate and model a passion for urban education reform and leadership. This is not a supervisory position and does not include evaluation of colleagues.

UCC School Staff are dedicated, compassionate, highly effective, reflective, collaborative, culturally responsive, and committed to the academic and social-emotional development of all students.

• Provide modeling of effective instructional techniques and data collection/analysis within PD sessions, co-teaching, staff meetings, and 1:1 conversation with teaching staff.
• Support the instructional development of all teachers in understanding the CCSS curriculum and varied assessments, the Framework for Teaching, and data analysis.
• Build strong relationships with teachers, administrators, and other coaches.
• Provide direction and coordination for how the curriculum is taught, consistent with District initiatives and recognized best instructional practices.
• Create an articulated schedule with the building administration.
• Assist teachers in understanding the United Community Center's mission and core values.
• Provide technical support to collaborative teams within buildings.
• Support the onboarding of newly hired staff by providing information on school expectations, lesson plan preparation, professional culture, and curriculum and instructional practices.
• Recommend professional resources, tools, and materials to teachers that will support and enhance classroom instruction and planning.
• Support teachers and administrators in using data to improve instruction on all levels.
• Support with data and assessment coordination (coordination of standardized testing, data discussions with teams, compiling and analyzing data for school leadership and staff)
• Assist teachers with intentional planning and pacing of lessons, the development of differentiated lessons, and the selection of best practices to meet the needs of their students.
• Support teachers by helping with share multiple instructional strategies/processes with teachers during planning times.
• Informally observe (non-evaluative) lessons and provide feedback for a teacher's professional growth and students' success.
• Develop staff members' knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors through a variety of professional development targeted topics and designs.
• Develop coaching plans for teachers to ensure student improvement.

• Develop and support a culture of reflective practice among teachers
• Effectively collaborate with school administrators, teachers, colleagues, families.
• Plan and support facilitation of professional development
• Develop positive interpersonal relationships among staff members
• Provide consistent and high academic and behavioral expectations for students
• Communicate effectively with school administrators, students, families, and colleagues

• Communicates effectively with building and district administrators.
• Facilitate weekly meetings to analyze student work, review information regarding classroom assessments, and plan for instruction
• Review teacher lesson plans and instructional practices regularly to ensure alignment with school goals and fidelity of implementation of school curriculum programs and practices.
• Ensure student mastery of state and school academic and behavioral standards;
• Design and implement assessments that measure progress towards academic standards;
• Use assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices;
• Provide feedback to building and district leadership on the development, implementation, and revision of curriculum maps

Support and coach teachers effectively …

• Develop standards-based, developmentally appropriate lesson plans in alignment with school curriculum and instructional expectations.
• Ensure classroom instruction is coherent and includes differentiated strategies and scaffolds for diverse learners.
• Outline clear instructional outcomes aligned to curriculum and grade-level expectations.
• Demonstrate deep knowledge of content and pedagogy, and expertise in assigned subject…