Training and Instruction Manager - Georgia Teaching Fellows
| Institution: | Georgia Teaching Fellows |
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| Location: | Online/Remote |
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| Posted: | 01/16/2011 |
| Type: | Full Time |
| Salary: | $60,000 USD Per Year |
Training and Instruction Managers - Georgia Teaching Fellows
Augusta, Savannah, and Southwest Georgia (Columbus and Albany), Georgia
The New Teacher Project (TNTP) helps school districts and states fulfill the promise of public education by ensuring that all students-especially those from high-need communities-get excellent teachers. A national nonprofit organization founded by teachers, TNTP is driven by the knowledge that although great teachers are the best solution to educational inequality, the nation's education systems do not sufficiently prioritize the goal of effective teachers for all. In response, TNTP develops customized programs and policy interventions that enable education leaders to find, develop and keep great teachers and achieve reforms that promote effective teaching in every classroom. Since its inception in 1997, TNTP has recruited or trained approximately 37,000 teachers-mainly through its highly selective Teaching Fellows TM programs-benefiting an estimated 5.9 million students. TNTP has also released a series of acclaimed studies of the policies and practices that affect the quality of the nation's teacher workforce, most recently including The Widget Effect: Our National Failure to Acknowledge and Act on Differences in Teacher Effectiveness (2009). Today TNTP is active in more than 40 cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, New Orleans, New York, and Oakland, among others. For more information, please visit www.tntp.org.
We are currently seeking four Training and Instruction Managers for our Georgia Teaching Fellows Program - these roles will eventually be based in program offices located in Augusta, Savannah, Columbus and Albany. These positions will work out of a home office temporarily if program office space is initially unavailable and are available immediately.
Note for candidates currently teaching: it is possible this role could be part time (15-20 hours a week) starting immediately and transitioning to a full time role by early June 2011.
The Program
In Georgia, The New Teacher Project is launching the Georgia Teaching Fellows (GTF) program to attract, train, develop and certify high quality individuals for partner school districts in/around Augusta, Columbus, Albany, and Savannah. Georgia Teaching Fellows aims to recruit outstanding recent college graduates and mid-career changers to commit to teaching in the state's most high-need public schools. After a rigorous pre-service training institute, Fellows will be prepared to assume full-time teaching positions in the fall of 2011.
Individuals selected into GTF participate in our comprehensive teacher certification program. All Fellows participate in a rigorous summer training institute with a classroom based component, in which they learn how to be effective teachers in high-need schools through a focus on instructional design and delivery and classroom management and culture. During the school year, GTF coordinates a 16-session seminar series, Teaching for Results, and other program administration activities as Fellows work toward their certification. Teaching for Results is designed to ensure participants are prepared to close the achievement gap by emphasizing proven approaches to improving student outcomes.
Fellows will earn certification by completing TNTP's Teaching for Results seminar series during their first year in the classroom and by completing our Assessment of Classroom Effectiveness (ACE) screen. Our program is distinguished from other alternative route programs by the quality of its pre-service training and year-long professional development program, as well as our focus on making certification decisions based on performance in the classroom and ability to impact student achievement.
Role and Responsibilities - Training and Instruction Manager
The Training and Instruction Manager is responsible for the successful execution of all instructional programming for the Georgia Teaching Fellows Program in their respective region, resulting in the contract meeting its individual goals for the implementation and successful completion of the year-long certification training program. Specifically, the Training and Instruction Manager will:
1. Prepare and execute a high quality certification experience by
* Leading the recruitment, on-boarding and management of Seminar Leaders (SLs)
* Planning, coordinating and co-leading SL training
* Serving as the primary resource for support to SLs in the effective implementation of the Teaching for Results (TfR) seminar series
- Conduct and document regular structured observations of each SL to ensure quality of delivery of TfR sessions
- Provide ongoing support to SLs by offering resources and tools and sharing "best practices"
- Support SLs in related responsibilities, including guidance on prescriptive plans, TfR projects, participant evaluation, and administrative tasks
- Provide feedback to SLs on completed Fellow progress reports and final evaluations
- Work with SLs to develop prescriptive plans for Fellows who are not meeting expectations, and regularly monitor progress according to these plans
* Collaborating with GTF Site Directors and TNTP central team Site Advisors to collect and analyze Fellows' student achievement data in order to understand Fellow effectiveness and use student outcomes to make certification decisions
* Actively participating in the certification decision process based on Assessments of Classroom Effectiveness
* Contributing to organizational initiatives to improve instruction, including instructor quality, backward design implementation, and curricular knowledge development
2. Prepare and execute a high quality pre-service summer training Institute by
* Leading the recruitment, on-boarding and management of Institute Staff
* Planning, coordinating and co-leading Institute staff training
* Coordinating with school district partners to secure space and additional resources to support summer training
* Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the training Institute
* Customizing the implementation of TNTP's curricular framework
* Overseeing Fellow performance management and evaluation
3. Build program relationships with key stakeholders, including school administrators, curriculum specialists, and school based mentors, in order to build investment and support of Georgia Teaching Fellows
4. Build and implement effective communication with active Fellows
* Act as the main program contact person for Fellow concerns (instructional and administrative)
* Promote connectivity among Fellows
* Ensure that each group of participants becomes a well connected cohort of teachers with a positive culture
5. Coordinate classroom observations of Fellows and identify sources of support and professional development by
* Managing the program's school year observers and ensuring that all Fellows receive timely feedback on classroom teaching
* Collecting, tracking, and analyzing Fellow performance data and trends
The Training and Instruction Manager will report to the Georgia Site Director. This position offers the successful candidate the opportunity to have a profound impact on how teachers are prepared to teach in schools in Georgia.
Qualifications
We are seeking candidates who believe deeply in our organization's mission and who display a record of achievement. Successful candidates will also demonstrate:
* Support of alternative routes to teacher certification and an interest in working with new teachers
* Strong education background and instructional skill set with at least two years teaching experience, preferably in high-need schools or with high-need populations
* Experience teaching in a high-need school in Georgia (strongly preferred)
* Track record of raising student achievement
* Familiarity with Georgia curriculum standards (strongly preferred)
* Excellent project management and organizational skills
* Evidence of strong leadership and facilitation skills
* Excellent oral communication and writing skills
* Capacity to work independently and manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously
* Ability to thrive in a start-up /changing environment
* A willingness to work non-standard hours and occasional weekends as needed
* Previous experience developing and leading teacher professional development (preferred)
* The ability to work effectively with others at all levels of an organization
* Comfort working with computers and strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (preferred)
* A willingness to work non-standard hours and/or occasional weekends
Compensation
The annual salary for this full-time position is $60,000 or commensurate with experience in a similar position with the potential of a performance based bonus. We also offer a motivated team of colleagues, a collegial atmosphere that values professional development, a comprehensive benefits plan effective on the first day of employment - including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, and a 403(b) plan with matching - as well as the opportunity to impact the direction of a growing, mission-driven organization that is committed to the success of our nation's children.
To Apply
Please submit your resume and cover letter online at:
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=THENEWTEACHERPROJECT&cws=1&r id=714
We review applications on a rolling basis - so it is to your advantage to apply as soon as possible. We will not consider applications without a cover letter tailored to this position, which can be addressed to the Human Capital Team. The New Teacher Project is committed to fostering and capitalizing on the diversity of our organization. We are an equal opportunity employer and seek individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to apply to this position. If you would like to learn more about our mission, please visit our web site at www.tntp.org.
Augusta, Savannah, and Southwest Georgia (Columbus and Albany), Georgia
The New Teacher Project (TNTP) helps school districts and states fulfill the promise of public education by ensuring that all students-especially those from high-need communities-get excellent teachers. A national nonprofit organization founded by teachers, TNTP is driven by the knowledge that although great teachers are the best solution to educational inequality, the nation's education systems do not sufficiently prioritize the goal of effective teachers for all. In response, TNTP develops customized programs and policy interventions that enable education leaders to find, develop and keep great teachers and achieve reforms that promote effective teaching in every classroom. Since its inception in 1997, TNTP has recruited or trained approximately 37,000 teachers-mainly through its highly selective Teaching Fellows TM programs-benefiting an estimated 5.9 million students. TNTP has also released a series of acclaimed studies of the policies and practices that affect the quality of the nation's teacher workforce, most recently including The Widget Effect: Our National Failure to Acknowledge and Act on Differences in Teacher Effectiveness (2009). Today TNTP is active in more than 40 cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, New Orleans, New York, and Oakland, among others. For more information, please visit www.tntp.org.
We are currently seeking four Training and Instruction Managers for our Georgia Teaching Fellows Program - these roles will eventually be based in program offices located in Augusta, Savannah, Columbus and Albany. These positions will work out of a home office temporarily if program office space is initially unavailable and are available immediately.
Note for candidates currently teaching: it is possible this role could be part time (15-20 hours a week) starting immediately and transitioning to a full time role by early June 2011.
The Program
In Georgia, The New Teacher Project is launching the Georgia Teaching Fellows (GTF) program to attract, train, develop and certify high quality individuals for partner school districts in/around Augusta, Columbus, Albany, and Savannah. Georgia Teaching Fellows aims to recruit outstanding recent college graduates and mid-career changers to commit to teaching in the state's most high-need public schools. After a rigorous pre-service training institute, Fellows will be prepared to assume full-time teaching positions in the fall of 2011.
Individuals selected into GTF participate in our comprehensive teacher certification program. All Fellows participate in a rigorous summer training institute with a classroom based component, in which they learn how to be effective teachers in high-need schools through a focus on instructional design and delivery and classroom management and culture. During the school year, GTF coordinates a 16-session seminar series, Teaching for Results, and other program administration activities as Fellows work toward their certification. Teaching for Results is designed to ensure participants are prepared to close the achievement gap by emphasizing proven approaches to improving student outcomes.
Fellows will earn certification by completing TNTP's Teaching for Results seminar series during their first year in the classroom and by completing our Assessment of Classroom Effectiveness (ACE) screen. Our program is distinguished from other alternative route programs by the quality of its pre-service training and year-long professional development program, as well as our focus on making certification decisions based on performance in the classroom and ability to impact student achievement.
Role and Responsibilities - Training and Instruction Manager
The Training and Instruction Manager is responsible for the successful execution of all instructional programming for the Georgia Teaching Fellows Program in their respective region, resulting in the contract meeting its individual goals for the implementation and successful completion of the year-long certification training program. Specifically, the Training and Instruction Manager will:
1. Prepare and execute a high quality certification experience by
* Leading the recruitment, on-boarding and management of Seminar Leaders (SLs)
* Planning, coordinating and co-leading SL training
* Serving as the primary resource for support to SLs in the effective implementation of the Teaching for Results (TfR) seminar series
- Conduct and document regular structured observations of each SL to ensure quality of delivery of TfR sessions
- Provide ongoing support to SLs by offering resources and tools and sharing "best practices"
- Support SLs in related responsibilities, including guidance on prescriptive plans, TfR projects, participant evaluation, and administrative tasks
- Provide feedback to SLs on completed Fellow progress reports and final evaluations
- Work with SLs to develop prescriptive plans for Fellows who are not meeting expectations, and regularly monitor progress according to these plans
* Collaborating with GTF Site Directors and TNTP central team Site Advisors to collect and analyze Fellows' student achievement data in order to understand Fellow effectiveness and use student outcomes to make certification decisions
* Actively participating in the certification decision process based on Assessments of Classroom Effectiveness
* Contributing to organizational initiatives to improve instruction, including instructor quality, backward design implementation, and curricular knowledge development
2. Prepare and execute a high quality pre-service summer training Institute by
* Leading the recruitment, on-boarding and management of Institute Staff
* Planning, coordinating and co-leading Institute staff training
* Coordinating with school district partners to secure space and additional resources to support summer training
* Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the training Institute
* Customizing the implementation of TNTP's curricular framework
* Overseeing Fellow performance management and evaluation
3. Build program relationships with key stakeholders, including school administrators, curriculum specialists, and school based mentors, in order to build investment and support of Georgia Teaching Fellows
4. Build and implement effective communication with active Fellows
* Act as the main program contact person for Fellow concerns (instructional and administrative)
* Promote connectivity among Fellows
* Ensure that each group of participants becomes a well connected cohort of teachers with a positive culture
5. Coordinate classroom observations of Fellows and identify sources of support and professional development by
* Managing the program's school year observers and ensuring that all Fellows receive timely feedback on classroom teaching
* Collecting, tracking, and analyzing Fellow performance data and trends
The Training and Instruction Manager will report to the Georgia Site Director. This position offers the successful candidate the opportunity to have a profound impact on how teachers are prepared to teach in schools in Georgia.
Qualifications
We are seeking candidates who believe deeply in our organization's mission and who display a record of achievement. Successful candidates will also demonstrate:
* Support of alternative routes to teacher certification and an interest in working with new teachers
* Strong education background and instructional skill set with at least two years teaching experience, preferably in high-need schools or with high-need populations
* Experience teaching in a high-need school in Georgia (strongly preferred)
* Track record of raising student achievement
* Familiarity with Georgia curriculum standards (strongly preferred)
* Excellent project management and organizational skills
* Evidence of strong leadership and facilitation skills
* Excellent oral communication and writing skills
* Capacity to work independently and manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously
* Ability to thrive in a start-up /changing environment
* A willingness to work non-standard hours and occasional weekends as needed
* Previous experience developing and leading teacher professional development (preferred)
* The ability to work effectively with others at all levels of an organization
* Comfort working with computers and strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (preferred)
* A willingness to work non-standard hours and/or occasional weekends
Compensation
The annual salary for this full-time position is $60,000 or commensurate with experience in a similar position with the potential of a performance based bonus. We also offer a motivated team of colleagues, a collegial atmosphere that values professional development, a comprehensive benefits plan effective on the first day of employment - including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, and a 403(b) plan with matching - as well as the opportunity to impact the direction of a growing, mission-driven organization that is committed to the success of our nation's children.
To Apply
Please submit your resume and cover letter online at:
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=THENEWTEACHERPROJECT&cws=1&r id=714
We review applications on a rolling basis - so it is to your advantage to apply as soon as possible. We will not consider applications without a cover letter tailored to this position, which can be addressed to the Human Capital Team. The New Teacher Project is committed to fostering and capitalizing on the diversity of our organization. We are an equal opportunity employer and seek individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to apply to this position. If you would like to learn more about our mission, please visit our web site at www.tntp.org.
Application Information
| Contact: | The New Teacher Project |
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| Online App. Form: | http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=THENEWTEACHERPROJE CT&cws=1&rid=714 |
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