Description:
TNTP seeks Teacher Development Coaches for Buffalo Urban Teaching Fellows (BUTF) to support Fellows pursuing science certification in New York State. This position is based in Buffalo, NY and is available beginning in December 2025 through June 2026.
Who We Are
TNTP is the nation's preeminent education nonprofit that brings research, policy, and consulting together to meet the needs and aspirations of young people, families, communities, and the nation. We are educators, researchers, and innovators working to ensure every young person has the chance to reach their full potential, every educator and leader is set up for success, and every community has the resources necessary to connect young people to paths of opportunity.
We work at every level of the PK-12 system, side by side with educators, system leaders, and communities across 41 states and more than 4,000 systems nationwide to reach ambitious goals for student success. Our vision pushes beyond school walls, catalyzing cross-sector collaboration to create pathways for young people to achieve academic, economic, and social mobility.
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Operated by TNTP, Buffalo Urban Teaching Fellows (BUTF) is an “earn and learn” teacher training program: we connect aspiring teachers with a paid instructional role in a school and tuition support while they pursue certification and transition into roles as certified teachers. With embedded development opportunities, our program helps Fellows kickstart their careers as certified teachers and make a meaningful impact in both their lives and the lives of the students of Buffalo.
What You’ll Do
Teacher Development Coaches are experienced and effective educators with experience teaching and coaching in Buffalo area schools. Teacher Development Coaches develop Fellows’ internalization of key foundational skills that we believe they must possess to ensure strong practice as an early-career teacher and ultimately, a long-standing career as a certified science educator in Buffalo.
Specific Responsibilities Include
- Meet and train with full-time BUTF staff and plan meaningful coaching cycles in support of BUTF Fellows working toward science certification and norm on Fellow performance standards.
- Provide weekly coaching support to 1–3 Fellows per semester pursuing science certification to meet each ambitious goals with students and by:
- Setting goals for Fellows’ development, in collaboration with BUTF staff and Fellows, to drive weekly coaching and mentoring hours
- Designing and implementing weekly coaching plans to ensure Fellows growth including:
- Engaging Fellows in regular cycles of improvement and support including:
- Observing Fellows’ classroom practice in an instructional support role
- Meeting with Fellows to provide real-time feedback and coaching support
- Monitoring Fellows’ progress toward goals
- Collaborating with BUTF staff and EPP advisors to ensure that Fellows remain on track for certification requirements
- Support the evaluation of Fellows’ performance by assessing their proficiency, using data to identify trends in performance, and identifying the highest priority development areas on an individual and group level.
- Promoting analytical self-reflection in Fellows to accelerate growth and student achievement by reviewing skill-building session pre-work and exit tickets and providing Fellows with meaningful feedback on their responses.
Qualifications
- Current NY teaching certification in science
- Minimum of three years of successful teaching experience in science subject areas in New York schools
- Strong familiarity and experience supporting early career teachers with planning and implementing strong Tier 1 instruction in science aligned with New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS)
- Experience and comfort observing and providing direct feedback to teachers, both written and verbal, that leads to immediate teacher improvement
- Experience leading and facilitating professional development and/or meetings with teachers
- Demonstrated ability to connect with adult learners quickly to build strong working and mentoring relationships
- Demonstrated ability to motivate and inspire adults, particularly in making others comfortable to take risks and try innovative teaching techniques
- Commitment to internalizing aligned observation tools, teacher support scope and sequence and resources, thus implementing with integrity
- Exceptional skills in time management, including the ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- A positive outlook, flexibility, and sense of possibility
- Evidence of working successfully in teams and cooperative settings
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to utilize quantitative and qualitative analysis to support decision-making and teacher development
- Have access to reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license to travel between partner school sites as needed