Professional Learning Specialist – ELA – Morgantown, West Virginia

** Professional Learning Specialist – ELA – Morgantown, West Virginia
** Are you an educator transitioning out of the classroom? This is an excellent opportunity to join a mission-driven company focused on creating equitable classrooms for students and still be part of a school community! Curriculum Associates seeks a Professional Learning Specialist to join our team. The ideal candidate has a background in teaching and/or coaching ELA or Reading, as well as experience leading professional development with school and district leaders.
Successful candidates will show flexibility and synergy with different team members including our Sales team, teachers, students, and school districts as part of day-to-day interactions. The Professional Learning Specialist will be responsible for providing targeted professional development, ongoing in-classroom support, data analysis, daily project management, and communication with district and site leaders. Dynamic, engaging leaders who are interested in making a lasting and direct impact with the way schools teach ELA/Reading to students from grades K–8 are encouraged to apply.

** Why join this team:*
* * Work with multiple stakeholders across large audiences.
* Attend educational conferences related to your role.
* Experience new environments and challenges on a day-to-day basis.
* Collaborate in a supportive environment filled with feedback loops, a strong virtual community, and shared best practices.
* Help districts choose and implement a product with lasting impact on learning.  
** The impact you'll have:*
* * Become an expert on the company’s online
* Diagnostic*and
* Instruction* program, as well as core and supplemental products, with an emphasis on ELA or Reading
* Support districts in selecting and implementing a product with lasting impact on learning
* Work with multiple stakeholders across large audiences
* Support district-wide adoptions of Curriculum Associates’ products
* Help to ensure equity in the classroom by delivering professional learning to teachers, coaches and leaders on how to effectively implement
* Ready*and
* i-Ready
* to impact classroom learning
* Meet teachers where they are and provide tailored on-site support to teachers, coaches and leaders. This may range from providing lesson planning and pacing support, to helping educators analyze data and apply it to instruction, to working with leaders to identify evidence of implementation successes and challenges
* Collaborate with district leader and site leaders to develop and revise annual professional learning plans and schedules
* Serve as a thought leader for Curriculum Associates, exemplifying the company’s mission-driven approach and commitment to creating better classrooms for students and teachers
* Stay current and attend company- provided educational conferences related to your role, when scheduling permits, and participate in team-provided development
* Experience new environments and challenges on a day-to-day basis
* Collaborate in a supportive environment filled with feedback loops, a strong virtual community, and shared best practices  
** Who we're looking for:*
* * Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of experience in teaching ELA or Reading, coaching teachers of ELA or Reading, or providing ELA or Reading professional development learning. A Master's degree in ELA or Reading is preferred
* Fluency using digital tools including online assessments, and a high level of comfort discussing and applying data with teachers and leaders
* An understanding of principles of adult learning and how to apply them to professional learning
* Ability to manage, monitor, evaluate, and ensure integrity of program implementations
* Ability to provide high-quality classroom coaching to ensure teachers…