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Seeking Passionate Instructional Leaders!    TNTP seeks summer Teacher Development Coaches .  This position is based in Charlotte and is available in Summer 2019. You must be a current Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employee and available to work full-time (approximately 40 hours a week) from mid-June to late July.    Who We Are  TNTP is a national nonprofit founded by teachers that believes our nation’s public schools can offer all children an excellent education. Today we’re a diverse team from a wide range of fields, united by a fierce commitment to helping school systems end educational inequality and achieve their goals for students. We work at every level of the public education system to attract and train talented teachers and school leaders, ensure rigorous and engaging classrooms, and create environments that prioritize great teaching and accelerate student learning.  TNTP and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools partnered together to create the CMS Teaching Residency, a district-operated teacher pipeline and one option for alternative route licensure. The program is recruiting and training secondary math, secondary ELA, secondary science, and general elementary teachers for the 2019-2020 school year.  CMS Teaching Residency prepares candidates to achieve immediate, measurable success with their students in the fall. Our training approach focuses on foundational skills that we believe candidates must have to ensure a strong start to the school year as a new teacher.  During their summer field experience and training, candidates rehearse the foundational skills, receive coaching, and practice them with students.  Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in these skills in order to successfully complete summer field experience and training and become a teacher of record in the fall.    What You’ll Do  Teacher Development Coaches are experienced and successful teachers who develop candidates towards mastery of a small number of foundational skills that we believe candidates must have to ensure a strong start to the school year as a new teacher.   Specific responsibilities include:  Influence, coach, and motivate a group of candidates to reach ambitious goals with students and mastery of foundational skills by:  Observing and providing specific, actionable, on-the-spot feedback to individual candidates on their teaching performance in a summer school classroom  Planning and executing daily coaching experiences, including in-classroom interventions, that are based on performance data and offer opportunities for practice and immediate feedback  Co-facilitating skill building sessions, which support candidates’ acquisition of Teach Like a Champion techniques aligned with the foundational skills of summer field experience and training  Evaluate candidate performance by assessing candidate proficiency, using data to identify trends in teacher performance and identifying the highest priority development areas on an individual and group level  Promote analytical self-reflection in candidates in order to accelerate growth and student achievement  Meet with other staff members to plan meaningful training activities and norm on candidate performance standards   What You Bring  We are looking for amazing people who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to change children’s lives through education. You’ll be right at home here if you learn from failure and overcome adversity, cultivate strong relationships, and push yourself, your work and the people around you to the next level.   We expect our Teacher Development Coaches to demonstrate a record of academic success working with students in high need schools, high expectations for students and teachers, and strong organizational and communication skills.    Qualifications  Current Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employee (required)  Minimum of two years of successful teaching experience in high-need subject areas (required)   Strong familiarity and experience with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (required)  Experience with Teach Like a Champion techniques (highly preferred)  Experience and comfort observing and providing direct feedback to teachers, both written and verbal, that leads to immediate teacher improvement (highly preferred)  Demonstrated ability to motivate and inspire students and adults   Demonstrated ability to connect with adult learners quickly and to build strong working and mentoring relationships  Exceptional skills in time management, including the ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.  Readiness to work non-standard hours over the course of the summer training (50+ hours per week)  A positive outlook, flexibility, and sense of possibility in stressful situations  Evidence of working successfully in teams or cooperative settings   Strong analytical skills, including the ability to utilize quantitative and qualitative analysis to support decision-making.  What We Offer   TNTP offers a competitive hourly wage commensurate with experience in a similar position. Teacher Development Coaches’ hourly wage of $25 per hour, with a $20/hour training rate. TNTP offers a motivated team of dynamic colleagues, a collegial atmosphere that values professional development and valuable feedback, and the chance to impact the direction of a growing, mission-driven company that is committed to the success of our nation’s children. We also offer an inclusive environment where staff are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work each day.     Time Commitment   Teacher Development Coaches can expect up to 40 hours of training over multiple days in May and June. Teacher Development Coaches are focused on preparation work in advance of summer field experience and training and a full-time commitment of 40 – 50+hours/week for the six weeks of summer field experience and training from mid-June to late July.  To Apply If you are interested in becoming a Teacher Development Coach for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Teaching Residency please submit a resume and one-page cover letter that answers the following questions:  Why do your experience and skills make you a strong candidate to mentor new teachers who are preparing for their first years in high need classrooms?  What do you believe to be the biggest challenges incoming teacher candidates will face in their first year and how you will help them to overcome these challenges during summer field experience and training?  Please submit your application online.    TNTP is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. TNTP does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law.  Learn More   TNTP:  www.tntp.org  Life at TNTP: http://tntp.org/about-tntp/our-people 

Seeking Passionate Instructional Leaders!     TNTP seeks summer Training Instructors . This position is based in Charlotte and is available in Summer 2019. You must be a current Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employee and available to work approximately 20-35 hours per week from mid-June to late July.    Who We Are  TNTP is a national nonprofit founded by teachers that believes our nation’s public schools can offer all children an excellent education. Today we’re a diverse team from a wide range of fields, united by a fierce commitment to helping school systems end educational inequality and achieve their goals for students. We work at every level of the public education system to attract and train talented teachers and school leaders, ensure rigorous and engaging classrooms, and create environments that prioritize great teaching and accelerate student learning.  TNTP and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools partnered together to create the CMS Teaching Residency, a district-operated teacher pipeline and one option for alternative route licensure. The program is recruiting and training secondary math, secondary ELA, secondary science, and general elementary teachers for the 2019-2020 school year.  CMS Teaching Residency prepares candidates to achieve immediate, measurable success with their students in the fall. Our training approach focuses on foundational skills that we believe candidates must have to ensure a strong start to the school year as a new teacher.  During their summer field experience and training, candidates rehearse the foundational skills, receive coaching, and practice them with students.  Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in these skills in order to successfully complete summer field experience and training and become a teacher of record in the fall.     What You’ll Do Instructors lead skill-building sessions focused on the foundational skills of summer field experience and training, ensuring candidates have high quality opportunities to both learn and practice the skills. In addition, Instructors design and facilitate sessions that support candidates’ ability to plan and execute instruction.   Specific responsibilities include:  Internalize Teach Like a Champion and the principles of effective practice with the techniques  Plan and/or facilitate daily skill-building sessions based on Teach Like a Champion for multiple groups of candidates, including:  Expertly modeling Teach Like a Champion techniques so that candidates understand the essential components of the techniques and their impact on student learning  Leading candidates in analyzing the Teach Like a Champion techniques  Providing targeted, actionable feedback to candidates on their practice of the techniques  Maintaining high levels of session rigor through skillful facilitation  Facilitate Culturally Responsive Teaching Development and content-specific sessions   Plan and/or facilitate collaborative planning sessions for groups of candidates, that include designing and leading weekly lesson planning sessions that support candidates’ acquisition of instructional planning skills  Identify and communicate trends in candidate performance by communicating performance trends to Teacher Development Coaches, who work with smaller groups of candidates to further develop skills in the classroom   Meet with other staff members to plan meaningful training activities and norm on candidate performance standards   What You Bring  We are looking for amazing people who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to change children’s lives through education. You’ll be right at home here if you learn from failure and overcome adversity, cultivate strong relationships, and push yourself, your work and the people around you to the next level.   Instructors are experienced educators who demonstrate a track record of success working with students in high-need schools, hold high expectations for students and teachers, and have strong organizational and communication skills.      Qualifications  Current Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employee (required)  Minimum of two years of successful teaching experience in high-need subject areas (required)   Strong familiarity and experience with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (required)  Experience with Teach Like a Champion techniques (highly preferred)  Experience in facilitating effective training experiences for adult learners (highly preferred)  Demonstrated ability to motivate and inspire students and adults  Experience and comfort providing direct, in-the-moment feedback to teachers, both written and verbal, that leads to immediate improvement  Demonstrated ability to connect with adult learners quickly and to build strong working and mentoring relationships  Exceptional skills in time management, including the ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced work environment  Readiness to work non-standard hours over the course of summer field experience and training (approximately 20-35 hours per week)  A positive outlook, flexibility, and sense of possibility in stressful situations  Evidence of working successfully in teams or cooperative settings   Strong analytical skills, including the ability to utilize quantitative and qualitative analysis to support decision-making    What We Offer   TNTP offers a competitive hourly wage commensurate with experience in a similar position. Summer Training Instructors’ hourly wage is $25, with a $20/hour training rate. TNTP offers a motivated team of dynamic colleagues, a collegial atmosphere that values professional development and valuable feedback, and the chance to impact the direction of a growing, mission-driven company that is committed to the success of our nation’s children. We also offer an inclusive environment where staff are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work each day.    Time Commitment   Summer Training Instructors can expect up to 40 hours of training over multiple days in May and June.  Summer Training Instructors are focused on preparation work in advance of summer field experience and training and a full-time commitment of 20 – 35+hours/week for the six weeks of summer field experience and training from mid-June to late July.    To Apply If you are interested in becoming a Summer Training Instructor for the CMS Teaching Residency.  Please submit a resume and one-page cover letter that answers the following questions:  Why do your experience and skills make you a strong candidate to mentor new teachers who are preparing for their first years in high need classrooms?  What do you believe to be the biggest challenges that will beset the incoming teacher candidate in their first year and how you will help them to overcome these challenges during the sessions you will lead?    Please submit your application online.   TNTP is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. TNTP does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law.  Learn More  TNTP:  www.tntp.org  Life at TNTP: http://tntp.org/about-tntp/our-people   

Seeking Passionate Instructional Leaders!    TNTP seeks summer Field Experience Managers .  This position is based in Charlotte and is available in Summer 2019. You must be a current Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employee and available to work full-time (approximately 40 hours a week) from mid-June to late July.    Who We Are  TNTP is a national nonprofit founded by teachers that believes our nation’s public schools can offer all children an excellent education. Today we’re a diverse team from a wide range of fields, united by a fierce commitment to helping school systems end educational inequality and achieve their goals for students. We work at every level of the public education system to attract and train talented teachers and school leaders, ensure rigorous and engaging classrooms, and create environments that prioritize great teaching and accelerate student learning.  TNTP and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools partnered together to create the CMS Teaching Residency, a district-operated teacher pipeline and one option for alternative route licensure. The program is recruiting and training secondary math, secondary ELA, secondary science, and general elementary teachers for the 2019-2020 school year.  CMS Teaching Residency prepares candidates to achieve immediate, measurable success with their students in the fall. Our training approach focuses on foundational skills that we believe candidates must have to ensure a strong start to the school year as a new teacher.  During their summer field experience and training, candidates rehearse the foundational skills, receive coaching, and practice them with students.  Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in these skills in order to successfully complete summer field experience and training and become a teacher of record in the fall.    What You’ll Do  Field Experience Managers are strong leaders who manage a group of summer field experience and training staff toward ambitious goals and ensure candidates have meaningful teaching experiences in summer classrooms.   Specific responsibilities include:  Support the management and training of summer field experience and training staff by co-facilitating staff trainings  Manage a team of Teacher Development Coaches, including:  Ensuring each staff member is fulfilling the responsibilities of their role and is motivating candidates to reach ambitious goals with students  Meeting with staff to plan or practice sessions or coaching, and norm on candidate performance standards   Ensuring that staff members keep accurate and timely records of candidate performance in the program’s data system  Coordinating formal evaluations of candidate and staff performance  Identify and act on trends in candidate performance by using data to identify trends in teacher performance and potential interventions/strategies for improving individual, group and cohort-wide performance  Support the planning and smooth execution of the classroom experience component of summer field experience and training in coordination with district staff  Establish and reinforce a culture of achievement that drives candidates to ensure that all students achieve at high levels through all interactions with candidates, summer program staff, and district staff  What You Bring  We are looking for amazing people who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to change children’s lives through education. You’ll be right at home here if you learn from failure and overcome adversity, cultivate strong relationships, and push yourself, your work and the people around you to the next level.   Field Experience Managers will demonstrate an ability to motivate and inspire adults, strong time management, organizational and communication skills, and a history of high expectations for, and success with, students and teachers.    Qualifications  Current Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employee (required)  Minimum of three years of successful teaching experience in high-need subject areas (required)   Strong familiarity and experience with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (required)  Experience with Teach Like a Champion techniques (highly preferred)  Experience and comfort observing and providing direct feedback to teachers, both written and verbal, that leads to immediate teacher improvement (highly preferred)  Demonstrated ability to motivate and inspire students and adults   Demonstrated ability to connect with adult learners quickly and to build strong working and mentoring relationships  Exceptional skills in time management, including the ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.  Readiness to work non-standard hours over the course of the summer training (50+ hours per week)  A positive outlook, flexibility, and sense of possibility in stressful situations  Evidence of working successfully in teams or cooperative settings   Strong analytical skills, including the ability to utilize quantitative and qualitative analysis to support decision-making.  What We Offer   TNTP offers a competitive hourly wage commensurate with experience in a similar position. Field Experience Managers’ hourly wage of $28 per hour, with a $28/hour training rate. TNTP offers a motivated team of dynamic colleagues, a collegial atmosphere that values professional development and valuable feedback, and the chance to impact the direction of a growing, mission-driven company that is committed to the success of our nation’s children. We also offer an inclusive environment where staff are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work each day.     Time Commitment   Field Experience Managers can expect up to 40 hours of training over multiple days in May and June. Field Experience Managers are focused on preparation work in advance of summer field experience and training and a full-time commitment of 40 – 50+hours/week for the six weeks of summer field experience and training from mid-June to late July.  To Apply If you are interested in becoming a Field Experience Manager for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Teaching Residency please submit a resume and one-page cover letter that answers the following questions:  Why do your experience and skills make you a strong candidate to manage new teacher coaches and instructors who are preparing teachers for their first years in high need classrooms?  What do you believe are biggest challenges summer staff will face in preparing brand new teachers and how you will help your staff overcome these challenges during summer field experience and training?  Please submit your application online.    TNTP is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. TNTP does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law.  Learn More  TNTP:  www.tntp.org  Life at TNTP: http://tntp.org/about-tntp/our-people

TNTP seeks part-time summer Operations Interns for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Teaching Residency. This position is based in Charlotte and is available in summer 2019. Occasional travel within Charlotte is required.     Who We Are   TNTP is a national nonprofit founded by teachers that believes our nation’s public schools can offer all children an excellent education. Today we’re a diverse team from a wide range of fields, united by a fierce commitment to helping school systems end educational inequality and achieve their goals for students. We work at every level of the public education system to attract and train talented teachers and school leaders, ensure rigorous and engaging classrooms, and create environments that prioritize great teaching and accelerate student learning.  TNTP and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools partnered together to create the CMS Teaching Residency, a district-operated teacher pipeline and one option for alternative route licensure. The program is recruiting and training secondary math, secondary ELA, secondary science, and general elementary teachers for the 2019-2020 school year.  CMS Teaching Residency prepares candidates to achieve immediate, measurable success with their students in the fall. Our training approach focuses on foundational skills that we believe candidates must have to ensure a strong start to the school year as a new teacher.  During their summer field experience and training, candidates rehearse the foundational skills, receive coaching, and practice them with students.  Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in these skills in order to successfully complete summer field experience and training and become a teacher of record in the fall.     What You’ll Do  The Operations Intern will work closely with other CMS Teaching Residency staff to help manage the communications, logistics, and school operations for summer field experience and training.   The Operations Intern responsibilities will include:   Managing operations and supporting the execution of summer training in June-July 2019, managing tasks such as attendance, schedules, technology setup, materials coordination, food, and more.    Providing strong customer service and overseeing communication with a variety of internal and external stakeholders including district staff, program enrollees, summer school partners, teachers, principals and others  Managing office operations to ensure strong logistics and coordination throughout the summer  Working with the CMSTR staff on additional projects as necessary  What You Bring  We are looking for amazing people who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to change children’s lives through education. You’ll be right at home here if you learn from failure and overcome adversity, cultivate strong relationships, and push yourself, your work and the people around you to the next level.   Qualifications   Experience with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (preferred)  Strong operations experience with extraordinary attention to detail and professionalism, and the ability to organize, plan, and execute multiple projects simultaneously   Ability to adapt to challenges quickly, proposing and implementing thoughtful solutions   Outstanding interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills, including the ability to collaborate, attain and grow effective partnerships to meet common goals   Flexibility and comfort with ambiguity   What We Offer   TNTP offers a competitive hourly wage commensurate with experience in a similar position. Operations Intern’s hourly wage is $17 per hour. TNTP offers a motivated team of dynamic colleagues, a collegial atmosphere that values professional development and valuable feedback, and the chance to impact the direction of a growing, mission-driven company that is committed to the success of our nation’s children. We also offer an inclusive environment where staff are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work each day.     Time Commitment   Part-Time Operations Intern can expect up between 5 – 20+ hours/week from April 29-August 2nd.   To Apply  It’s in your best interest to apply as soon as possible. We recommend including a cover letter in your application addressing why you are interested in TNTP and how your experience has prepared you for this position.     Please submit your application online.   TNTP is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. TNTP does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law.     Learn More  TNTP: www.tntp.org  Life at TNTP: http://tntp.org/about-tntp/our-people