Instructional Faculty

Instructional Faculty Job Description

Teach St. Louis is seeking an Instructional Faculty Member to support both novice and veteran teachers in our certification and Master degree programs. In this role, the Instructional Faculty will be responsible for the professional education and clinical development of teacher candidates across the two-year preparation program, with a goal of ensuring students in St. Louis have access to effective, well-prepared teachers.

The Faculty member will collaborate around the outcomes and scope and sequence for content methods courses, ensuring both alignment with state certification requirements and research-based instructional pedagogy. The Faculty member will prepare and facilitate content coursework for both residency candidates and for lead-teachers in a Master’s degree program, serving as adjunct faculty through Washington University in St. Louis. The Secondary Faculty Member will also serve as an instructional coach for secondary teachers, providing bi-weekly coaching.

Teach St. Louis (Teach STL) recruits, trains, and supports high-quality teachers who are committed to the city’s public schools. Through a model of rigorous clinical preparation, Teach St. Louis prepares aspiring teachers who are capable of accelerating student achievement from the moment they enter the classroom as a teacher of record.

Teach St. Louis is designed as a two-year program, in which teacher candidates earn their Missouri teacher license in the areas of elementary education, or secondary language arts, math, or science at the end of their initial apprenticeship year . In the second year , candidates become a lead teacher-of-record while continuing to pursue their Master’s degree with our university partner, Washington University in St.

Louis.

In steadfast support of our teachers, and the students, families, and communities they serve, Teach St. Louis is founded upon and committed to three core beliefs.

• Every student in St. Louis deserves an effective teacher .
• Great teaching results from an understanding of theory, intensive practice, and an ongoing commitment to excellence.
• Teachers thrive in a supportive and joyful professional community, which encourages critical feedback and reflection.

By training and developing teachers specifically for the St. Louis context, Teach STL plays an integral role in alleviating educational inequities that persist in our region along racial and economic lines. Additionally, Teach STL is working to address teacher shortages in St. Louis by growing from an initial cohort of 20teachers to an organization serving 75 teachers each year across multiple support and preparation pathways.

In this way, Teach STL will impact almost 5,000 new students in each year of operation.

• Preparation & Facilitation of Graduate-level Coursework: Prepare and facilitate effective, research-based, clinically oriented teacher preparation courses in content pedagogy for pre-service teachers and veteran teachers. Ensure that all courses foster the development of anti-racist and culturally sustaining pedagogical practices.
• Instructional
  
  Coaching:
  
  Provide regular , content- and practice-based instructional coaching on a regular basis for both pre-service and veteran teachers. Use effective coaching methods for fostering equitable mindsets, building resilience, live coaching, and lesson preparation protocols and feedback.
• Program
  
  Coaching:
  
  Serve as the primary program coach and advisor for candidates in Teach St. Louis, providing support for program assignments, certification requirements, and mentor relationships. Serve as a primary liaison with residency mentors.
• Evaluation: In collaboration with…