.5 Math Instructional Coach (part-time)

Job Description

The Math Instructional Coach provides leadership, professional learning, and coaching support to teachers on the development of mathematics practices that increase opportunities for all students to succeed in general education settings.

This job reports to the Principal.

Qualifications :

Education : Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education or Secondary Math, Master's degree preferred

Certificates & Licenses : Valid Virginia Department of Education license required, or eligibility to obtain one.

Experience :

• A minimum of three to five years of successful teaching experience.
• Knowledge of current research in instructional coaching, curriculum trends in instruction, teacher effectiveness, differentiated instruction, student learning, and best practices in instruction.
• Knowledge of a variety of mathematics assessments and familiarity with state assessments.

Essential Functions :

• Organizes and facilitates, in a collaborative manner, program specific professional learning and implementation to support the inclusion of all students.
• Coordinates services and communicates program goals with appropriate personnel.
• Strengthens teachers' instructional knowledge and their repertoire of pedagogical strategies for teaching rigorous content to all students.
• Facilitates the consistent use of effective mathematics strategies by supporting teachers through co-planning, co-teaching, modeling, demonstration sessions, reflecting, and focused classroom observations.
• Supports teachers in creating classroom environments in which mathematics is consistently and effectively integrated and where all learners are actively engaged and supported in challenging and rigorous studies as they make sense of academic content through daily reading, writing, oral communication experiences, and hands-on activities.
• Collaborates with teachers (general education, special education, and English Language Learning teachers) and administrators to develop and provide differentiated support in which teachers set student achievement related to growth in reading and professional development goals that are pedagogically based and data-driven.
• Facilitates the analysis and interpretation of formative and summative mathematics data and continuous improvement process school-wide.
• Assists administrative and instructional staff in analyzing and interpreting data and designing, implementing, and evaluating interventions to improve student achievement.
• Collaborates with teachers, both individually and in small groups, to analyze student work, reflect on instructional delivery, evaluate lessons, and differentiate instruction accordingly.
• Documents work and keep progress logs with teacher input.
• Facilitate the development and implementation of PLCs among teachers, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Organize and lead workshops, seminars, and training sessions related to mathematics instruction and PLCs.
• Support teachers in using data to inform instructional decisions.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned, to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Clearances :

• Criminal Justice Fingerprint / Background Clearance.
• Tuberculosis Skin Test.

Public Health Compliance

• Must follow safety and health protocols.
20 days ago