Academic Coach Job Responsibilities:
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Contributes to student learning, growth, and advancement.
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Demonstrates academic competence in subject area(s), and displays an inclination for developing integrated and interdisciplinary work across the curriculum.
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Maintains a growth mindset toward student learning, teaching practice, and personal/collective professional development.
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Demonstrates a high degree of self-efficacy (agency); holds themselves accountable for learner outcomes and advocates for their students; works efficiently; and believes in their ability, the capability of their students, and themselves to succeed and excel.
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Facilitates problem-solving, with a curious mind and critical thinking skills, showing a high degree of creative application in the implementation of data-driven curriculum and practice.
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Serves as a role model and an innovative and creative learner with an insatiable thirst for knowledge, personal growth, and being on the cutting edge of instructional practice and pedagogy.
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Collaborates effectively with a variety of stakeholder groups within the organization and with external partners to increase student performance and contribute to advancing the teaching and learning craft.
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Looks beyond the walls of the classroom and demonstrates global competence and how their work will expand the impact of students’ work to their families and local and global communities.
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Invests in the learners’ well-being, health, and safety, physically, socially, and emotionally.
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Recognizes the relationship between social-emotional learning and academic performance, and aspires toward developing and teaching the whole child.
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Designs and facilitates differentiated and personalized learning goals and activities that follow a coherent sequence, are aligned to instructional goals, and engage students in high-level cognitive activity.
Work Hours & Benefits: Monday-Thursday: Face to face with students. Part - TIme 7:30am-12:00pm August - May
Salary $25-$30/hr based on prior experience
Paid time off holidays and breaks
Teacher Qualifications/Skills:
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Knowledge of instructional methods appropriate for students at the respective grade level.
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Desire and ability to work with students at the specified age level with diverse backgrounds and levels of ability toward accomplishing their educational goals.
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Ability to organize tasks and manage time to meet many and varied deadlines; manage small and large groups of students in a classroom environment; and communicate effectively with students, parents, school administrators and other staff, including the ability to discuss topics which may be sensitive.
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Working familiarity with assistive technologies; internet and email systems; and word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software.
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Familiarity with technology and their use in instruction to enhance student learning.
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Knowledge of educational software.
Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:
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Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
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Recent teaching experience, coursework, or other activity in area of primary instruction
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Demonstrated knowledge of current instructional strategies appropriate for students at the specified grade level
