Biliteracy Instructional Coach

Qualifications 

Applicant must hold a valid Illinois type 09 teaching certificate with appropriate ESL/Bilingual endorsement;  Minimum of 5 years teaching experience, including successful instructional experience in the area of English Language Learning; Training on facilitating groups and working with adult learners preferred

Terms of Employment 

10 month school year calendar 

Job Goal

To empower teachers to most effectively teach academic vocabulary, literacy and culturally responsive teaching practices by providing on-going intensive professional development, modeling excellent teaching strategies, providing resources for staff based on current best practice, and ensuring implementation of state and district curriculum standards across the content areas. 

Responsibilities  

1. Provide classroom support for teachers by presenting demonstration lessons on instructional techniques and use of instructional materials, locating resource materials, providing training with district in-service and assisting with special projects. 

2. Assist staff in understanding and implementing best practices for English Learners including the district standard-based curriculum and WIDA standards. 

3. Analyze available data, primarily to demonstrate for teachers or to support teachers in their instructional decision making. 

4. Participate on building and district literacy committees to develop school and district wide plans to improve academic language in all content areas. 

5. Work closely with the Directors of Instruction and the LSS Office to recommend, develop, and/or supply effective district in-service. 

6. Assist with the analysis needs assessment survey.

7. Assist staff in performing assessments and developing plans to meet the students’ language and cultural needs. 

8. Assist staff in analyzing student achievement data and determining how to focus instruction to remediate and reinforce skills to be learned. 

9. Research and demonstrate in classrooms and workshops the current best practices in education, therefore bringing theory into practice.  Research sources would include technology, books, visits to exemplary schools, workshop and convention attendance, and any other devices or presentations which would be instrumental in adding to the effectiveness of the teaching staff. 

10. Assist staff in using observational techniques and various assessments to determine student mastery of reading/writing skills as well as determine areas that need increased instruction. 

11.Reinforce reading skills in the content areas by using hands-on techniques that address various learning styles and incorporate multiple-intelligence strategies, integrated learning, inter-disciplinary connections, and higher order thinking skills appropriate for a wide range of abilities. 

12.Provide and demonstrate materials and techniques designed to help all students, utilizing differentiation for “at risk” and accelerated populations. 

13.Create and present culturally-relevant lessons using technology. 

14.Provide workshops and materials for curriculum development, classroom management, multi-cultural experiences, and technology integration. 

15.Facilitate staff sharing sessions, such as grade level meetings and team meetings, for teachers to reflect on and analyze their teaching and offer mutual support for new ideas.

16.Maintain activity log verifying instructional support across all content areas. 

17.Assume any other duties as may from time to time be delegated by the supervisor and the supervisor may make any adjustment in the scope of responsibilities as outlined above which will be in the interest of the school district. 

18.All actions must be in concert with the mission and vision statements, core beliefs, objectives of J Sterling Morton District 201 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Extensive experience and expertise in ELL and Bilingual strategies as supported by course work/training in related areas. 

Extensive experience in integrating culturally relevant materials and strategies.

Demonstrated success in secondary teaching of ELL and Bilingual students as evidenced by evaluation, recommendations by both administrators and teaching colleagues. 

Exceptional ability in people-skills, including amiability, a high level of professionalism, with ability to maintain confidentiality and personal flexibility in all areas. 

Technology expertise. 

Creativity and initiative. 

Current knowledge and demonstrated ability in the use of hands-on techniques addressing various learning styles, multiple-intelligence strategies, integrated learning, inter-disciplinary connections, higher order thinking skills, and brain research.

Job Performance 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. This description is written primarily for position evaluation purposes.  It describes duties and responsibilities which are representative of the nature and level of work assigned to the position. The principal activities are representative and not necessarily all inclusive.