Instructional Technologist | 50% Flat Rock Middle & 50% Caleb's Creek Elementary

Job Title
Instructional Technologist | 50% Flat Rock Middle & 50% Caleb's Creek Elementary

District Name
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Site/Department Name
Many Schools

Posted on
Dec 03, 2021,12:01 AM EST

Expiration Date
May 20, 2022,11:59 PM EST

Job Description

Instructional Technologist

FUNCTIONAL PURPOSE:

Instructional Technology support the school's overall vision for ensuring every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for work and post-secondary education and prepared for life in the 21st century. They promote technology-enabled teaching and learning that includes use of best instructional practices and access to current information and technology tools.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

•Aligns the mission, strategic plan, resources, and activities of the instructional technology program with the North Carolina Essential Standards and Common Core.

•Serves as a leader in the planning, implementation, and deployment of a 21st century digital conversion, including devices, curriculum, pedagogy, professional development, and appropriate digital resources.

•Evaluates and collaboratively selects digital tools and resources based on professional best practices and relevant data.

•Ensures the instructional technology program tools and resources support the diverse developmental, cultural, social, and linguistic needs of students, teachers, and their communities.

•Facilitates the use of accepted learning taxonomies, effective instructional design, principles, and appropriate assessment methods.

•Enables and enhances instruction across the curriculum to promote engagement, creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving and student-owned exploration of information and ideas.

•Demonstrates best practices in the integration of information and technology skills and resources in all areas of the curriculum while modeling and supporting engagement through inquiry-based learning.

•Facilitates the design and delivery of data-informed differentiated instruction guided by universal design principles and pedagogical strategies promoting the mastery of 21st century tools and content.

•Uses data from multiple sources, including student, teacher, school, district, and local community, to make decisions that improve the effectiveness of the instructional technology program while supporting achievement.

•Actively explore and integrate emerging technologies, resources, information formats, and innovative practices to support student achievement

•Participates in ongoing professional development related to job responsibilities and maintaining expertise in the field.

•Focuses on supporting teaching and learning, not on supporting IT or technical issues.

•Performs related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

•Ability to provide leadership in determining student and educator technology needs based on demographic and performance data, curricular needs, state and national guidelines professional best practices, and emerging trends.

•Models and supports self-discipline and responsibility.

•Ability to provide leadership and to supervise the planning, development and establishment of new, modified and/or improved personnel programs, services and activities.

•Ability to listen to others and remain receptive to new ideas.

•Ability to address criticism in an appropriate manner and develop constructive outcomes

•Ability to sustain effort and enthusiasm in the quality and quantity of work.

•Ability to follow and communicate effectively, in multiple formats.

•Ability to quickly acquire new knowledge regarding technology.

•Demonstrates initiative, flexibility, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

•Ability to manage competing tasks, deadlines, requirements, and decision.

•Ability to establish and accomplish goals.

•Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.

•Ability to analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.

•Ability to recognize, honor and celebrate successes.

•Ability to design and deliver technology-enhanced instruction.

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:

•Strong understanding of adult learning andragogy and pedagogy and their relation to technology integration.

•Extensive knowledge and skills to work with students and teachers on computer use.

•In-depth understanding of the competencies outlined in the ISTE NETS standards for students, teachers, administrators.

•Knowledge of district organization, operations, policies, and objectives

•Knowledge of the delivery of training including use of technology and best practices related to the development and delivery of training.

•Knowledge of public speaking techniques.

When applying, please make sure to include all prior experience in your TeacherMatch Personal Portfolio(Application).

Please provide at least two references. One must be the current or most recent supervisor and the other a previous supervisor.

Job Qualification

Pay Grade - Certified Schedules | Full-Time | 10 Months

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

•Minimum: Master's Degree in Instructional Technology or NC Teacher Licensure with a 18079 Special Endorsement in Computer Education

•Minimum: Two - three years classroom experience or educational experiences related to technology use in the classroom

•Strong history of innovative teaching practices and building student aspirations

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS:

•Licensure equivalent to 077 or 18079 Special Endorsement in Computer Education with NC Teacher Licensure