EL Coach & SIOP PD Specialist

Grand Rapids Public School District; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Grand Rapids Public Schools invites applications for an English Learner (EL) Coach at the Franklin Campus Administration Building in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The EL Coach provides differentiated EL supports using the WIDA framework and SIOP to improve content access and language development district-wide.

This grant-funded, non-tenured position requires a Master’s degree in Bilingual/Multicultural Education or TESOL, at least four years of EL teaching experience, and SIOP training with coaching

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Bilingual Education, Multicultural Education, or TESOL.
• Minimum four years’ experience teaching English Learners (ELs) in EL/bilingual/ESL settings.
• Experience as a building teacher leader and/or professional development facilitator.
• Experience writing curriculum.
• SIOP initial training completed (or within 6 months of starting).
• SIOP coaching training completed (or within 6 months of starting).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multiple Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) teachers to design SIOP-based lessons.
• Coach SIOP trained teachers through site-visits, co-planning, co-teaching, and site-based trainings.
• Coach content and ESL teachers in differentiating instruction, accommodations and assessments for ELs.
• Assess and diagnose reading, writing and math deficits of ELs and recommend interventions.
• Demonstrate model lessons using SIOP techniques.
• Develop capacity to train and coach more teachers with EL focus.
• Provide high-quality, ongoing professional development for Title III efforts.

Skills

SIOP training

SIOP coaching training

Curriculum writing

Professional development facilitation

Teacher leadership

Education

Master’s degree in Bilingual Education, Multicultural Education, or TESOL

Tools

Word

PowerPoint

Publisher

Job description

Grand Rapids Public Schools invites applications for an English Learner (EL) Coach at the Franklin Campus Administration Building in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The EL Coach provides differentiated EL supports using the WIDA framework and SIOP to improve content access and language development district-wide.

This grant-funded, non-tenured position requires a Master’s degree in Bilingual/Multicultural Education or TESOL, at least four years of EL teaching experience, and SIOP training with coaching