Tasks/Job Description
Directors: Wittenberg Teacher Institute

It is expected that the Directors of the Wittenberg Teacher Institute will work together in developing and maintaining its educational program. This work may be divided according to the responsibilities and opportunities associated with the partnership institutions, Wittenberg University and Springfield City Schools. Creating and maintaining the educational program shall be the mutual responsibility of the Directors.

Administrative

Help establish and direct the Institute’s Steering Committee

Develop with the Steering Committee the educational program for the Institute

Develop and maintain the budget for the Institute

Coordinate Institute work with other professional development initiatives

Identify instructors for the Institute

Maintain Institute records

Create administrative mechanisms for Institute work including the creation of the
     Associate’s program

Serve on Wittenberg’s Teacher Education Advisory Committee

Program

Develop mechanisms for creating the “Associates” program

Assist in the development of outreach vehicles for sharing teacher research.

Assist in the development of courses matching P-12 needs with the graduate offerings of
     Wittenberg.

Help create networking conferences, seminars, and other education opportunities that
    might be appropriate

Help create assessment devices relating to the Institute program

Miscellaneous

Create promotional vehicles relating to advertising the Institute’s program

Seek funding to support Institute programming

Work with relevant committees either in the Springfield City Schools, Wittenberg University,
     or the community whose work affects the vitality of the Institute

Represent the interests of the Institute to the wider Springfield community and the
     constituencies of Wittenberg University and Springfield City Schools

Develop mechanisms for creating the “Associates” program

Assist in the development of outreach vehicles for sharing teacher research.

Assist in the development of courses matching P-12 needs with the graduate offerings of
     Wittenberg.

Help create networking conferences, seminars, and other education opportunities that
     might be appropriate

Help create assessment devices relating to the Institute program