Instructional Advisor - ESL

Memphis Shelby County Schools; Memphis (TN); Vor Ort; USD 64.000 - 92.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Memphis Shelby County Schools seeks a senior curriculum leader to develop and monitor district-wide curriculum, aligning instruction with state standards. You will collaborate with school teams, design professional growth, and support teachers in English Language Arts.

Strong data analysis and technology use are required for district-wide improvement. The role requires a master's in education, Tennessee licensure, and at least four years of classroom teaching, with admin cert and ESL endorsement

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree in education or related area with total education/experience of 11 years.
• Tennessee teaching license is required.
• Administrative certification and ESL endorsement preferred.
• Minimum of four years of successful classroom teaching experience.
• Proficient with technology including video presentation, word processing, databases and spreadsheets.

Aufgaben

• Lead development, monitoring and implementing curriculum to meet system needs.
• Collaborate with professionals to develop effective instructional and assessment techniques.
• Serve as liaison between Curriculum and Instruction and teachers/principals.
• Plan and conduct content-specific professional growth activities.
• Assist with orientation of new teachers in ELA curriculum and instruction.
• Assist teachers in curriculum implementation and assessment techniques.
• Disaggregate student data and establish program goals.
• Prepare and maintain narrative and statistical reports and records.

Kenntnisse

Curriculum development

Educational leadership

Collaboration

Instructional strategies

Data-driven instruction

Ausbildung

Master's degree in education

Tennessee teaching license

Administrative certification

ESL endorsement (preferred)

Tools

Video presentation

Word processing

Database

Spreadsheet applications

Jobbeschreibung

Delivers at a high level of competency in maintaining standards of excellence in the assigned curricular area, so that students may derive the greatest academic and personal benefit for the learning experience. This involves in working on unusually complex problems and provides solutions that are highly innovative and ingenious, achieving quality and work process improvement.

• Provides leadership in developing, monitoring and implementing appropriate curriculum to meet the identified needs of the system. This requires a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, resourcefulness, and competency in maintaining standards of excellence in curriculum & instruction; is viewed as expert within the field. Serves as an instructional teacher leader in the assigned curricular area, developing and implementing appropriate curriculum and meeting identified needs to address the rigor or the Common Core State Standards. Designs and disseminates instructional strategies that enhance instruction in the assigned curricular area.
• Provides assistance to all professional school-based personal and/or community representatives regarding the assigned curricular area and works collaboratively with other professionals, and management in the development of effective instructional and assessment technique which are research based and achieve a system-wide result. May lead a team in the effort.
• Serves as liaison between the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and teachers and principals on K-12 curriculum and instructional matters and makes recommendations pertaining thereto.
• Assists the Department of Professional Development and Regional Academic Office by planning and conducting content specific professional growth activities.
• Assists with on-going orientation of new teachers in the areas of English Language Arts curriculum and instruction.
• Assists teachers as needed or requested in the development of effective content specific curriculum implementation and instructional and assessment techniques.
• Researches, provides and assists teachers as needed or requested in the development of effective instructional and assessment techniques which are research based in order to increase student mastery of state standards; advances teachers' knowledge of state and district content standards and understanding including teaching strategies, assessments, District and school data driven instruction and lesson demonstrations and pre and post analysis.
• Deals with unusually complex problems and provides solutions that are highly innovative and ingenious, achieving quality and work process improvements. Ensures that the workgroup’s goals and activities are in sync with and support the broader goals and objectives of the organization; and that the execution of responsibilities is in accordance to lawful and ethical standards.
• Assists the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in disaggregating student data, identifying student needs, selecting textbooks and materials, and establishing program goals. Also, assist Humanities Manager by planning and conducting programs, workshops and other in-service activities.
• Directs the preparation and maintenance of a variety of narrative and statistical reports, records, correspondence, and files related to assigned service, activities, and operations; provides for appropriate research and compiles reports, as needed.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s degree in education or a related area plus an additional 5 years related experience, or equivalent for a total education/experience of 11 years. Tennessee teaching license is required. Administrative certification and ESL endorsement preferred. A minimum of four years of successful experience as a classroom teacher. Proficient in the use of technology to include video presentation, word processing, database and spreadsheet applications.

Salary Range: $63,880.35–$91,883.04 annually