Also see: Director of Educational Technology

Title: Academic Technology Coordinator Lower or Upper (middle and high) School.

Position Requirements:

• Masters degree in Educational Technology or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of classroom teaching experience in a homeroom or core subject at the specific division (lower or upper school).
• Minimum of 3 years experience using current and emerging technologies to support learning.

Reports to and is evaluated by:

Division Principal

Overview of Responsibilities

In collaboration with librarians and media specialist, lead teachers and students in:

• Knowing how changes in the world affect our understanding and practice of information and collaboration literacy
• Effectively using current and emerging technologies for information and collaboration literacy within the curriculum and all academic areas.
• Support teachers, students, and division administrators in effective use of current and emerging technologies.

Description of Duties:

• Develop, implement, assess, and follow up with continuous improvements in the Information and Collaboration Literacy Curriculum K-12 in collaboration with the Libraries, ICT Director and School Principals.
• Support teachers in embedding the Information and Collaboration Literacy guidelines as part of their core curricula.
• Work with teachers and students to develop and embed current and emerging technologies that support information and collaboration literacy.
• Seek out and regularly inform teachers of appropriate global professional development opportunities.
• Encourage and support and teacher and student experimentation with current and emerging services and technology.
• Enable teachers’ individual use of technology.
• Continually seek, disseminate and implement new technologies and methods for teaching and learning.
• Use current research in collaboration and technology to guide decisions.
• Make and support technology-related purchasing recommendations during the budget cycle based on teacher needs and assist teachers with their technology-related budget requests.
• Coordinate shared duties with other Academic Technology Coordinators.
• Oversee and coordinate all academic technology systems, services, and labs in the division and document policies and procedures.
• Supervise the division IT assistant.
• Actively participate as member of the Information and Communication Technology Department.
• Other duties as assigned.