Educational Consultant (9-12 ELA)

About the role

The Educational Consultant (9-12 ELA) is an onsite representative of Savvas Learning Company, helping to initiate lasting change in districts and schools by delivering core content, intervention, and supplemental professional development, Change of Practice, and Job-embedded services.

Responsibilities

• Effectively implement classroom components and resources in the program
• Apply the philosophy, pedagogy, and basic organization of the program
• Implement each segment of the daily instructional block
• Differentiate instruction based on student need
• Effectively manage a Savvas curriculum classroom, technology integration and devices
• Effectively utilize data and reporting tools to impact instruction and decision making
• Model coaching conversations that support admin with providing effective teacher feedback
• Coach teachers to apply the philosophy, pedagogy, and basic organization of the program
• Differentiate instruction based on teacher/student need
• Observe classroom practices following the professional development to identify implementation progress of the Savvas program
• Provide teachers with critical feedback to guide implementation progress of the key instructional features of the program
• Provide feedback on observable practices learned from Model Lesson/Lesson Study opportunity
• Use of two dashboards within the product (Performance and Assignment)
• Use data to differentiate instruction based on student need
• Administer technical support
• Regular and ongoing communication with school and district leaders

Qualifications

• B.A. or B.S. degree required; M.A. preferred
• Experience offering workshops/coaching to teachers
• Experience with classroom-based technology integration
• Experience with differentiated instruction
• Demonstrated success as a classroom teacher and at least five years of successful experience as a 9-12 professional in the ELA content area
• Strong collaboration and team building skills
• Knowledge of standards-based reform, curriculum, instruction, and assessment
• Ability to plan strategically with and coach school leaders and classroom teachers
• Ability to provide instructional support relating to effective teaching strategies for teachers across content areas using instructional technology
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent ability to present content to large and small groups (effective presentation skills)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Desired Qualifications

• Scaffolding instruction for English Language Learners
• Certification in bilingual education preferred
• Scaffolding instruction for students with disabilities
• Strategies for the effective classroom use of instructional technology
• Experience in Virtual Teaching and Learning
• Programs and services to support community outreach

Additional Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.