Benchmark Education Company
Instructional Design & Training Specialist
Edtech.com's Summary
Benchmark Education Company is hiring an Instructional Design & Training Specialist. This role involves collaborating with the Publisher and Spanish Executive Editor to design and implement research-based instructional strategies for Spanish literacy, dual language, and cross-linguistic transfer. The specialist leads the development of Spanish and dual language product designs, prototypes, training scripts, and supports district and state submissions.
Highlights
- Guide instructional design for new Spanish and dual language literacy products ensuring research-based best practices.
- Collaborate with content developers, authors, and consultants to create program matrices and align scope and sequences with ELA, ELD, and content standards.
- Develop and review prototypes for new products and participate in content development meetings.
- Assist in responding to district and state RFPs for product submissions.
- Create product training scripts for Spanish core and supplemental materials alongside the Director of Instructional Design and Training.
- Work closely with Spanish literacy and dual language leadership to implement pedagogical approaches.
- Proficiency in designing educational products based on literacy research and standards alignment.
- Experience with ELA, ELD, and content standards in K-12 education contexts.
- Engage in cross-functional teams including publishing, training, and content development.
- Benchmark Education Company is a family-owned leader in bilingual literacy publishing with over 25 years of experience.
Instructional Design & Training Specialist Full Description
Instructional Design & Training Specialist
Remote - USA
Position Purpose:
The Instructional Design and Training Specialist works directly with the Publisher and Spanish Executive Editor to define and implement research-based pedagogical approached related to Spanish literacy, Dual Language, and Cross Linguistic Transfer decisions.
Responsibilities:
- Guide the instructional design of new Spanish and dual products, providing a professional developer/practitioner perspective on content to help ensure best practices.
- Collaborate with content developers, authors, and consultants to conceptualize new products and develop program matrices and scope and sequences based on ELA, ELD and content standards.
- Attend Content Development working meetings to support the conceptualization and prototyping of all new components.
- Develop scope and sequences, working with content developers and outside consultants as needed.
- Create new product prototypes and provide feedback on prototypes developed by others,.
- Participate in district and state submissions by writing and/or reviewing RFP responses to ensure accuracy and comprehensiveness of responses.
- Participate in product launch meetings, scrums, and RFP weekly meetings.
- Work with the Director, Instructional Design and Training, to create product training scripts for Spanish core and supplemental products.
ABOUT BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY
Benchmark Education Company (BEC) is a leading publisher of core, supplemental, and intervention literacy and language resources in English and Spanish, with valid and reliable digital assessments that inform instruction. BEC is also a provider of exceptional professional development to educators.
BEC is recognized as a responsive publisher that offers equally rigorous and engaging digital, print, and hybrid learning materials grounded in the Science of Reading research. BEC monitors research outcomes carefully to create effective foundational resources that include strong decoding materials with systematic and explicit instruction and high-quality resources focused on language development and comprehension. BEC’s content-rich and authentic texts offer instruction in close reading and analysis, multiple perspectives, and authentic literature while building world knowledge and reflecting the individuality of every student in each diverse classroom.
Family owned and operated for more than 25 years, BEC is committed to partnering with educators to provide the best for all students through resources of exceptional quality, world-class professional learning, and effective and dedicated customer support.
Benchmark Education Publishing (BEC) and its affiliates are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
For further information, visit us at: https://www.benchmarkeducation.com
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