Instructional Coach

About This Role

This coaching role supports teachers in improving their instructional practices, planning, and professional development. The coach serves as a model of exemplary teaching, fostering a culture of collaboration and promoting teacher leadership.

Responsibilities

• Engage in coaching cycles to support effective strategies and routines aligned with conditions for learning and standards-based instructional practices
• Engage in coaching cycles with teachers (including pre and post observation conferences) to provide feedback and improve instructional practice
• Model or co-teach lessons to facilitate job-embedded professional development
• Coach and support teachers to implement standards-based planning
• Collaborate with building principals to develop, implement and monitor a building professional development plan
• Design and facilitate professional development in accordance with the Iowa Professional Development Model
• Plan and deliver professional learning activities designed to improve knowledge of instructional strategies in support of the BPDP
• Serve as a model of exemplary teaching practice
• Exhibit behaviors that demonstrate high expectations for each student to achieve academic success
• Promote teacher leadership and a culture of collaboration
• Continually deepen knowledge in content (subject area) and classroom instructional strategies (pedagogy)
• Formulate action plans collaboratively to facilitate instructional improvement
• Develop and support the integration of technology in content areas and build teacher capacity

Important Details

• Level: Elementary
• Time Allocation: Full Release, 5 extended days

Application Process

• Complete an application online and upload a current resume
• Potential candidates will be contacted for a face-to-face interview