Data Driven Instruction (DDI) Teacher
ob Description
William C Keane
Data Driven Instruction(DDI) Teacher Specialist
Job Description
This person is responsible for supporting teachers, students, and administrators in data driven decision making to ensure evidence based practices that align with school improvement. The specialist would work closely with teachers, teams, and other coaches to set goals and support teachers while working toward achieving those goals. This specialist would support teachers in implementing evidence based ideas, resources, instructional strategies, and modeling/co-teaching lessons.
Duties and Responsibilities
Transition planning with district administrators to support implementation of year long goals (collecting, reviewing and planning using baseline data).
Actively involved in gathering and reflecting on quarterly reporting data sets that are submitted to NYSED
Familiarity with the following assessments; iReady, Formative, and Summative Assessments, as well as assessments used internally, such as interim assessments
Assist school with analysis of school wide data and plan for improvement using identified strengths and weaknesses.
Support staff with assessments, data collection, and analysis
Ensuring curricular alignment and feedback (in partnership with ELA and Math coaches)
Serve as consult for School Based Support Team (SBST) and MTSS.
Consulting on ICMPs, ISPBs, ISPs and other support plans through data lens
Model lessons small group lessons based on data protocol (next steps)
Build strong relationships with teachers, administrators, other coaches
Support teachers in using data to drive instructional decision making
Model for teachers how to use student data to co-create student goals with student voice
Utilize adult learning theory to motivate adult learners to improve professional practice
Attend summer training and other professional development experiences as needed
Encourage, support, motivate, monitor, and work interactively with teachers to utilize formative assessments to scaffold student learning and ensure student access to rigorous, standards-based instruction
Assist teachers to structure environments, routines and interactions that contribute to positive social-emotional outcomes using behavioral/environment data.
Support special area teachers in utilizing data collection and analysis to inform planning and instruction
Work with student support staff to ensure data collection and progress monitoring systems are utilized for planning
Submit a weekly coaching log and any pertinent data requests/coaching documentation.
Stay current on gathering data related to evidence based instructional practices
Help facilitate planning time where evidence-based instructional strategies/processes are shared with teachers
Attend Districtwide meetings as applicable and appropriate
Intended Outcomes
Improvestaff use of data to drive and differentiate instruction
Increase student and teacher performance in the above areas.
Change in teaching practice
Salary Per SFT Contract
Location: William C Keane Elementary
SMART Goals
By June of 2024 the DDI teacher specialist will support teaching staff in the collection, use, and monitoring of student data to help drive instruction.
By June of 2024 the DDI teacher specialist will ensure that staff is collecting, using, and monitoring student behavioral data to help create cultures of care.
By June of 2024 the DDI teacher specialist will utilize data sets to help inform/refine building level professional development.
Evaluation
This person will be evaluated using the same rubric and process as SFT teacher members.
Job Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Elementary Education
Minimum of 5 years of classroom teaching experience in the PreK-5 setting
Experience with Urban Education Preferred
Experience with leadership opportunities
Familiarity with Plan, Do, Study, Act cycles of school improvement
Familiarity with Data Wise/Meeting Wise protocols
Develop an acceptable personal Professional Growth Plan.