Job title: Instructional Media Teacher Consultant, Writing Interventions (TEL)
Type: Consultant
Start Date: August 2024
End Date: June 2025
Location: Flexible within the US
Review of applications will begin on April 15, 2023. While applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis until the role is filled, we encourage you to submit your application prior to that date.
Relay Graduate School of Education (Relay) is welcoming applications for Instructional Media Teacher Consultants. Relay’s mission is to ensure that all students are taught by outstanding educators. Our vision is to build a more just world where every student has access to outstanding educators and a clear path to a fulfilling life.
As part of our curriculum, we include videos of teachers from all over the country as models of quality classroom instruction. We are looking for excellent P-12 classroom teachers who are willing to work with us to film themselves teaching three lessons that demonstrate best P-12 instructional practices and that align with Relay's curricular needs. The teachers will also submit lesson plans and student work samples associated with the recordings, participate in any requested interviews about their teaching, and ensure that Relay's media releases are signed for every student that appears on camera.
If you have questions about this consultant role, please email video@relay.edu.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage the production of three video recordings of your teaching that highlight best P-12 instructional practices and that align with Relay's curricular needs
- Submit lesson plans and student work samples associated with each instructional recording
- Complete all interview requests for each instructional lesson (in person or zoom)
- Ensure FERPA and related media release compliance by administering necessary releases for all involved students.
QUALIFICATIONS
First and foremost, the Instructional Media Teacher Consultant, Writing Interventions must share the Relay community’s commitment to working together to improve student growth and achievement through phenomenal teacher preparation grounded in diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism. This includes providing teacher preparation programs that set novice teachers up to succeed in the classroom from day one; leadership programs that train new and veteran school and district leaders to best serve their school communities; and teacher-facing professional education that provides ongoing learning to educators. Additionally, for this position we’re looking for candidates that possess a combination of the following skills:
- Will be a special educator working on the writing process in a small group or 1:1 in the 2024-2025 school year
- Have 3+ years experience working with writing composition interventions with exceptional learners, focusing on critical thinking, syntax, and text structure
- Lead a positive, rigorous, culturally responsive classroom
- Are authorized to work in the United States
Relay prepares teachers and school leaders to teach students of all identities and backgrounds in order to push toward a time when this country no longer faces stark educational inequities. We recruit, develop, support, and retain a diverse staff, faculty, and graduate student body because we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and actively anti-racist institution. We know, and the data supports, that diversity, equity, and inclusion cultivate an environment in which people of all backgrounds can thrive and this is critical to achieving our mission of educational excellence and equity.
To fulfill that commitment, Relay encourages applicants of all backgrounds and identities to apply for roles that align with their own interests and career trajectory. If you meet a majority of the qualifications and see yourself in this role, we would love to see your application!
COMPENSATION
Relay is committed to creating and maintaining a compensation and benefits system that supports our ability to recruit and retain a diverse and talented team. As we make decisions about compensation, we will be guided by the following values: clarity, consistency, and internal equity. This consultant role will be paid a stipend of $600.
Relay Graduate School of Education provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees.
