Technology Integration / Innovation Coach - #254421

Overview

Job Description

Hamilton County Schools, located in Chattanooga, TN, is working to ensure that all students thrive and experience a future without limits. We are committed to excellence for every student and are seeking outstanding leaders, teachers, support staff, and district employees who desire to make a difference in the lives of students. With nearly 75 schools, we are confident that you can find your place in Hamilton County.

Learn more about working for Hamilton County Schools at careers.hcde.org and get to know us and our strategic plan, Opportunity 2030.

The Technology Integration/Innovation Coaches are responsible for developing a vision and action plan for driving deeper learning through increasing innovation and meaningful, engaging technology integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop a comprehensive action plan for professional learning and support for technology integration and other innovative practices.
• Design with schools, teachers and students to understand needs and wants, ideate differentiated support to drive engaging learning opportunities for all students and staff.
• Partner with school-based and district Teaching and Learning personnel on technology planning and curriculum integration.
• Research and stay current on best practices related to Innovative practices such as STEM/STEAM and emerging technology while ensuring that the work connects closely with state standards.
• Collaborate with school-based and district personnel on planning and curriculum integration.
• Facilitate the design and leadership of teacher-led Innovation Cohorts, helping scale promising practices.
• Support Schools of Innovation to serve as models of innovation and effective integration of best resources and practices.
• Facilitate training using techniques that maximize learner participation, comprehension and application of the material.
• Create, implement and evaluate training material.
• Research and become proficient in use of new technologies for classroom learning.
• Offer advice and support to staff and the IT team to implement and develop new ideas and modifications to existing software utilization.
• Assess training needs through surveys, interviews with employees and principals.
• Evaluate results of professional learning programs to determine the effectiveness on deepening teacher content knowledge, improving teacher pedagogical skills and/or increasing student learning.
• Model and promote digital citizenship by facilitating safe, healthy, legal and ethical use of digital information and technologies.
• Engages in continual learning to deepen content and pedagogical knowledge in technology integration and current and emerging technologies necessary to implement the ISTE Standards-S(students) and ISTE Standards-T
• Works collaboratively with administrators, faculty, and staff.
• Attends work regularly and arrives to work on time.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Adheres to the Teacher Code of Ethics.
• Provide user technical support.
  
  

Qualifications

Knowledge/Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher required.
• Eight (8) years of successful experience teaching technology or STEM-related classes preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft and Apple software products required.
• Experience with instructional design for online content preferred.
  
  

Skills/Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills with technical and non-technical users.
• Experience in developing high quality training materials.
• Skill providing technical support and training to staff and end users.
• Experience in the execution of learning and development strategies.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
  
  

Compensation

Salary is based on a combination of relevant education and experience.

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