Instructional Facilitator Beginning the School Year

Instructional Facilitator

Instructional Facilitators assist schools with providing ongoing professional development, instructional coaching and instructional mentoring that impacts student learning for the purpose of improving student achievement. Instructional Facilitators are dedicated to improving teacher instructional skills, devoted to improvement of instruction and recognized for instructional leadership skills.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports District and School Improvement initiatives, goals and priorities.
• Collaborates with teachers in implementing research based instructional strategies.
• Models, observes and provides meaningful feedback to improve instruction.
• Promotes and facilitates collaborative conversations with teachers to move toward peer/team coaching.
• Engages teachers in reflective dialogue about their practice through open-ended questioning.
• Collaborates with teachers in the process of using the data from formative and summative assessments to guide instruction.
• Assists teachers in accessing, understanding and using data to guide instruction.
• Supports teachers' implementation of reflective practices by modeling and reinforcing how to create and evaluate assessments and rubrics; and analyze student work to monitor and adjust instruction.
• Assist teachers with differentiated instructional planning that integrates higher level thinking, engagement, authenticity, and technology.
• Collaborates with teachers in the classroom in reflecting upon and enhancing the learning environment.
• Assists teachers in the collection of data on classroom behaviors (such as time on task, opportunities to respond, positive/negative ratio of interaction, and disruptions) and facilitate discussions to interpret and use the data.
• Provides resources and support for teachers to implement management strategies to create safe, productive, and engaging learning environment.
• Fosters collaborative relationships with colleagues; research, receive, plan and deliver professional development; and model professionalism with integrity.
• Uses appropriate channels to resolve issues.
• Demonstrates trust-building behaviors.
• Initiates, actively engagesin, and contributes to professional learning.
• Creates and sustains a collaborative culture of coaching.
• Advocates for and models positive interpersonal relationships
• Performs other duties as assigned related to instructional coaching.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Valid Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board Teacher Certification
• Strong background in instructional strategies
• Strong background in content related to school improvement plans
• Strong leadership ability

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of five years of classroom teaching experience
• Master's Degree preferred