Innovation Coach

The Innovation Coach at SSEDS will be an integral member of the Innovation Team working hand in hand to provide support to faculty, staff, and students in order to achieve the initiatives set forth in our newly launched Moving Forward to Sixty Strategic Plan.

Technology as a tool is an organic part of the St. Stephen's experience. St. Stephen’s envisions an

academic environment focused on inquiry-based learning. The school provides students with a

learning environment that goes beyond the classroom and into an increasingly collaborative

and innovative world. We continually strive to prepare them to face tomorrow’s global and

digital opportunities and challenges, including a strong sense of digital citizenship.

Technology, a collection of tools for faculty members and students to use, allows them to creatively communicate, collaborate, problem-solve, and think critically. These 21st century skills

facilitate, inspire, engage, and motivate our students to stretch their minds to become lifelong

learners.

The Team consists of:

Ashley Cross - Director of Technology    and   Inge Wassmann - Director of Innovation

Jenny - Innovation Coach

Ancillary Team Members:

Liz Scholer - Director of Communications

Ellen Bulkley - Media Specialist

Robbin Simons - STEM Coach

Carlos Zepeda - STEM Assistant

Katherine Mohr - Preschool STEM Assistant

Tasks:

• As part of the Innovation Team stay abreast of latest educational technology and literacy skills. Innovation happens through learning, researching, communicating, and creating with 21st century tools.

• Enhance skills, such as critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, collaboration, communication, connectivity, and character education.

• The innovators work closely with faculty and staff to design optimum learning environments where there is room for risk taking, critical thinking, problem-solving, self-assessment, reflection, and connected learning while leveraging technologies. The innovator will promote growth, not just change, will ask questions and listen with empathy.

• Students learn to work together, divide and conquer, research and share information, make decisions, and create a presentation with their audience in mind. Motivated and engaged students have a voice and choice in their learning.

Duties and Specific Tasks:

• Plan with all grade level teachers of Grades 3, 4 and 5 and assigned special area teachers

• Help facilitate planned lessons with teachers in the classroom

• Partner with STEM Coach and Media Specialist to implement and manage 20% time for Grades 4 and 5

• Find and schedule time for learners to explore their passions with in-house experts and/or outside experts (parents, alumni, etc.)

• Connect on social media with a Professional Learning Network