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Curriculum Coordinator/Certified Teacher Job Description
Reports to: The Principal
The Position: The Curriculum Coordinator will work with the Principal, Head Teachers and teachers to develop, implement and effectively deliver curriculum. The role will require a self -motivator who has a strong sense of sharing his/her expertise to provide suggestions for all aspects of the curriculum, including helping to plan and organize professional development, training teachers as needed, coaching, and overseeing successful implementation of the curriculum in the classroom. The role will also help oversee the assessment of curriculum as it is implemented by the teaching staff and create and report data on curriculum usage.
Specific Responsibilities of Curriculum Coordinator include the following:
Curriculum Coordinator/Certified Teacher Job Description
Reports to: The Principal
The Position: The Curriculum Coordinator will work with the Principal, Head Teachers and teachers to develop, implement and effectively deliver curriculum. The role will require a self -motivator who has a strong sense of sharing his/her expertise to provide suggestions for all aspects of the curriculum, including helping to plan and organize professional development, training teachers as needed, coaching, and overseeing successful implementation of the curriculum in the classroom. The role will also help oversee the assessment of curriculum as it is implemented by the teaching staff and create and report data on curriculum usage.
Specific Responsibilities of Curriculum Coordinator include the following:
- Oversee all aspects of the curriculum process, including development, mapping (using Chalk.com) implementation and evaluation
- Maintain student learning data
- Monitor the inventorying, analysis, and ordering of instructional resources, aligned with content areas standards
- Explore and develop assessment policies and practices that emphasize diverse and multiple forms of assessment to address learning styles and multiple intelligences
- Assist faculty in designing standards-based assessments that accurately measure if students are at, above or below grade level in achievement
- Administer the school-wide standardized testing program including interpreting results and establishing information procedures for parents, faculty and board
- Work with administration to provide professional development opportunities
- Communicate with stakeholders about curriculum, instruction, assessment, and instructional resources
- Enhance the current Lexile based Reading & Literacy program by Renaissance Learning (STAR/Accelerated Reader) with possible workshops
- Review and maintain an updated faculty curriculum reference library
- Assist in developing classroom teaching strategies that allow for the effective use of educational technology and curriculum resources
- Encourage collaborative practices
- Provide workshops and in-service training for faculty and staff as needed
- Provide coaching and co-teaching as needed to assist with curricular implementation
- Assist with parent education where appropriate
- Master’s Degree in curriculum and instruction, or experienced Certified Teacher
- Minimum 2 years' experience in leadership position, preferably in an international school
- Must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of curriculum development and program evaluation, child growth and development, effective instructional strategies, classroom management, learning assessment and diagnosis
- Background in professional development and training
- Commitment to a standards-based curriculum model
- Creativity and problem-solving skills
- Strong background in technology
- Vision of a learning community
- Student-centered philosophy
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- Dynamic instructional leader
- Strong leader of learning and quality teaching
- Passion for educational excellence
- Organizational ability
- Strong communication skills
- Collaborative and relationship-based leadership style
