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You will be coaching teachers throughout the district who may be struggling in the core content for which you have been responsible. This model is very specific and very strategic. We intend to match you up, paying very particular attention to pairing you with a particular teacher who could best be served by your particular skill set. Principals are currently working to identify teachers that they feel would benefit from this content instructional model. Our content specialist will be serving alongside our instructional coaches. While our instructional coaches might be paired with 20-25 teachers, you will be responsible for a more limited number between 7-12 teachers. Remember, some teachers you will be paired with are strong, yet could benefit from having a second set of eyes, ears, or perspective which would make them even stronger. Some teachers you will be paired with are not quite as strong. These would benefit from the wide range of experience or skillset you offer that would strengthen them as a professional. Some teachers will be new to the profession. We all know how hard those first few years are and how much it would have helped to have someone with your experience and expertise to help them learn what they didn’t learn in college. Some teachers you will be paired with are really struggling, having a difficult time adjusting to the standards, expectations or even adjusting to the way in which we do things in Marshall ISD. Content here is the key. Simply stated content specialists will focus on “What We Teach”, the curriculum, the topics, the standards. This matters immensely. The “what” that is actually taught. The instructional coaches will focus on the “How We Teach”. They will focus on helping teachers implement the most essential common elements of good teaching and then help teachers get better at them with