The role:Our Unit Contributors bring a wide variety of experience to the table, but they are all united by their passion for improving the lives of teachers and students, and their commitment to developing engaging, student-centered, and culturally responsive resources. To achieve this, different types of assignments for Unit Contributors might include:
- Creating units for Newsela・・s content collections that align to a provided scope & sequence and specific standards, relying on their instructional expertise and creativity to curate Newsela texts and design lesson plans that are engaging
- Reviewing and editing draft versions of Units, evaluating the content and instructional choices, providing feedback and revisions along the way
- Revisiting and refreshing Newsela content collections, adding more relevant and up-to-date resources based on staff and teacher feedback
- Other tasks that support the production process, such as migrating information, adjusting unit formatting, updating resources & links, tagging standards within a Unit, and other quick, yet vital, tasks
Why you're a great fit
In order to be successful in this role, our Unit Contributors have the following experience and abilities:
- Experience
- Experience writing and implementing standards and objectives-aligned lessons that help students build skills and master content, particularly in Social Studies, ELA and Science
- Experience curating vetted, reliable resources to support the learning experience for all students, and providing the scaffolds and supports that can help teachers differentiate learning
- Experience creating curriculum and lesson activities for use in digital education contexts, utilizing standard frameworks such as the C3 Inquiry Model, CCSS, NGSS, etc.
- Knowledge
- Deep understanding of backwards-design, objective-based planning, familiarity with key components of strong formative assessment
- Commitment to developing engaging, student-centered and culturally responsive resources
- Understanding of how to unpack standards and ensure that content meets core learning objectives
- Rich content knowledge in one or more of Newsela・・s key focus areas: Social Studies, ELA and Science
- Ability to respond well to and implement feedback
- Attentive to details, accuracy and production deadlines
- Technical savvy and ability to use different platforms and software
This role is compensated on a per-task basis. The benefits listed below apply to full-time employees only.