Instructional Technology Integration Specialist (2024-2025 School Year)

Instructional Technology Integration Specialist

Position Purpose

The Instructional Technology Integration Specialist will play a pivotal role in facilitating the seamless integration of technology into teaching and learning practices across all grade levels, from kindergarten to 8th grade. This individual will collaborate with educators, administrators, and staff to design, implement, and support innovative instructional strategies that leverage technology to enhance student engagement, learning outcomes, and digital literacy skills.

Performance Responsibilities

• Support staff technology needs as determined

• Provide technology integration support for individual teachers, grade-level teams and school faculty

• Provide classroom instructional support for teachers through co-teaching, modeling, and providing feedback

• Research useful technologies, trends, teaching strategies and best practices for teachers

• Assist in preparing for district initiatives such as and online student assessments

• Provide differentiated professional development training opportunities for District staff including school improvement days and staff meetings

• Willingness to perform duties in accordance with the Board of Education and District requirements

• Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Technology and Director of Curriculum

Essential Performance Responsibilities

• Uses, analyzes, and reflects on data to improve teaching and learning

• Demonstrates use of data-informed decision making and formative use of data to inform instruction

• Builds strong relationships with teachers, administrators, and other professional staff

• Assists teachers in developing, testing, and implementing research based instructional strategies that will impact student growth

• Fosters professional learning using data, classroom walk-throughs, peer observation, and action research

• Provides strong leadership and team-building skills, ability to focus a group of adult learners around a clear goal, then monitor progress toward that goal

• Assists teachers with resources, materials, tools, information to support classroom instruction and planning

Additional Duties

• Participate in building leadership meetings and data discussions, as appropriate

• Provide support for new teachers and assist with the mentoring program

• Continue to acquire professional knowledge and learn current developments in the educational field by attending seminars, workshops or professional meetings, or by conducting action research

• Attend summer training sessions, as applicable

• Develop and administer curriculum consistent with school district goals and objectives

• This position may require compensated services beyond the contractual school day and year

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Equipment

Uses standard office equipment such as personal computers, printer, copy and fax machines, and telephone.

Travel Requirements

Travels to school district buildings and professional meetings as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of data information systems, data analysis and the formulation of action plans

• Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws regarding education and students

• Ability to use computer network system and software applications

• Ability to organize and coordinate work

• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and students

• Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth

• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work

• Ability to work effectively with adult learners

• Ability to skillfully offer constructive feedback to facilitate change

• Ability to be flexible, open, and willing to implement new ideas in the classroom

• Ability to organize and prioritize responsibilities, projects, and tasks

• Ability to work and contribute to a team

• Ability to seek resources and solutions to effectively solve problems

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Works in standard office and school building environments.

• Maintains emotional control under stress.

• Works with frequent interruptions.

• Occasional travel.

• Occasional prolonged and irregular hours.

• Frequent walking, stooping, bending, reaching, and climbing stairs.

Qualifications Profile

• A valid Illinois Professional Educator License

• Technology Specialist endorsement (or willingness to acquire)

Education

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university (preferred, but not required)

Experience

• Classroom experience preferred (at least two years)

• Extensive experience with collaboration and purposeful curricular planning/technology integration with classroom teachers (elementary buildings) and content area teachers (middle school)

• Must have the ability to work with users that have varying levels of knowledge and skills. Must demonstrate proficiency with a variety of technologies, integration and quality instruction. Must possess strong leadership and communication skills as well as being self-motivated, enthusiastic and patient.

• Experience providing professional development to staff, administration, and parents

Reports To

Director of Technology and Director of Curriculum

Evaluation

Evaluation conducted in accordance with District and policy guidelines

Terms of Employment

Length of employment, salary and benefits as determined by the Board of Education

Term

2024-25 school year

Salary

Provided in the 2024-2025 Teacher's Salary Schedule

FLSA Status: Exempt