Teacher, District Program Facilitator - Academic Professional Development
- Employer
- Minneapolis Public Schools
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN, US
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- Jul 27, 2019
- Ref
- 59621
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Job Title: Teacher, District Program Facilitator - Academic Professional Developmentand Requisition ID number: 59621
Close Date: No established closing date; open until filled
Organizational Unit: Educator Professional Development (10001152)
Site: Davis Center (0001)
FTE: 1.0; 39 weeks; this is based on full-time equivalency with 1.0 being full time
Union: Teachers(04)
Functional Area: Teaching
Resume and Cover Letter are mandatory to apply for any position.
Summary of Position
Develop, coordinate and deliverdistrict-ledprofessional development and related services toK-8PK-12teachers, principals and other school and district staffincluding ESPs. Build capacity with school leadership teams and teachers to ensure academic growthand enrichment for all students.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Experience
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Mindset
Position Functions, Duties, Responsibilities:
General
Curriculum Design and Delivery
Professional Development
Assessment
Final candidates may be invited to interview with a committee. Final appointment to this position will be contingent upon passing a criminal background check.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:
Diversity is one of Minneapolis Public Schools core values and is essential to our goal of putting children first and making them college-ready. Diversity of our workforce provides us with a competitive advantage and allows us to better understand, communicate with and educate our diverse student body. Minneapolis Public Schools will not deny anyone the opportunity for training or employment because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender or gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, sexual orientation, age, family care leave status, or veteran status.
Minneapolis Public Schools strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply.
Job Title: Teacher, District Program Facilitator - Academic Professional Developmentand Requisition ID number: 59621
Close Date: No established closing date; open until filled
Organizational Unit: Educator Professional Development (10001152)
Site: Davis Center (0001)
FTE: 1.0; 39 weeks; this is based on full-time equivalency with 1.0 being full time
Union: Teachers(04)
Functional Area: Teaching
Resume and Cover Letter are mandatory to apply for any position.
Summary of Position
Develop, coordinate and deliverdistrict-ledprofessional development and related services toK-8PK-12teachers, principals and other school and district staffincluding ESPs. Build capacity with school leadership teams and teachers to ensure academic growthand enrichment for all students.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Experience
- Minnesota Teaching License, Elementary and/or Secondary
- Experience in curriculum design and delivery, formative assessment and professional development
- Experience inacademic programming/resource development/teaching strategies
- At least five years' experience of effective instruction teaching a wide range of students from diverse backgrounds in an urban setting.
- Experience with curriculum development, analysis and delivery using effective formative assessment strategies
- Experience leading effective professional development that changes teacher practice and increases student learning outcomes.
- Demonstrated effective leadership and coaching skills in working with adults
- Experience organizing school-level professional development
- Experience with school teams (either grade level or department)
- Experience with school improvement plans and processes preferred
- Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to the District's four priorities: Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), Literacy, Equity and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is strongly preferred
- Secondary (grades 6-12) experience is preferred
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Mindset
- A passion for student achievement and educational equity and a drive to close the achievement, opportunity and excellence gap between student groups.
- Increase representation of MPS students' cultures in instructional materials and incorporate culturally relevant teaching strategies.
- A demonstrated conviction that all students can and will achieve at high levels and that all students should expect continuous academic growth.
- Strong knowledge ofadult learning, current educational research, instructional strategies and differentiation of curriculum and instruction specifically for diverse high ability learners.
- Ability to differentiate instruction for diverse groups of learners, including adult learners, and effectively manage a differentiated classroom.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work with a wide range of constituents including students, teachers, administrators and community members.
- Ability to facilitate a variety of professional development experiences for staff using exemplary pedagogy and technology.
- Ability to work creatively and collaboratively with teams.
- Capacity to exhibit systems thinking and manage projects of widely varying complexity.
Position Functions, Duties, Responsibilities:
General
- Support siteprofessional developmentleads and their administrators to develop yearly siteProfessional Developmentplans, assist schools (principals, leads and teachers) with program options
- Collaborate with site and district leaders to implement, sustain and improvesite-based PD.
- Represent MPS, the Davis Center in particular, at local and state meetings and
- Coach and collaborate withschool and district personneland classroom teachers to improve the differentiation of curriculum and instruction for diverse learners.
- Engage in issues of race regarding the opportunity and achievement gap between and among groups of students.
- Other duties as assigned.
Curriculum Design and Delivery
- Collaborate with all content areas to include enrichment and qualitative differentiation for diverse high ability learners in the development of curriculum guides for grades PK-12.
- SupportPD chairs, Teaching and & Learning staff in the development of effective, standards-based units of inquiry and their coaching of teachers.
- Screen and select necessary supplemental PD materials and resources to ensure adult learner outcomes are met.
Professional Development
- Design and lead professional development for teachers, specialists, ESPsand building leaders in relevant talent development programming/strategies including qualitatively differentiated curriculum and instruction, assessment/identification, and social-emotional support.
- Facilitate communication and professional development forall academic staff
Assessment
- Support the use a comprehensive assessment system to inform instruction in all disciplines.
- Implement accountability systems and practices providing schools with data to inform decision-making and school improvement efforts for increased academic achievement.
Final candidates may be invited to interview with a committee. Final appointment to this position will be contingent upon passing a criminal background check.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:
Diversity is one of Minneapolis Public Schools core values and is essential to our goal of putting children first and making them college-ready. Diversity of our workforce provides us with a competitive advantage and allows us to better understand, communicate with and educate our diverse student body. Minneapolis Public Schools will not deny anyone the opportunity for training or employment because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender or gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, sexual orientation, age, family care leave status, or veteran status.
Minneapolis Public Schools strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply.