Digital Integration Specialist (District wide) SY25-26

Position Title: Digital Integration Specialist (District wide)

Salary Range: Teacher Contract Salary

Immediate Supervisor: Coordinator of Digital Integration

Basic Function:

The Digital Integration Specialist’s (supporting district wide) role is to provide leadership and support at the school level in the planning, modeling, co-teaching, and professional learning across all content areas of instructional technologies to improve the delivery and quality of innovative education practices. Working closely with the centralized information technology and curriculum departments, this position will entail developing and coordinating significant corporation-wide instructional technology initiatives. This individual is responsible for ensuring that all teachers and staff members at the site are provided an opportunity for professional learning through coaching, training, and modeling geared toward fostering effective teaching and student success. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide Coaching to Transform Teaching and Learning through Digital Integration

1. Coach and collaborate with site teachers, and other DIS in planning for technology integrated lessons.
2. Co-teach and collaborate with site teachers in using technology effectively for assessing student learning, differentiating instruction, and providing rigorous, relevant and engaging learning experiences for all students.
3. Implement Diane Sweeney’s Student-Centered Coaching Cycle and coaching skills with fidelity to ensure opportunities for continuous improvement of instruction.

• Coordinate Digital Integration Information and Act as a Liaison for Schools

1. In coordination with the Coordinator of Digital Integration, IT, Curriculum Department, PL Coordinators, and other district and school staff, this position will be the contact point between these departments and the school personnel for implementations and rollouts of new and updated instructional technologies at the school site.
1. Develop and facilitate professional learning for staff, teachers and students

• Coaches and models the use of online and blended learning, digital content and collaborative learning networks to support and extend student learning as well as expand opportunities for online professional learning for teachers and administrators.

1. Identify technology integration competencies among instructional staff in collaboration with administrators and deliver appropriate coaching, training, and resources to support professional growth of adult learners.

• Liaise with IT

1. Coordinates with school and technical support staff for timely reporting of equipment needing repair or other support issues, as well as ensuring the smooth and successful deployment of new technologies to include troubleshooting basic software, hardware and connectivity problems common to digital learning environments.

• Assist and Facilitate the Unification of the Technology Transformation Within the District

1. Build frameworks and libraries of educational technology content to be utilized across the district including; but not limited to, digital citizenship, ISTE Standards, and Computer Science.
2. Collaborate and plan in order to utilize each Digital Integration Specialist team member’s unique expertise and skills at various leveled buildings to create a multi-faceted and effective cohort of coaches.

• Other duties as assigned by the Coordinator of Digital Integration

Qualifications:

• Teaching experience with prior demonstration of project leadership

• Teaching experience to be able to relate to the staff

• Identified by principal(s) as an early adopter of technology

• Demonstrated ability to apply information technology in support of education requirements

• Ability to set and manage priorities judiciously

• Google Level 1 or Google Level 2 Teacher Certification preferred

• Google Coaching Certification achieved or in progress preferred

• Learning Forward Coaching Academy graduate preferred

Preferred Characteristics:

• Excellent oral and written communications skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language

• Self-motivated and directed

• Exceptional service orientation

• Ability to motivate in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

Physical Demands:

Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and other technologies and office equipment, sitting, standing and walking for extended periods of time; kneeling; bending at the waist; lifting; pushing; pulling and carrying equipment, supplies and materials weighing up to 25 pounds; repetitive hand movement and fine coordination to use a computer keyboard; emotional stability to work effectively under pressure and to keep all aspects of the job under control; hearing and speaking to exchange information in person or on the telephone; seeing to read; prepare and assure the accuracy of documents.