Specific Instructional Coach Duties: Summer
Pre-summer:
- Complete training sessions (8 hour training on a Saturday in April/May with date TBA)
- Familiarize yourself with Breakthrough curriculum in your grade level; modify curriculum as needed in consultation with Breakthrough directors
- Meet with program staff to plan orientation workshops
Teacher Orientation (June 8-17)
- Lead one or two orientation workshops relating to instruction or classroom management
- Co-facilitate all instruction and classroom management sessions
- Lead purposeful department meetings
- Coach teaching fellows through their mock lessons and provide constructive feedback
Six-Week Summer Program (June 20-July 30):
- Guide teachers through using Breakthrough curriculum, understanding student assessments and locating appropriate teaching resources
- Provide teachers with support and regular feedback as they prepare lesson plans
- Observe each teacher in your department twice weekly. Each full observation will be followed with a debriefing session in which teachers receive concrete feedback based on Breakthrough’s Teacher Excellence Rubric.
- Meet twice a week with the program director and Dean of Faculty to discuss teacher and student progress
- Plan and lead daily department meetings
- Lead at least one large group, mid-summer professional development session
- Engage fully in the Breakthrough Fort Worth community, sharing our passion for teaching, learning and leading
Evaluation Week (August 1-3):
- Submit a final evaluation and letter of recommendation for each of your assigned teachers
- Evaluate the overall summer program
- Supervise teachers as they evaluate student final assessments
- Read and edit student evaluations
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required, certification in field and master’s degree preferred
- Outstanding track record as a professional classroom teacher, preferably in grades 6-9, for at least two years
- Superior presentation, writing and organizational skills
- High degree of flexibility, ability to multitask between projects
- Ability to deliver positive, constructive and honest feedback, both written and verbal
- Experience with curriculum development and implementation
- Outstanding knowledge of subject matter and broad knowledge of available resources
- Comfort and confidence in working with children and adults
- Creativity, energy and commitment to excellence
- Commitment to and passion for teaching middle school students from diverse backgrounds
- Prior experience with Summerbridge or Breakthrough is highly desirable
- Familiarity with Fort Worth schools is highly desirable
- Experience in an academically rigorous college-preparatory institution is highly desirable
If interested in applying for summer 2022, contact Jessica Manzano-Valdez at jessica.manzano-valdez@fwcd.com or 817-939-0594.