LearningMate helps K-12 organizations create digital content that is personalized, accessible, and engaging. We are looking for highly qualified English Language Arts subject matter experts (SMEs) to work with our team over the next 12-15 months as we develop a comprehensive and engaging ELA program for US-based, standard and honors-level students in Grades 9-12.
Responsibilities:
You will be responsible for supporting the team and the stakeholders by actively contributing to a robust, cohesive grades 9-12, ELA program that includes standard and honors-level lessons. You will focus on the analysis, transformation, upliftment, and development of proprietary content based on your expertise in these specific grade levels.
You will be working with the Lead Instructional Designer, Learning Design Strategist, Curriculum Director, and Project Managers to provide support related but not limited to recommending (outlining), authoring, and editing:
desired student experience for the course and overall pedagogy;
course units, topics, and lessons;
lesson structure and content;
media storyboards; workbooks, teacher course guides, and guides for parents/guardians; and
assessment (traditional and performance-based tasks) and projects.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or Master's degree in U.S. based education
Solid awareness of pedagogy and skills in reading, writing, grammar, and word study (specialization curriculum writing for High (9-12) school grades for the U.S. market)
9-12 ELA teaching, specifically with honors-level experience
ELA curriculum design and development is required, specifically for relevant grades
Experience: min. 8 to 10 years, teacher leaders or department chairs preferred
Desired Skills:
Experience in curriculum writing, assessment writing, quality online course development, and academic standards alignment with an emphasis on learning accessibility (e.g., Universal Design for Learning)
Excellent written and verbal English skills
Substantial word processing, spreadsheet, and online authoring system skills
Experience in designing developmentally appropriate literacy instruction
Preferred Experience:
Recent grades 9-12 lesson/unit/course building (development of content) for an online delivery format
Experience adapting lessons for asynchronous learning
Alternative text writing experience
Media storyboarding experience for ELA
Experience providing support for multi-lingual and other learners
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Education and Writing/Editing
Industries
E-Learning Providers, Primary and Secondary Education, and Higher Education
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