Curriculum Coordinator

The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf is seeking a Curriculum Coordinator/Instructional Coach to enhance student achievement by building teacher efficacy and curriculum fidelity for Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing students. The role collaborates with the Director of Academic Affairs and curriculum committees to develop, align, implement, and assess curriculum throughout the review cycle.

The coordinator/coach will model best practices, provide coaching, and support lesson planning and pacing with

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Education of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing or related fields.
• Minimum five years of teaching experience in an educational setting.
• Extensive knowledge of language development, standards, and integrating academic technology.
• Fluency in ASL required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure curriculum is aligned with state standards and address gaps.
• Collaborate with teachers, administrators, and other coaches to support implementation.
• Use modeling and coaching strategies to support curriculum implementation.
• Assist teachers with planning, pacing, and differentiating lessons to meet diverse student needs.
• Provide resources and planning support for classroom instruction and assessment.
• Monitor curriculum maps and assessments and update objectives as needed.
• Align vertical and horizontal curriculum across departments and grade levels.
• Conduct informal observations with coaching feedback to improve practice.
• Develop teachers’ abilities to assess student understanding and use data for progress.
• Lead professional development targeted topics to build staff knowledge and skills.
• Collaborate with School Librarian to ensure current student resources.
• Participate in curriculum review cycles, potentially including summer stipend work.

Skills

Fluency in ASL

Danielson Framework

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Title:

Curriculum Coordinator/Instructional Coach

Reports to:

Director of Academic Affairs

Employment Information:

Full time, 10-month, bargaining unit position

Summary Statement

The Curriculum Coordinator/Instructional Coach is a critical lever in improving student achievement through the building of teacher efficacy and fidelity to the curriculum. The role of the coordinator/coach is to build teacher capacity and understanding of instructional practices as related to Education of Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing students, language development in American Sign Language and English, bilingual strategies, & Common Core and Data-Driven Instruction. An instructional coach is a learner who models continuous improvement, life-long learning, and goes above and beyond to ensure student success.

The coordinator/coach will collaborate with the Director of Academic Affairs, the Educational Leadership Team and curriculum committees in the development, writing, alignment, implementation, and assessment of curriculum throughout each part of the curriculum review cycle.

Qualifications

• Masters degree required, preferably in related areas such as Education of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing. Instructional Design, Curriculum Instruction or related fields which include Design, Instruction, and Assessment.
• At least five (5) years teaching experience in an educational setting
• Extensive knowledge of language development, best practices, common core standards, integration of academic technology, literacy, math, and science
• Fluency in ASL required
• Understanding of Danielson Framework for curriculum practitioners preferred

Attributes

• Must be organized, assertive, creative and able to demonstrate initiative and responsibility
• Must be able to work well with people
• Must be able to apply best practices for a diverse learning population.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Ensure that the school’s curriculum is aligned with the state standards, address gaps and misalignments
• Build strong relationships with teachers, administrators, and other coaches.
• Use modeling and coaching strategies to support curriculum implementation
• Assist teachers with planning and pacing of lessons, the development of differentiated lessons and the selection of best practices to meet the needs of their students.
• Assist teachers with resources, materials, tools, information, technology, etc. to support classroom instruction and planning, including new resources.
• Work with principals/designee to support Curriculum-Based Assessments and Progress Monitoring
• Provide ongoing evaluation of curriculum maps/curriculum guides, with cyclical updates of objectives and assessments
• Work with academic departments to ensure both vertical and horizontal alignment, best practices and implementation
• Support instructional planning/curriculum implementation through informal observations (non-evaluative) and provide modeling, coaching, and feedback as appropriate
• Develop teachers’ ability to assess student understanding, and collect and use data to monitor student progress
• Develop staff members’ knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors through a variety of professional development targeted topics and designs.
• Collaborate with School Librarian to ensure current student resources and literature
• Participate in and/or lead a curriculum review cycle which may include stipend work in the summer months.
• Other responsibilities as deemed appropriate by the Director of Academic Affairs

Physical Demands:

• Sitting, standing, walking, frequent bending, crouching, reaching, stooping
• Lifting and moving of lighter objects such as books, chairs, student desks
• Manual dexterity skills for using office equipment
• Ability to read and attend to computer screens for long periods of time