School Improvement/Instuctional Coach Job in Indianapolis 46201, Indiana US
Wireless Generation creates innovative tools, systems and services that help educators teach with excellence. With its solutions, educators can easily apply research-based, proven practices such as frequent progress monitoring and needs diagnosis, data-informed decision-making, differentiated instruction, and professional collaborations across classrooms, grades, and schools. The company has helped educators address and solve some of the most pressing challenges in teaching and learning. Wireless Generation currently serves more than 200,000 educators and three million students.
Job Description:
Wireless Generation seeks dedicated and experienced educators ready to transform under - performing schools, using a data driven practices and collaborative planning/problem solving structures. Successful candidates will be part of a school improvement team who will bring Wireless Generation’s Taking Action with Data methodology and other proven strategies to schools in need of improvement, through a two-year program of intensive onsite support.
Responsibilities of School Improvement/Instuctional Coach:
- Coach small groups of administrators in analyzing data and using data to differentiate instruction
- Facilitate meetings of Professional Learning Communities
- Observe teacher practice and provide feedback to individual teachers
- Train and support teachers in the use of stste and local data systems
- Support school-based data coaches and school and district leadership teams
- Travel to schools to deliver services and build strong relationships with several schools and hundreds of teachers throughout the state
- Provide written status reports to project management team regularly.
- Participate in Wireless Generation's consultant certification process before becoming eligible to support her/ his schools
Requirements of School Improvement/Instuctional Coach:
- Masters of Education and 3+ years of principal experience
- 5+ years of K-12 classroom teaching experience required, 10+ years of diverse experience preferred
- Proven record of school improvement
- Cognitive coaching and meeting facilitation experience preferred
- Adult training experience preferred
- Mastery level knowledge of effective instructional strategies and practices, including methods of differentiating instruction and fostering student engagement
- Demonstrated data analysis skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint strongly preferred
- Must be available to start asap
- Must live in, be able to commute to or be willing to relocate to worksite (Midwest)
- Passion for education and ongoing personal learning
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