- A valid Alaska initial, professional, or master teaching certificate by start date.
- Three or more years of experience in K-12 education.
- Successful experience coordinating, developing, and leading professional development.
- Experience with teacher onboarding, induction, and mentoring.
- Experience in a large and culturally diverse school district.
- Proficient in adult learning theory and strategies.
- Evidence of strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Proficiency in time planning and management.
- Flexible with strong organizational skills.
- Evidence of strong technology skills that support planning, management, and professional learning such as knowledge of Canvas or other learning management systems, Zoom, and Google Suite tools.
- Consults with district departments to support professional development implementation, including integration of adult learning strategies and best practices.
- Supports the maintenance of a master calendar for all professional learning activities throughout the district.
- Develops, grows, and leads the new to-district educators onboarding and induction supports and programs (i.e. mentoring and building induction liaison programs, New Educator Symposium, etc.) including the creation of course materials, curriculum, and professional learning facilitation.
- Collaborates with district departments to coordinate and organize the development and implementation of the New Educator Symposium.
- Keeps current on research and best practices around induction, professional learning, and adult learning strategies by participating in educational learning opportunities, reading professional publications, and participating in professional organizations.
- Collaborates with the Professional Learning Team to build a district professional learning plan and vision.
- Collects, analyzes, and presents data to determine educator needs and future goals.
- Establishes procedures for practical situations and makes decisions or develops recommendations for system improvements.
- Communicates effectively verbally and in writing with all levels of management, supervision, and other ASD personnel.
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with others.
JobID: 20939
Position Type:
Teacher Expert/Teacher Expert
Teacher Expert/Teacher Expert
Date Posted:
6/3/2025
6/3/2025
Location:
TEACHING AND LEARNING
TEACHING AND LEARNING
Date Available:
08/11/2025
08/11/2025
Closing Date:
01/06/2026
01/06/2026
Bargaining Unit: AEA
Work Year: 182 days, 12 contract payments
FTE: Full time, 1.0 FTE
Salary: B00/00 - B72/20 ($56,823-$100,155) DOE
Job Summary
The Teacher Expert Professional Development supports professional learning in alignment with the Anchorage School District’s mission, goals, and guardrails. The teacher expert works with the Professional Learning Team to collaborate with teachers, principals, district administrators, and universities to implement strategies to achieve those objectives effectively. This position reports to and is evaluated by the senior director Teaching and Learning, or designee. The position has a flexible calendar to start or end work up to four weeks before or after the school year.
This position requires a valid Alaska educator certificate. The number of work days is based upon the AEA negotiated pay scale. Information on the pay scale can be found online on our Labor Relations Department website. Positions that are 0.50 FTE to 1.0 FTE are associated with the Alaska Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS), positions that are 0.40 to 0.49 FTE are associated with the Alaska Employees’ Retirement System (PERS). Positions that are 0.39 FTE or less are not eligible for state retirement benefits.
Job Requirements
The following are required:
The following are preferred:
Essential Job Functions
Physical /Mental Demands
The physical demands of this job require frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking and hearing. Specific visual abilities are also required. The employee is regularly required to reach with his/her hands and arms and occasionally lift items weighing less than 40 lbs. Additionally, the employee must be able to understand vague and implicit instructions, be able to readily recall facts and details, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure. The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment.
The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all individuals with a qualified physical or mental disability.
Work Environment
Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings.
While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Additional Job Information
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job related duties as requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
Anchorage School District (ASD) employees must possess the ability to read and write in English. This also includes the ability to communicate in English with school staff, co-workers, and the public; as well as have the ability to comprehend and carry out oral and written directions and understand and follow English instructions and written documents.
Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check. For certificated positions, this is in addition to the background check conducted through the certification process with the Alaska State Department of Education and Early Development (DEED).
This position may be required to work in ASD facilities on the military installations (JBER). Please visit the government REAL ID website for additional information.
The Anchorage School District is an equal employment opportunity employer.
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