Posting Details

Posting Details

Position Title Education Laboratory Coach External Link to Posting http://jobs.uncw.edu/postings/12821 Department Watson College of Ed - 31400 Vacancy Number E301 Position Number 1571 Location of Workplace Main UNCW Campus Brief Summary of Work for this Position

The Education Lab Coach works in the Betty Holden Stike Education Lab under the guidance of the Education Lab Director to support the mission, vision and goals of the Stike Education Lab and of the Watson College of Education. The Education Lab Coach provides individualized support for Watson College of Education teacher candidates as they provide one-on-one instruction to school children. The Education Lab Coach also provides contemporaneous feedback in reflective practice and cooperates with methods course professors, department faculty and staff. The Education Lab Coach manages professional development opportunities through the Education Lab for students, faculty and staff, including the extension Education Lab, public school partner schools and Virgo Preparatory Academy includes:
•Designs and delivers professional development consistent with the goals and guiding principles of the Office of Teacher Education and Outreach and the representative teacher education programs within the Watson College of Education.
•Serves as an instructional mentor, model and professional colleague within the Watson College of Education and among college faculty, staff, teacher candidates and public school partners.
•Provides leadership for the development and coordination of Educational Laboratory services in the Watson College of Education.
•Works as part of a collaborative team of faculty and staff responsible for designing and implementing support services for the teacher education programs the Education Laboratory serves.
•Develops and facilitates individualized teaching opportunities for undergraduate and graduate teacher candidates, facilitates use of instructional materials, instructional technology, models instructional strategies, and co-teaches lab classes.
•Teaches undergraduate seminars required by courses utilizing the Education Lab.
•Participates on a collaborative team of faculty and staff who conceptualize, design, support, and implement tutoring experiences delivered by preservice teachers to PreK-12 students, as part of Elementary, Middle, Secondary, Language and Literacy, and Special Education teacher education programs in the Watson College of Education.
•Evaluates lesson plans, coaching of tutors, assesses tutor and PreK-12 student performance, and conferences with tutors and parents of PreK-12 students.
•Consults with teacher candidates during lesson planning and gives direct supervision and feedback during and after instruction.
•Manages the collection of educational materials, equipment and technology and assists in administrative functions including tutoring services, acquisition of materials, record-keeping, collection of fees, and budget.
•Represents the Education Lab to a variety of internal and external groups.

Minimum Requirements

Requires knowledge of and skill in the use of effective pedagogical methods for literacy and mathematics instruction, grades PreK-12; and effective methods of clinical coaching for pre-service teachers. Ability to collaborate effectively with faculty and support personnel, interact effectively with parents of children tutored in the Education Lab, and mentor undergraduate students effectively. Attention to detail required; experience with diverse learners, instructional technology, and supervision of teacher interns.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred qualifications include demonstrated talent and innovation as a classroom teacher; strong people and leadership skills; documented experience coaching and supervising the development of educators; creativity and proficiency with technology; a detail-focused orientation and a working knowledge of current research and trends in curriculum and instructional supervision. Candidates who have mentored beginning teachers and/or pre-service teacher interns are preferred.

Primary purpose of the division, department, and/or grant

The Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory is designed as a critical component of the undergraduate elementary, special education, middle grades, secondary and graduate MAT teacher preparation programs within the Watson College of Education. Pre-service teacher candidates practice the methods they are learning in their courses by teaching a child in a one-on-one setting. Future teachers are individually coached as they employ newly learned pedagogy in reading, writing and mathematics. Our intensive approach to preparing future teachers results in educators who are attuned to their learners and are reflective in their practice.

College/School Information University Information

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state’s coastal university, is dedicated to learning through the integration of teaching and mentoring with research and service. Guided by our Strategic Plan, the university is committed to nurturing a campus culture that reflects its values of diversity and globalization, ethics and integrity, and excellence and innovation. A public institution with nearly 17,000 students, the university is focused on supporting and enhancing the student-centered learning experience that has been a hallmark since its founding in 1947. UNCW offers an array of programs at the baccalaureate and master’s levels, and doctoral programs in marine biology, educational leadership, psychology and nursing practice. UNCW is one of the 17 institutions that make up the UNC System.

EEO Statement

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington is committed to and will provide equality of educational and employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, sex (such as gender, gender identity, marital status, childbirth, and pregnancy), age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), religion, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, military service member status, genetic information, or relationship to other university constituents – except where sex, age, or ability represent bona fide educational or occupational qualifications or where marital status is a statutorily established eligibility criterion for State funded employee benefit programs.

Applicant Instructions Months Per Year 9LE (EHRA Aug-April) Position Type Time-limited Anticipated Ending Date if Time-Limited Positions 04/30/2020 Job Posting Date 11/29/2018 Priority Consideration Date 01/02/2019 Priority Consideration Information

Priority consideration will be given to applications received by the Priority Date; however, applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Address application documents to Applicant Documents Required Documents

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
3. List of 3 Professional References

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