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Data Coach Opportunity with Wireless Generation in DE

by Vlad Acevedo

Jan 26, 2011

Full-time Data Coach ________________________________________

Wireless Generation creates innovative tools, systems, and professional learning services that help educators teach smarter. With its professional development, coaching and mobile assessment software, the company has supported efficient use of data to make effective data-based instructional decisions. Wireless Generation also builds large-scale data systems that centralize student data and give educators and parents unprecedented visibility into learning. Wireless Generation currently serves more than 200,000 educators and 3 million students. More information is available at [link removed]

Wireless Generation seeks dedicated and experienced educators ready to transform Delaware’s schools from “data rich” to “data driven” and to implement a flagship Race to the Top program. Successful candidates will be part of a corps of Data Coaches who will bring Wireless Generation’s Taking Action with Data ...See MoreFull-time Data Coach ________________________________________

Wireless Generation creates innovative tools, systems, and professional learning services that help educators teach smarter. With its professional development, coaching and mobile assessment software, the company has supported efficient use of data to make effective data-based instructional decisions. Wireless Generation also builds large-scale data systems that centralize student data and give educators and parents unprecedented visibility into learning. Wireless Generation currently serves more than 200,000 educators and 3 million students. More information is available at [link removed]

Wireless Generation seeks dedicated and experienced educators ready to transform Delaware’s schools from “data rich” to “data driven” and to implement a flagship Race to the Top program. Successful candidates will be part of a corps of Data Coaches who will bring Wireless Generation’s Taking Action with Data methodology to every school in the state through a two-year program of intensive onsite support. Successful candidates will begin employment in mid- February. An additional cohort of coaches will begin during the summer.

Responsibilities: • Coach small groups of teachers and/or instructional coaches in analyzing data and using data to differentiate instruction. • Facilitate meetings of Professional Learning Communities. • Observe teacher practice and provide feedback to individual teachers. • Train and support teachers in the use of state and local data systems. • Support school-based data coaches and school and district leadership teams. • Travel to schools to deliver services and build strong relationships with several schools and hundreds of teachers throughout the state. • Provide written status reports to project management team regularly. • Participate in Wireless Generation's consultant certification process before becoming eligible to support her/ his schools.

Qualifications: • 5+ years of K-12 classroom teaching experience required, 10+ years of diverse experience preferred. • Masters of Education preferred. • Cognitive coaching and meeting facilitation experience preferred. • Instructional leadership experience preferred. • Adult training experience preferred. • Mastery level knowledge of effective instructional strategies and practices, including methods of differentiating instruction and fostering student engagement. • Ability to model effective instruction for whole class and small groups. • Demonstrated data analysis skills. • Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint strongly preferred. • Passion for education and ongoing personal learning. Please submit a cover letter and resume to Vladimir Acevedo ([email removed].

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