Primary Technology and Innovation Coach - Aug 2025

We at GEMS International School, Al Khail are looking for an experienced Technology and Innovation Coach to join our Primary team for the Academic Year commencing August 2025.

The successful candidate will be an experienced teacher who is excited to join our world-class school and is driven to provide education at an exceptional level.  GEMS teachers enjoy an outstanding school environment in which to deliver a dynamic and creative curriculum to motivated students. At GIS our teachers are supported by highly qualified staff in world-class facilities. Our diverse international community is encouraged to develop intercultural understanding and respect. We aim to be a world-class IB school that maximizes every student’s learning and character to enable them to choose their successful path and positively contribute to the local and global society.

Job Purpose:

Provide leadership in the school by working with teachers and students to effectively integrate the use of technology into instruction that meets international and IB standards.

Job Description includes but is not limited to: 

Coaching

• Inspire educators to use technology to enhance high-quality learning.
• Co-teach and collaborate with teachers Pk-Grade 5
• Plan and design PYP lessons and units that invite innovation.
• Meet with parents to educate and inspire
• Lead professional development for educators and leaders in using technology to advance teaching a learning.
• Review and use data to support the use of technology to improve learning and access to learning
• Model and coach digital citizenship and the associated responsibilities

Instruction

• Remain abreast of new technologies for teaching and learning
• Consult on IT integration into units of inquiry and single subjects
• Select and use appropriate technology to support ATL skills
• Introduce and Implement appropriate instructional strategies for integrating technology into instruction.
• Assess students' learning/instructional needs to identify the appropriate technology for instruction.
• Manage technology in the classroom to maximize student access and learning.
• Use technology to promote student-centered learning environments including hands-on activities.
• Uses technology to increase student engagement through collaboration and communication.
• Uses technology to solve problems and increase critical/creative thinking.
• Uses technology to differentiate instruction by content, process, and product.
• Applies and models legal and ethical use of technology

Technology Integration

• Supports teachers as they integrate technology into instruction and utilize technology resources in the classroom.
• Understands and models teaching that incorporates 21st Century Learning Skills and student-centered learning through student engagement.
• Works collaboratively with classroom teachers to plan and deliver technology-integrated lessons that support technology across the curriculum.
• Models creative and innovative uses of technology in classroom instruction.
• Works with teachers to model, coach, and teach technology skills.
• Provides models for teachers in differentiating instruction through the use of technology to meet individual learning needs and to support a variety of learning styles and modalities.
• Evaluate and reflect upon professional practices, emerging technologies, and current research to support student learning.
• Establishes and/or maintains agreements and procedures for the use of technology
• Maintains and updates software and hardware inventories.

GEMS Teachers also have free access to our loyalty app GEMS Rewards which provides significant savings on day-to-day life in the UAE. We offer thousands of discounts and 2-for-1 offers on everything from flights, hotels, restaurants, and retail outlets, making your salary go further and enhancing the opportunity to save whilst working overseas.