Instructional Innovation Specialist

instructional innovation specialist - sumter school district

• position type: administration/ instructional technology - academics
• date posted: 10/29/2025
• location: sumter school district

instructional technology coach, exempt (grant position)

valid south carolina teaching certificate. Minimum of three (3) years highly successful teaching experience. Successful experience in coaching and supporting teachers and school leaders in instructional technology. Knowledge of effective design and presentation strategies for professional development. Experience using technology to improve teaching and learning. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Strong knowledge and skill in personalized learning. Ability to stay current with trends in technology as they apply to k-12 education.

Ability to build and maintain relationships with teachers and administrators. Working knowledge of applications software and computer technology in a networked environment. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the board may find appropriate and acceptable.

• collaborates with teachers in composing effective technology-infused, content-based lessons and supports the teachers as they implement the lessons in their classrooms.
• promotes model instructional practices and the role of technology in them.
• articulates appropriate instructional technology practices as described in technology standards for students, and teachers.
• provides assistance and training to building instructional staff in the integration of technology to support student achievement. This includes planning and implementing job-embedded professional development and workshops for individuals, small groups, and large groups. Collaborates in the evaluation, selection and implementation of instructional technology materials and software.
• assists with technology training as part of collaborative school district staff development initiatives and supports regional and statewide initiatives such as nclb, and the technology standards for teachers and students.
• works with curriculum staff to develop and implement technology enhanced curriculum integration projects.
• coordinates and conducts professional development activities for staff.
• manages resource allocations and curriculum enhancements for the purpose of ensuring that they are based on needs assessment.
• participates in district-level leadership team meetings and planning (as appropriate).
• performs such other tasks (which may require knowledge of other job descriptions) as may seem to be appropriate to the school board or administration.

• physical requirements: requires sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a recurring basis or routine keyboard operations. Requires mobility.
• data conception: requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable functional, structural or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.
• interpersonal communications: requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving assignments and/or directions to subordinates and receiving assignments and/or direction from supervisor.
• language ability: requires ability to read a variety of laws, policies and procedures, technical and professional studies, reference books and publications, etc. Requires the ability to prepare performance appraisals, policies, strategic plans, complex reports, schedules, correspondence, etc. With proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar, using all parts of speech. Requires the ability to speak with and before others with poise, voice control and confidence.
• intelligence: requires the ability to apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical, schedule or diagrammatic form; to deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Requires the ability to apply influence systems in managing a diverse staff; to learn and understand complex principles and techniques;
  
  to make independent judgments in absence of supervision; to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation. Must have the ability to comprehend and interpret received information.
• verbal aptitude: requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow and give verbal and written instructions; to counsel and teach employees; to teach, discipline and counsel students. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently with persons of varying educational backgrounds and in a variety of technical and/or professional languages including education administration, curriculum development, budgeting, personnel, building maintenance, grant administration,…