(Contract) Project-Based Learning Instructional Designer & Coach

(Contract Opportunity) Project-Based Learning Instructional & Systems Design Coach
Elementary & Middle Grades
Contract (Possibility for Full- time)

About the Role

We are seeking an Instructional & Systems Design Coach with deep experience in project-based learning across K-12 school settings. This person translates vision into clear, operational classroom practice, designing learning that builds student agency while maintaining strong routines, systems, and structures. This role has three foci: 1) curriculum design, 2) instructional and systems coaching, and 3) facilitation of adult learning ( a community of schools that you may be working with). The ideal candidate is methodical, detail-oriented, and a consistent communicator who can support teachers in delivering high-quality, scaffolded PBL experiences that work in real classrooms. 

Key Responsibilities – At the Demonstration Site

Design & Curriculum

• Design rigorous, agency-building PBL units, modules, and lessons aligned to standards and organizational frameworks.
• Create scaffolds, routines, protocols, and templates that support gradual release and predictable, orderly classrooms.
• Integrate research-based practices (productive struggle, discourse, formative feedback) into daily instruction.
• Produce exemplars, rubrics, and playbooks that make instructional intent and operational steps clear.

Codification & Systems

• Codify teacher moves, classroom systems, and workflows that reliably promote student agency and independence.
• Document instructional models in user-friendly guides and frameworks.
• Synthesize classroom observations and data into actionable next steps for teachers.

Teacher Support

• Coach teachers in building structures that enable student ownership and responsible release of responsibility.
• Facilitate planning cycles, workshops, and modeling sessions that blend design, routines practice, and problem-solving.
• Partner with school leaders on pacing, implementation plans, and coherent schoolwide systems.

Key Responsibilities - For Adopting Sites (Coordinating Schools Who Are Implementing the Model)

Recruitment & Outreach

• Recruit partner schools and educators interested in adopting LEAD/RevX practices.
• Manage social media posts, outreach materials, and communications that generate interest and inquiries.
• Coordinate initial conversations, needs assessments, and onboarding processes.

Visits, PD & Implementation Support

• Plan, schedule, and lead site visits, walkthroughs, and observation days at LEAD.
• Design and facilitate PD sessions, virtual workshops, and follow-up coaching for adopting sites.
• Ensure partners receive resources, materials, playbooks, and aligned curriculum in a timely manner.

Ongoing Partner Management

• Maintain consistent communication with each site about progress, needs, and next steps.
• Monitor implementation through walkthroughs, check-ins, and review of artifacts.
• Provide clear feedback loops and coordinate additional support when sites need deeper coaching or resources.
• Track progress, document successes and challenges, and communicate updates internally.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain strong relationships with a diverse set of external partners including school leaders, superintendents, policymakers, community organizations, and education networks.
• Represent the project in meetings, site visits, and public-facing conversations with stakeholders across the New York City education ecosystem.
• Communicate progress, insights, and key updates to partners in ways that build alignment, trust, and continued investment.

Cohort & Fellowship Facilitation

• Design and facilitate recurring cohort sessions for partner schools participating in the fellowship or implementation experience.
• Lead interactive learning experiences that include walkthroughs, collaborative problem-solving, reflection protocols, and peer learning.
• Ensure cohort participants remain engaged, informed, and connected throughout the experience.

Ecosystem Relationship Management

• Identify opportunities to deepen partnerships with districts, networks, and community stakeholders.
• Coordinate closely with internal team members to ensure partners receive consistent messaging, resources, and support.
• Capture insights from stakeholders to inform improvements to the model and strengthen implementation across sites.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Work closely with internal teams (design, coaching, leadership) to ensure adopting sites receive coherent, high-quality support.
• Gather feedback from adopting sites to inform refinements to curriculum, systems, and playbooks.
• Support organizational scaling efforts through storytelling, data collection, and partner-facing communication.

Qualifications

• 3–7+ years PBL design or implementation experience in elementary/middle grades.
• Preference for strong science and math expertise and leadership experience.
• Proven ability to design for others: materials, routines, scaffolds, and systems.
• Strong skill in codifying classroom practice into clear, replicable models.
• Experience recruiting, coordinating, or supporting partner schools or programs.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Highly organized, methodical, and consistent follow-through.
• Experience leading PD, coaching teachers, and facilitating groups.
• Commitment to equitable, real-world learning that builds student agency and independence.

What Makes You a Strong Fit

• You believe routines and systems create the foundation for student freedom.
• You are detail-driven and methodical, and you also value creativity and inquiry.
• You naturally help teachers shift from control to facilitation.
• You communicate clearly, reliably, and proactively.
• You thrive in turning big ideas into concrete classroom practice.
• You can navigate complexity, ambiguity, and diverse partner needs with calm and clarity.

Application Process

• Step 1: Submit your resume plus two work samples: one professional development artifact and one curriculum or project design.
• Step 2: Participate in an interview that includes analysis and critique of instructional materials.
• Step 3: Visit the school site and engage in a live walkthrough, including opportunities to provide feedback and model for teachers.