Instructional Technology Specialist

Position Title: Instructional Technology Specialist

Term of Employment: Full-Time; 10 months

Reports To: Chief Technology Officer

Pay Information: State Salary Scale and Local Supplement

General Statement of Job

This individual provides instruction, training, and resources in order to facilitate the use of technology in the classroom which will increase student use and knowledge about technology. Instruction and training is expected to be delivered in various formats to meet the needs of all staff members. This individual also collaborates with staff to meet their professional development needs as related to technology as well as helping resolve instructional technology issues within the classroom. This is a district wide position that supports every teacher within the district.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides input in the development of a system-wide and building level programs that enables student use of technology as a learning tool.
• Investigates and disseminates information on best practices for technology integration
• Teaches demonstration lessons with the teacher taking over class instruction after the demonstration. Is an effective model/leader.
• Gathers information documenting the effectiveness of programs, interprets this information, and provides constructive input in evaluation of programs.
• Provides training to teachers in the use of current technology to meet curriculum goals.
• Provides training to teachers to ensure integration of student computer competencies as outlined by the state.
• Participates in the development of activities that help integrate technology into various curriculum areas at the local and state level.
• Maintains current knowledge of technology and instructional practices that relate to the use of technology.
• Provides resource information relating to new techniques and practices that relate to the use of technology and that enable students to use technology as a learning tool.
• Teaches formal workshops for renewal credit and mini-sessions on single topics for the staff of assigned schools.
• Communicates with school and district personnel, parents, and community to share information about the technology program.
• Serves as liaison between the district and local, state, and federal agencies.
• Assists in the development and implementation of technology professional development.
• Works with the school media persons to maintain accurate records involving computer use, inventory and maintenance.
• Assesses the needs and plans for new technology of assigned schools and communicates these to the appropriate personnel or technology committee.
• Follows ethical guidelines applicable to the position as outlined by professional organizations and/or federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations.
• Provides assistance in the selection, ordering, receiving, and installing new equipment and software.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Considerable knowledge of federal, state, and local policies and procedures regarding instructional technology.
• Considerable knowledge of the current literature, trends and developments in the field of instructional technology.
• Considerable knowledge of the North Carolina student computer competency requirements.
• Considerable knowledge of the appropriate uses of technology for instruction in various subject areas.
• Considerable knowledge of computer technology
• Considerable knowledge of multimedia, telecommunications, and popular software packages used for word processing, spreadsheet and database applications.
• General knowledge of the principles of supervision, organization and administration.
• General knowledge of the ethical guidelines applicable to the position as outlined by professional standards and/or federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations.
• Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of programs and make recommendations for improvements. Ability to develop long term goals and objectives.
• Ability to evaluate the performance of hardware and software and make recommendations for improvement.
• Ability to organize and deliver staff development opportunities that support the use of technology in education.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment in directing work.
• Ability to maintain complete and accurate records and to develop meaningful reports.
• Ability to effectively express ideas orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.

Minimum Training and Experience

• Graduation from a four-year university with a bachelor's degree and hold or be in the process of obtaining an instructional technology 079 or computer education 077 license from North Carolina.
• A minimum of 3 years of teaching experience

Minimum Qualifications or Standards Required to Perform Essential Job Functions

• Physical Requirements: The work regularly requires standing and walking around the classroom and school. It requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing. The work requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations. The work often requires bending, squatting, reaching, with the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights and the lifting of weights above 30 pounds. The work occasionally handles/works with biohazards and/or risks for potential job-related injury, such as those found in a laboratory or shop environment. The work requires activities occasionally involving driving automotive equipment.
• Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.
• Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments or directions to subordinates or assistants.
• Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, articles, proposals, contracts, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, evaluations, contracts, policies, handbooks, budgets, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style. Requires the ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence.
• Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to give oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including educational and legal terminology.
• Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of descriptive statistics, statistical inference and statistical theory.
• Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
• Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.
• Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
• Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
• Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear.) Must be able to communicate via telephone.

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.