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Apple Professional Learning Specialist (Annual Support)

🇺🇸 Des Moines, IA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Instructional Design 🗓️ April 14th, 2026
K-12

Edtech.com's Summary

Apple is hiring a Professional Learning Specialist (Annual Support) to help educational institutions enhance teaching and learning using Apple products. The role involves developing professional learning plans, delivering customized training, and providing instructional coaching to educators to advance their technology skills and foster innovative, student-centered learning.

Highlights
  • Develop and deliver professional learning plans supporting school district and individual school goals.
  • Customize training for educators, including leadership and teacher professional learning related to Apple technology.
  • Provide classroom support for teachers and students in using Apple products.
  • Use research-based strategies and data analytics to measure program success and drive continuous improvement.
  • Requires 7+ years of experience as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, or curriculum consultant.
  • Strong knowledge of Apple products, related software applications, and educational third-party apps.
  • Familiarity with Common Core State Standards and instructional design fundamentals.
  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's or Doctorate preferred.
  • Experience with mentoring, workshops, and professional development activities is essential.
  • Preferred experience includes district-level professional learning design, coaching, and one-to-one Apple technology learning environments.

Apple Professional Learning Specialist (Annual Support) Full Description

Apple Professional Learning Specialist (Annual Support)

Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Corporate Functions

Posted:
Apr 14, 2026
Weekly Hours:
40
Role Number:
200657522

The people here at Apple don’t just create products — they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it.

For over 40 years, we’ve had the privilege of working alongside educators around the world. From that experience, we know that educators with powerful technology can unlock the unique genius in every learner, so they can make a difference.

As an Apple Professional Learning Specialist, you will help educational institutions transform their teaching and learning environments with Apple products. You will provide leadership and planning support, build professional learning plans, and offer hands-on instructional coaching and mentoring to support educators in advancing their technology skills with an emphasis on innovation — to engage students in deeper learning.

This is a full-time corporate position with Apple for approximately two years. This annual support position is based onsite in the posting location.

Description
In this role, you will: 
- Collaborate with leadership to develop an effective learning plan for professional learning that supports the goals of school districts and individual schools.
- Deliver high quality plans for schools throughout the United States.
- Customize professional learning based on individual plans for educators.
- Handle both leadership and teacher professional learning to provide educators with the necessary skills and knowledge to help support the effective use of digital resources and Apple technology.
- Provide professional learning as needed to individual schools and teachers using a variety of strategies.
- Offer classroom support for teachers and students in their use of Apple technology.
- Leverage research based strategies and data analytics to measure and report on the continuous improvement and success.

Minimum Qualifications
  • 7+ years experience as a classroom teacher, instructional coach and/or curriculum consultant.
  • Familiarity with Common Core State Standards and content standards.
  • Clear understanding of the fundamentals of instructional design.
  • Exemplary leadership skills in the successful implementation of digital resources in instructing and classroom learning across multiple curricular areas.
  • Experience improving basic skills and achievement across core content areas.
  • Experience developing creative curriculums, specifically infusing digital resources to promote learning.
  • Experience with professional development activities such as mentoring colleagues, offering workshops locally or nationally, presenting at conferences, etc.
  • Experience delivering training and programs for students and parents on basic technology skills, the ethical and secure use of the Internet, and collaboration tools.
  • Strong understanding of technology with hands-on knowledge of Apple products, software applications, and other education-related third party apps.
  • Excellent knowledge and use of peripherals and apps to improve learning in areas such as math, science, social studies, English language arts and Special Education.
  • Understanding of trends in the use of technology and national trends in education in general.
  • Bachelor's degree required.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Proven experience designing and leading professional learning at the district level is a plus.
  • Instructional design and coaching experience in a K-12 setting or one-to-one learning environment with Apple technology is a plus.
  • Master’s degree or Doctorate preferred.

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