The Instructional Coach will work with candidates in the Master of Arts in Teaching program who seek their initial North Carolina teaching license in special education and mathematics.

This is a 12-month time-limited position based on the North Carolina A&T State University campus and will report to the Principal Investigator of the North Carolina A&T PREPARE+ Teacher Residency Program, a project funded by the United States Department of Education.

The incumbent will work with instructors in Winston Salem Forsyth County Schools. The position will assist with the development of candidates' mastery of content knowledge and content pedagogical skills grounded in an equity framework that eliminates achievement gaps in P-12 public schools.

The PREPARE+ grant specifies students receive supplemental coaching to support their successful matriculation and development of necessary pedagogical skills for program completion. The Instructional Coach is funded through PREPARE+ grant funds.

The successful candidate will:

a) influence, coach, and motivate teacher residents to strengthen their teaching skills that positively impacts the learning of P-12 students
b) Observe and provide specific, actionable, real-time feedback to teacher residents during the school year
c) Plan and execute daily coaching experiences that include in-classroom interventions based on P-12 student performance data
d) Co-facilitate instruction in required core courses that support the acquisition of content knowledge and content pedagogy
e) Provide targeted assistance and feedback on lesson plans before and after they are implemented
f) Collaborate with university supervisors to evaluate the classroom performance of teacher residents
g) Attend professional development training, conferences, meetings, and workshops
h) Work collaboratively with the district- or school-assigned mentors to assist teacher residents once they are employed as classroom teachers.

Primary Function of Organizational Unit:

College of Education:
As a premier Historically Black University, the College of Education's vision is to be a recognized national leader in equity, access,and advocacy through the advancement of culturally sustaining research,teaching, and engagement locally and globally.

The mission of the College of Education is to prepare highly skilled, culturally responsive, and sustainable educators, leaders, and counselors who create, use, and share knowledge on equity, access, and advocacy in local, state, national, and global communities-building on N.C. A&T's legacy as a historically Black university (HBCU) dedicated to exemplary teaching, scholarship, and effective public service, the College of Education offers degrees at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels. This mission is reflected in the College of Education conceptual framework.

The College of Education comprises three departments: the Department of Counseling, the Department of Leadership Studies and Adult Education, and the Department of Educator Preparation. The Department of Educator Preparation's programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). The Department of Counseling's programs are accredited by the Council Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

The Primary Function of the Department of Educator Preparation:
The Department of Educator Preparation at North Carolina A&T is comprised of professional educators committed to teaching and learning in a pluralistic global society by creating responsive learning environments that challenge students to think critically, collaborate, communicate, and serve mankind. Our faculty provides high quality programs through research, effective teaching, field experiences, internships, and ongoing formative assessments.

Department of Educator Preparation programs strive to accomplish the following goals:

1. To provide candidates with a quality educational program at the bachelor's and master's degree level that satisfies requirements for licensure and accreditation.

2. To prepare candidates to think critically, express themselves effectively, collect data and draw appropriate conclusions, and utilize their proficiencies to become a catalyst for learning.

3. To recruit quality candidates from diverse backgrounds, retain them through quality programming and supportive resources, and graduate them with the proficiencies required to function successfully in 21st-century learning environments.

4. To recruit, retain, and promote quality faculty, staff, and administrators.

Established in 1891, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (A&T) is a public, historically black, land-grant institution in Greensboro, North Carolina. North Carolina A&T and other 1890 land-grant institutions were established by the Second Morrill Act, which expanded the system of land-grant universities to include a historically Black institution in those states where segregation denied people of color access to the land grant institutions established by the First Morrill Act in 1862.

The university has a strong legacy of social justice, activism, and community engagement. In 1960, four freshman students, often called the A&T Four or the Greensboro Four, sparked the civil rights movement in the South through their "sit-in" at Woolworths near campus. Demanding equal treatment and service, the "sit-in" grew to include college students from across the region.

Over the years, North Carolina A&T experienced tremendous growth and is now the nation's largest Historically Black University, with over 13,000 students in 2021, N.C. A&T offers 58 baccalaureate degrees, 29 master's degrees, and nine doctoral degrees. The university, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), consistently graduates the largest number of African Americans in the state of North Carolina and is nationally known as a leader in STEM, graduating the largest numbers of African Americans in engineering, mathematics, and agriculture.

The position requires a minimum of a Master's in Curriculum and Instruction, School Administration, or a closely related discipline.

The candidate must have the ability to collaborate with multiple partners and must have excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, as well as an awareness of and comfort with issues of diversity, specifically on race, class, socioeconomic status, gender, and exceptionalities.

The candidate must have a minimum of three years teaching experience in a P-12 public school.

The candidate must also hold a current NC License in Special Education (General Curriculum).

The candidate must hold a current NC License in Special Education (General Curriculum).

You must complete and submit an electronic application for employment to be considered. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing an electronic application. Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD 214 form. Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with your application during the process of applying to the job posting. Final candidates are subject to criminal and sex offender background checks. North Carolina A&T State University participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. North Carolina A&T State University is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. No one who applies or seeks employment will be denied admission to or employment at North Carolina A&T State University on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, disabling condition, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or sexual orientation and sexual identity.

Employee Benefits available to NC A&T State University permanent employees include the following and more:

This position may be eligible for a remote or hybrid work arrangement, consistent with university and state policies. N.C. A&T employees are generally required to reside in North Carolina, within a 2-hour commuting distance of their assigned duty station.