[YEP-DC] DCPS Literacy Consultant / Wireless Generation

Job Description:

Wireless Generation seeks dedicated and experienced educators ready to transform schools using innovative technological tools, data driven practices, collaborative planning and problem solving. Successful candidates will be part of a school literacy team who will support the staff in the use of Wireless Generation's methodology, the Common Core State Standards and other proven strategies to boost student reading achievement through a three-year program of intensive, onsite support.


Responsibilities of Literacy Consultant:

• Coach school leadership teams and K-3 teachers in analyzing data and using data to inform instruction
• Support data coaches and instructional coaches with implementation of the Common Core State Standards
• Facilitate meetings of Professional Learning Communities
• Model whole group and small group literacy instruction
• Observe teacher practice and provide feedback to individual teachers
• Train and support teachers in the use of state-of-the-art technology to collect and analyze student data
• Travel to schools daily to deliver services and build strong relationships
• Provide written status reports to project management team regularly
• Participate in Wireless Generation's consultant certification process

Requirements of Literacy Consultant:

• 5+ years of K-3 classroom teaching experience required, 10+ years of experience with diverse populations preferred
• Bachelors degree required, Masters of Education degree 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 required
• Experience with cognitive coaching, meeting facilitation, and adult training
• Instructional leadership experience preferred
• Demonstrated data analysis skills

• Must live in, be able to commute to or be willing to relocate to Washington, DC

• Immediate start, preferable

 

Wireless Generation creates innovative tools, systems and services that help educators teach with excellence. With its solutions, educators can easily apply research-based, proven practices such as frequent progress monitoring and needs diagnosis, data-informed decision-making, differentiated instruction, and professional collaborations across classrooms, grades, and schools. The company has helped educators address and solve some of the most pressing challenges in teaching and learning. Wireless Generation currently serves more than 200,000 educators and three million students.

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