Instructional Coach Donelson Middle

Instructional Coach

At the direction of the principal and in collaboration with the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, the Instructional Coach builds teachers' capacity facilitating job-embedded teacher development and conducting coaching cycles. In collaboration with administrators, teachers and central office staff, the Instructional Coach supports the goal of building teacher capacity to meet system-wide and local school initiatives to increase student learning.

What you will do:

• In collaboration with the school leadership team, the instructional coach utilizes multiple sources of data to set school-wide pedagogical goals and develop, implement, and monitor the effectiveness of a school-wide professional development plan to support instruction. Provides professional development for teachers in research-based best practices, the MNPS Curriculum Framework and information shared at appropriate MNPS Curriculum and Instruction meetings.
• Utilizes group-level data to make programmatic decisions and monitor student growth and achievement. Engages with teachers and administrators in ongoing analysis and interpretation of classroom- and student-level data to inform instruction.
• Builds the capacity of teams of teachers by developing a culture that fosters collective teacher efficacy and recognizes all teachers as learners capable of acquiring a repertoire of pedagogical skills to meet the needs of every student. Supports teachers and their work with students through professional learning sessions focused on deepening teacher content knowledge, collaboratively planning units and lessons of study, analyzing student work for evidence of student thinking, rehearsing high leverage teaching practices, and analyzing classroom video to improve pedagogical practice.
• Builds the capacity of individual teachers by engaging in one-on-one consultation and coaching cycles with teachers that consist of a collaborative planning/pre-conference, modeling/co-teaching/observations, and a collaborative reflection and debrief.
• Exhibits professionalism;
  • Engages in continued professional growth and strengthens professional teaching knowledge, skills, and strategies;
  • Participates in and promotes district-level professional development and assists in the facilitation of district level professional development offerings;
  • Attends and participates in all required meetings;
  • Maintains a collection of professional materials related to effective instruction in multiple content areas and reflect current research;
  • Maintains a coaching log and documentation of coaching and instructional support provided at the school site;
  • Works to promote productive relationships with and among school staff.
• Supports the development of individual students in a variety of ways which may include: modeling best practices with whole and small groups, providing skills-based interventions or standards-based remediation, and administering diagnostic assessments to determine student needs. Instructional coaches may spend up to 25% of their time providing direct instructional support to students.

Education

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree From an accredited institution in reading or with reading coursework Preferred

Experience

Qualifications:

• 5 years of successful teaching experience Required

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong background in literacy instruction.
• Admission to the Metro Nashville Public Schools K-12 Instructional Coach Pool based on the requirements and qualifications noted herein.
• Demonstrates appropriate use of tools, especially instructional technology, to enhance and extend instruction;
• Maintains proficiency in instructional technologies.