Instructional Technology Specialist jobs in Champaign, IL

Primary Function
The Technology Integration Specialist will provide support for teachers and students by fulfilling the following:
• Ensure staff are effective users of information, ideas and technology for instruction.
• Empower students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and        discerning, technologically literate, ethical users of information.
• Instill a love of lifelong learning in all students
• Ensure equitable access to information and learning resources
• Collaborate with teachers and specialists to design and implement integrated lessons and       instructional units around the four C’s: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and     creativity.
Required Qualifications
• Illinois Teaching Certificate
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board of Education may find                  appropriate and acceptable.
Essential Duties and Performance Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Develop a media program that addresses 21st century skills, including life and career          development, learning and innovation, and information, media and technology literacy.
• Create and maintain a program that provides a teaching and learning environment that is     inviting, safe, readily accessible, and conducive to student learning.
• Collaborate with colleagues to promote reading, information literacy skills, and the use of       information resources.
• Instruct students and staff in information and technology literacy skills, including reading       for understanding, the research process, engaging inquiry, collaboration, critical thinking,     developing multiple literacies, and understanding copyright, fair use, and licensing of           intellectual property
• Cooperate and network with the library aide, Technology Director and other agencies to         provide expanded access to resources for students and teachers
• Lead colleagues through staff development that incorporates best practices in the use of      information resources, multi-media technology applications, and online learning.
• Work as an instructional partner by collaborating with teaching staff in preparing and             delivering lessons that incorporate effective use of information resources and build               information literacy and reading skills.
• Maintain frequent and timely communication with stakeholders through an effective online     school media program presence and other formats such as presentations, email,                   newsletters, and reports.
Job Requirements: Skills, Knowledge, Abilities and Responsibilities
The qualifications listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability, physical demands and working conditions required for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Experience with instruction on information and technology literacy skills, including the           research process
• Experience in evaluating and selecting print and digital resources
• Expertise in basic technology, including computer operation, productivity software, and         basic network knowledge
• Communication skills, including the ability to proactively collaborate with students and           staff
• Knowledge of instructional methods, strategies, and pedagogy
• Knowledge of curriculum development processes and learning theory
• Understanding of student growth and development
• Leadership, organizational, and basic budget management skills
• Ability to successfully interact with students and staff from various disciplines and with        differing skill levels
• Familiarity with national and state standards for information and technology literacy,            including the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).
Term of Employment
10 Months – Salary and work year to be established by the Board of Education Evaluation
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of 1) Public Act 94-1039 (ILCS 24A-15), 2) the Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA – 105 ILCS 5/24-25, and 3) the Board of Education’s policy on evaluation of professional personnel.
Working Conditions
• Indoor classrooms/School, exposure to: student noise, lawn mowing, music, odors of food, mowed grass and possible
communicable diseases.
• Outdoor schoolyard and grounds, field trips; exposure to; temperatures (hot warm, cool, cold), and exposure to mowed
grass.
• Regular work attendance.