Instructional Support Math Content Lead
Job Description
This is a full-time position located from a remote office within the Memphis, Tennessee region.
What You’ll Do:
Our Content Leads support instructional improvement on the ground with our school system partners. You’ll work closely with our Director of Instructional Support, executing professional development, leading instructional walkthroughs, building and coaching capacity in leaders, and providing content expertise to our partners throughout the country. We will provide this support for partners in person, and virtually as schools mandate, including conducting in person and virtual observations and reviews of student work to understand the current state of instruction and designing and delivering in person and virtual professional development experiences. You’re a detail-oriented educator with a strong background in math and instructional coaching in grades K-12 as well as in developing and facilitating impactful adult learning experiences. You should be passionate about improving instructional effectiveness and believe in the potential of students, teachers, and systems. You will be on our Partnerships and Coaching Team, which supports schools throughout the country, and report to the Director of Instructional Support. Specifically, you will:
Responsibilities:
System Support
- Accompany Directors of Instructional Support on school walkthroughs, use the Instructional Practices Guide (IPG) to observe and score math instruction, and give feedback on trends to system and school leaders and teachers
- Conduct reviews and create reports on quality of assessments, curricula, pacing guides, scope and sequence guides, and other materials to inform system strategy for instructional improvement
- Answer partners’ questions (directly and via Directors of Instructional Support) to support effective, informed decision-making
- Work with partners’ math teams to support their instructional improvement cycle, including school visits, classroom observations, professional development, and content support
- Assist with the build-out of curriculum implementation playbooks for systems
Content Development and Delivery
- Develop school leader instructional leadership capacity through modeling coaching cycles to accelerate teacher practice and student achievement. Observe school leaders facilitate coaching cycles and create school-leader facing action steps to improve the quality and impact of school-based coaching.
- Develop content, such as model lessons, content exercises, and training session materials and PowerPoints
- Lead professional development for teachers and leaders, and train content specialists to deliver training content
- Support development of curriculum-specific transition and implementation plans and resources
- Prepare materials for and lead the math portions of professional learning opportunities for teachers and leaders
- Prepare materials for and lead sessions during topical meetings, quarterly network meetings, and other events as needed. Collect and analyze data to measure progress, school goals, and impact of partner support.
Required Candidate Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of experience as a math teacher and 2+ years as an administrator or instructional coach, with a record of success achieving clearly-defined outcomes and improving student learning
Candidate Qualifications and Traits:
- Commitment to excellent daily instruction for all students
- 3-5 years of experience as an math teacher and 2+ years as an administrator or instructional coach, with a record of success achieving clearly-defined outcomes and improving student learning
- Deep knowledge of math content and pedagogy in grades K-12
- Deep understanding of the math standards, assessments, and instructional implications
- Detail orientation, organization, and follow through
- Very strong oral and written communication skills
- Experience building positive relationships with diverse team members and stakeholders
- Able to travel to schools nationally weekly
- Travel may include early morning departures and/or overnight stays. A flexible schedule Monday through Friday is required. Instruction Partners covers all travel expenses.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hiring
At Instruction Partners, we know that difference enhances, transforms and strengthens our ability to serve students and schools. We invite and celebrate diversity of all perspectives, and we are deeply committed to ensuring equitable access and voice throughout our organization. Instruction Partners is proudly an equal opportunity workplace, and we value the inclusion of persons who have experienced poverty and/or for whom English is not their first language, and every race, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, culture, ancestry, religion, national orientation, age, marital status or Veteran status. Join us, and let’s work together to support great teaching and accelerate learning for every student.
Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet about 60% of job criteria, women and other marginalized groups tend to apply only when they check every box. So if you think you have what it takes, but you’re not sure that you check every box, we still want to hear from you.
Compensation:
The salary for this role is $83,490.00. Detailed information about the organizational compensation philosophy is available upon application. Instruction Partners offers flexible work hours and location. Competitive benefits and private retirement investment options are available, as well as a generous vacation policy.
Timeline:
We are looking for candidates to join our team summer of 2022, with an ideal start date in July.
Our Vision
All students experience an excellent education that prepares them to contribute to their community, achieve economic security, and pursue their dreams.
Our Mission
We work shoulder to shoulder with educators to support great teaching and accelerate student learning. We focus on small systems, both districts and charters, and we work to ensure equitable access to great instruction for students in poverty, students of color, students learning English, and students with disabilities.
Our Core Values
Live Big-Hearted
We care deeply about ourselves, each other, our work, our partners, and the students we serve. We value the differences each other brings to the table because we know diversity of voice, thought, and experience makes us better. We operate joyfully and without ego, collectively focused on the broader good.
Choose Optimism
We believe that, with the right support, every student can succeed. We have the courage to lean into challenges and believe in the possibility of overcoming obstacles while holding a high bar for ourselves, partners, educators, and students. As we advance antiracist actions, our path may not be smooth, but we will walk it anyway because we have faith that the journey will make our team and our education system better.
Advance Antiracism
We create and uphold space for all team members, partners, and students so they are seen, valued, and heard. We lift the voices and experiences of Black, Latinx, Native, and Asian American and Pacific Islander people. We actively look for and confront patterns and systems that cause inequitable harm in order to create more equitable outcomes within our organization and with partners. We embrace diverse expressions of excellence that make our team more inclusive and effective.
Be Honest
We are open, authentic, and truthful with ourselves, teammates, and partners. Our trust in each other and our work gives us the courage to lean into difficult conversations, put forth new ideas, and give and receive feedback through the lens of equity of voice and experience. We understand the intense and gripping nature of our work, so we name our needs to ensure we are practicing self-care and love within our beloved community.
Get Practical
We believe support should be thoughtful by meeting people, schools, and systems where they are. We leverage the voices, strengths and stories of families, educators, partners and teammates to find answers, because we know there isn’t a “one size fits all” solution to the challenges of our education system. We always look for ways to work smart, focus on the most relevant impact, and reduce friction to make it easier to take action while grounding our progress in equity.
Keep Learning
We know and love that we don’t yet have all the answers because we are nerds for learning, even when it’s hard or ambiguous. We actively pursue new knowledge, research, and evidence so that we can leverage the latest insights and best practices in our work, then we put that knowledge to work in partnership with our team, our partners, and the students and communities we serve. We respect the learning that springs from our own anti racist journeys, and vow to activate our knowledge in pursuit of equity and excellence.
How We Work
Instruction Partners is a nonprofit organization dedicated to excellent instruction for all students, with a focus on students in poverty, students with disabilities, students learning English, and students of color. We keep one foot in practicality and the other in evidence-based best practices, because we believe that leveraging high-quality, grade-level content and providing just-in-time supports will accelerate learning for all students.
Instruction Partners spends time getting to know the needs of the educators, leaders, and systems it serves, allowing the team to custom-build service plans to support partner goals. Partnerships include on-the-ground support, and partnership team members serve as thought partners to the school systems they serve, a team educators can reach out to and feel supported by.
Instruction Partners provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Instruction Partners complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
