New Teacher Support Coach
UNC Charlotte
Part-Time
Closes on Sunday, March 16, 2025
Job Description
- Manage a cohort of new teachers to establish ambitious and inspiring vision and goals
- Observe classroom practice and gather data; quickly assess strengths/weaknesses and use observation/data gathering to tailor support to teachers
- Assist new teachers in gathering and analyzing data (quantitative and qualitative) to reflect on students’ performance and their practice
- Design and facilitate large and small group professional development sessions (face-to-face and online)
- Provide a variety of solutions to help new teachers improve their practice and therefore student achievement (modeling, co-teaching, providing human/other resources, etc.)
- Serve as a thought-partner to new teachers on addressing school-based challenges; possibly connecting with mentor/administration
- Support new teachers in planning, instruction, and assessment through instructional coaching
- Build positive culture within network of teachers in their region
- Develop knowledge of regional and LEA resources along with the university-school partnerships
- Implement structures to facilitate networking among new teachers
- Collaborate with LEA personnel
- Connect with other coaches; participate in professional development for coaches to improve practice
- Provide three core services to new teachers: Institute, professional development, and instructional coaching
- Coach using a coaching framework and provide specific feedback for growth