Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Achievement Network (ANet) is a nonprofit organization that partners with school and system leaders to strengthen teaching and learning through assessments, coaching, and instructional tools. The Instructional Content Writer develops and designs high-quality, standards-aligned K–12 assessment content and instructional resources, including writing, reviewing, revising, and approving assessment items and supporting materials.
Responsibilities
- Create ANet content and supporting materials aligned with K-12 content standards
- Support item selection and design for all ANet assessments and products
- Write assessment items aligned to standards, including but not limited to traditional and technology-enhanced item types
- Gather and resolve feedback on assessment item content from multiple stakeholders in order to revise
- Provide specific feedback to assessment writers and editors, ensuring quality and alignment to design principles
- Approve final assessment items for use
- Research and analyze content standards and other assessment item examples from states and external organizations
- Support development of instructional support materials and scoring guides for assessment items
- Meet all interim and final deadlines for assessment item creation
Skills
- Prior instructional teaching experience in K-12 classrooms
- Solid understanding of state instructional standards, including Common Core State Standards
- Working knowledge of assessment design principles and best practices
- Ability to communicate ideas clearly in meetings or presentations
- Ability to organize workstreams and take initiative to get assignments completed
- Work effectively under deadlines and fast paced work
- Be able to incorporate input from teams or external sources
- Ability to recognize needed data and understand how it impacts decisions in the work or role
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
- Expertise in content areas such as ELA, Math, Literacy; ANet welcomes writers with strong standards and instructional design backgrounds across subjects
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