Description:
JOB SUMMARY: To serve as a leader, a collaborator, and content expert in PK-12 teaching and learning to districts and community partners. To develop and implement services and products in curriculum/program design and alignment; support for effective implementation of standards-based programs, professional development for teachers and administrators in effective instruction, assessment, and intervention; and program evaluation for effective student achievement.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
1. Leadership
- Maintain professional expertise in order to accommodate the evolving needs of the organization and the customer base it serves.
- Maintain leadership position at the regional, state, and/or national level in PK-12 teaching and learning.
- Convene or connect to local and state content-related organizations, agencies and resources based upon organizational criteria.
- Lead and/or support exemplary programs, resources, and strategies that represent best practices in curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
- Develop and maintain networks within and among teaching and learning and academic content serving institutions and agencies.
- Provide leadership and assistance to regional instructional and professional development initiatives.
- Work closely with department chairpersons, principals, and lead teachers to implement effective Standards-Based instruction.
- Provide instructional leadership for content area professional development design and delivery.
- Provide leadership in review and selection of instructional materials
- Provide leadership to projects in standards, curriculum, planning, instruction, assessment, or evaluation as assigned.
2. Professional Development
- Lead, design, deliver and/or collaborate in support of professional development in general curriculum areas such as curriculum alignment, assessment, and instructional best practice.
- Provide professional development support for implementation of content related research-based programs.
- Design and deliver professional development based upon best practice standards and customer profiles in content areas, curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
- Support the delivery of consortium and school-based services to align curriculum, instruction, and assessment, including professional development, model teaching, and coaching.
- Serve as an active contributor to Instructional Council.
- Develop and/or support job-embedded professional development services in the content areas such as serving as a coach or mentor to district content specialists, coordinating or leading action research projects in the content areas, or supporting an embedded and systemic professional development experience in the content areas.
- Provide consultation to support building/district educational leaders in the implementation of research-based programs.
3. Collaboration and Contribution to Organizational Prosperity
- Use technology in the development and delivery of knowledge and information to appropriate audiences and in alignment with organizational priorities.
- Support and align work to the priorities of the organization to serve education customers.
- Work in a collaborative, integrated environment to deliver high quality products and services to diverse customer base.
- Provide input and active involvement in the development and delivery of appropriate services to customers.