Director, Professional Learning & Design

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Teach For America
Nashville, TN, United States
Full-time

As the Director, Professional Learning and Design, you will boldly lead the development and creation of learning experiences for corps members from the moment they arrive at institute until they complete their first two years of teaching.  You are convicted about creating experiences that build community among teachers and are passionate about the importance of diversity and equity in teacher education.  You are creative, entrepreneurial, and strategic, excelling as a self-starter.  You enjoy partnering with and developing others, and thrive in environments where your relationship with others must be strong.

Areas of Responsibility: 

Teacher Development & Effectiveness (55%)   

  • Partner with team leaders to develop a vision for corps member development aligned with values-based leadership, diversity, equity, and inclusive leadership development, and technical skill development
  • Manage and design corps member learning experiences from institute to the school year, including content-based development throughout the corps and diversity development during the school year. 
  • Work closely with the Associate, PLD to ensure incoming corps member development is aligned to yearly corps member outcomes
  • Create a vision of what strong teaching looks like for 1st year teachers and for 2nd  year teachers, and create learning experiences that align to this
  • Research our most pressing problems and most promising opportunities related to teacher and leadership development and identify solutions to increase teacher effectiveness and leadership
  • Support, train, and prepare MTLDs to execute ongoing corps member professional development aligned to the scope and sequence of corps member learning experiences
  • Partner closely with TLD team to track the effectiveness of corps member learnings and staff training, making revisions as necessary
  • Cultivate relationships with community partners to facilitate corps member professional development aligned to the corps members development scope and sequence
  • Partner closely with the Alumni and TLD teams to ensure corps member development aligns to the vision of both teams

  Part-time Staff Development & Management (30%)

  • Cultivate, hire, and manage a team of 12-16 professional development facilitators to provide ongoing professional development for corps members.
  • Cultivate, hire, and manage a team of 5-9 specialists to provide excellent corps member development and experiences at institute
  • Cultivate, hire, and manage the Manager of Institute Data to monitor, track, and lead the Institute team with having clear access of progress towards goals throughout Institute (teacher, student, and staff facing).
  • Work closely with our district partners, in order to cultivate and hire the Mentor Teacher and School Support Administrator for Institute
  • Lead the curriculum team on curriculum development for the summer, including assessments, lesson planning, and content feedback
  • Revise, design, develop, and execute  institute staff member spring training and conferences
  • Monitor progress towards student achievement, corps member, and staff goals
  • Coach staff members towards institute student and corps member goals

Regional and Organizational Stewardship (15%)

Support team-wide priorities for Greater Nashville and organizational-wide initiatives. Examples include:

  • Participating in staff committees and task forces
  • Corps member recruitment, admissions, and matriculation
  • Team meetings and professional development
  • Regional events and programming (such as teacher orientation and end-of-year celebration)
Educational Background: 
Bachelor's degree required
Master’s degree preferred
Skills/Experience: 

Prior Experience

  • 5+ years professional experience preferred
  • 1-2+ years of design experience preferred
  • Experience managing institute staff or multiple years of working at institute in a content facilitator role preferred
  • Teach For America alumni or Teach For America staff experience highly preferred

  Work Demands      

  • Ability to work some weekends and evenings

  Skills

  • Build and maintain deep relationships and connect with others, including those who are quite different from you, across all levels in the organization
  • Good judgment, strong initiative, and a quick learner
  • Make smart choices about what to prioritize and what matters most, especially when things get busy
  • A record of excellence, pursuing results, and teamwork
  • Exceptionally strong strategic thinking
  • An understanding of the differing needs of 1st and 2nd year teachers  and the ability to design aligned learning experiences
  • Ability to apply adult learning theory to training sessions
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Exceptional customer service orientation
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to tailor approach toward the perspective of others
  • Strong outcomes-driven design skills
Compensation/Benefits: 

Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience.

How to Apply: 

http://jobs.teachforamerica.org/ts2__JobDetails?jobId=a0x0V000006WPACQA4...

Job Function: 
Program / Project Management

Organization Info

Teach For America

Overview
Headquarters: 
New York, NY, United States
Website: 
teachforamerica.org
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1993
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Education
Mission: 

Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates, professionals, or graduate students who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity. Teach For America's mission is to enlist, develop, and mobilize as many as possible of our nation's most promising future leaders to grow and strengthen the movement for educational equity and excellence. In the 2016-2017 school year, 6,900 first- and second-year Teach For America corps members are teaching in 53 regions across the United States. Since 1990, Teach For America corps members have reached more than 10 million students. Teach For America's more than 40,000 alumni are providing critical leadership -- as teachers, school and district leaders; elected officials and policy advisers; and founders and leaders of education and social reform initiatives -- to ensure all children have the opportunity to attain an excellent education.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Sep 20 2017
Active Until: 
Oct 20 2017
Hiring Organization: 
Teach For America
industry: 
Nonprofit