Pearson Education Services
Content specialist - english language arts
Pearson Education Services, Montgomery, Alabama, United States, 36136
As a
Content Specialist
within the
Asset Creation
team, you will work as both a ELA content and assessment expert to develop K-12 assessments for our state and district clients. Our team develops standards-based assessments for students across the United States. We collaborate with education departments, committees of educators, and business partners to develop assessments of learning that are accessible to all students. We are looking for flexible and creative content experts to join our team.Responsibilities:Develop and review ELA test items, and passages, including multiple choice, technology enhanced, extended response, performance-based tasks, and simulations across multiple grade levels for large-scale assessmentsHelp develop item, passage, and test specifications, item development plans, test blueprints, and other ancillary documentsHelp select, assign, manage, and train item/passage writers and educators to develop items based on standards, cognitive complexity, and item development best practicesFacilitate and support customer meetings and provide content assessment expertiseFacilitate activities related to test construction and review of composed test formsConsult with the customer as required, including participation in planning, status, review meetings, etc.Work closely with test development managers, other content developers, psychometricians, and other Pearson groupsPerform other duties as assignedSome travel requiredQualifications:Bachelor's degree in education, English, or equivalent experience requiredFive years’ experience as an elementary or secondary teacher in the field of ELA preferredProfessional knowledge of ELA and educational trends requiredSome experience in large-scale educational measurement preferredGeneral knowledge of all phases of the development, processing, scoring, and reporting of large-scale assessments preferredOutstanding oral and written communication skillsAbility to creatively and flexibly address challenges with a variety of audiencesExcellent planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills and the ability to work on multiple activities and adapt to unexpected eventsSkill in basic software tools and technology and the confidence necessary to work with unfamiliar programsCompensation:
The minimum full-time salary range is between $60,000 - $70,000.Workplace Type:
RemoteReq ID:
16633
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Content Specialist
within the
Asset Creation
team, you will work as both a ELA content and assessment expert to develop K-12 assessments for our state and district clients. Our team develops standards-based assessments for students across the United States. We collaborate with education departments, committees of educators, and business partners to develop assessments of learning that are accessible to all students. We are looking for flexible and creative content experts to join our team.Responsibilities:Develop and review ELA test items, and passages, including multiple choice, technology enhanced, extended response, performance-based tasks, and simulations across multiple grade levels for large-scale assessmentsHelp develop item, passage, and test specifications, item development plans, test blueprints, and other ancillary documentsHelp select, assign, manage, and train item/passage writers and educators to develop items based on standards, cognitive complexity, and item development best practicesFacilitate and support customer meetings and provide content assessment expertiseFacilitate activities related to test construction and review of composed test formsConsult with the customer as required, including participation in planning, status, review meetings, etc.Work closely with test development managers, other content developers, psychometricians, and other Pearson groupsPerform other duties as assignedSome travel requiredQualifications:Bachelor's degree in education, English, or equivalent experience requiredFive years’ experience as an elementary or secondary teacher in the field of ELA preferredProfessional knowledge of ELA and educational trends requiredSome experience in large-scale educational measurement preferredGeneral knowledge of all phases of the development, processing, scoring, and reporting of large-scale assessments preferredOutstanding oral and written communication skillsAbility to creatively and flexibly address challenges with a variety of audiencesExcellent planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills and the ability to work on multiple activities and adapt to unexpected eventsSkill in basic software tools and technology and the confidence necessary to work with unfamiliar programsCompensation:
The minimum full-time salary range is between $60,000 - $70,000.Workplace Type:
RemoteReq ID:
16633
#J-18808-Ljbffr