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TeachTown is hiring a Senior Curriculum Developer for Assessment. The role involves designing classroom-based assessments for students with moderate to severe disabilities, training educational staff on curriculum and assessment administration, and analyzing data to evaluate student outcomes and product efficacy.

Highlights

Develop assessments targeting academic, social, behavioral, adaptive, and communication skills for students aged 18 months to 22 years with disabilities.
Train teachers, administrators, and district personnel on curriculum implementation and assessment administration.
Analyze curriculum and assessment data to measure effectiveness and student progress.
Create presentations and align assessments with state and national standards.
Use proprietary lesson authoring software to develop technology-based assessments and specify features for data collection and reporting.
Require a Master's degree in Special Education or related field with at least 5 years of special education teaching experience.
At least 2 years experience in training educational staff and implementing school-wide assessment and data initiatives.
At least 2 years experience developing or evaluating assessment and data tools or programs.
Salary range between $75,000 and $90,000 per year.
US work authorization required; travel up to 20% per quarter.

Senior Curriculum Developer for Assessment Full Description

Senior Curriculum Developer for Assessment

Remote, Remote
Type: Full-time
Min. Experience: Senior Level
Salary: $75,000 - $90,000

TeachTown is the leading provider of education solutions for students diagnosed with autism, developmental and intellectual disabilities, emotional disorders, and speech/language impairments. We are seeking a motivated, deadline-driven individual to join us as a full-time Senior Curriculum Developer for Assessment. The individual will be strong in writing, time-management, communication, and attention to detail; committed to creating content that is diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible (DEIA); experienced in teaching and writing school-based content (academic, social, behavioral, adaptive, etc.) for students with disabilities; and prepared to work both independently and as part of a dynamic team.

All applicants will be required to submit a writing sample with their application. Examples of writing samples should include an assessment, evaluation, or data analysis piece and can include: curriculum content and accompanying assessment(s), Master’s thesis, and classroom assessment materials that do not include identifiable student information of any type.

Role & Responsibilities

Develop classroom-based assessments (to be implemented by special education teachers) for students with moderate to severe disabilities, ages 18 months through 22 years.
- Targeted learning domains to assess may include, but are not limited to: ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, Adaptive Skills, Communication Skills, Behavioral Skills, and Transition Skills. Assessments must address content area learning standards that will be specified in the curriculum scope and sequence OR normed developmental progressions. All assessment content must be adapted to meet the developmental needs of targeted student ability levels.
Train teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals and other district personnel on curriculum implementation and assessment administration to support evaluation efforts.
Analyze curriculum and assessment data to evaluate student outcomes and product efficacy.
Work with experts in the field to create, evaluate, and update assessments and data collection measures.
Create presentations to communicate curriculum and assessment implementation guidelines and assessment outcomes
Align assessment content to state and national standards and normed developmental progressions.
Create specifications for technology-based data collection, reporting, and analysis features and functionality at the student, classroom, and school level.
When given a short-term or long-term assessment project, develop an aggressive but achievable project plan with carefully task-analyzed steps toward project goal.
Work both independently on specific development tasks and collaboratively with the development team on broader assessment planning, decision-making, and execution.
Systematically communicate project progress to Editorial Directors and other Curriculum Team members.
Troubleshoot project progress challenges and implementing effective solutions.
Create technology-based assessments that provide instruction in specific content area learning standards using our proprietary lesson authoring software.
Select images for assessments. Images should be appropriate for the concepts and skills being taught as well as the age of the target population.
Review, proofread, and copy-edit curriculum content and supporting documentation, including but not limited to assessments, lesson plans, and professional development materials.

Required Education & Experience

Master’s degree in Special Education or a related field
Minimum of 5 years of special education teaching experience with preschool, elementary, middle school, and/or high school students with disabilities, including academic content (i.e., ELA, Math, Science, and/or Social Studies) and/or a highly-specialized content area (i.e., speech language therapy, Transition skills).
At least 2 years of experience training teachers and/or implementing school- or district-wide assessment and data collection/analysis initiatives to support student growth, including planning how to use assessment data to inform instruction.
At least 2 years of experience developing or evaluating assessment and data collection/analysis tools or programs.

Preferred Education & Experience

PhD or EdD preferred

Additional Notes:

US Work Authorization is required.
Travel required (up to 20% of total work time per quarter)

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands associated with the tasks described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

About TeachTown

Our mission is to improve the academic, behavioral, and adaptive functioning of students with disabilities.

TeachTown offers teachers, parents, and clinicians proven software, curriculum, tools, and strategies that can help them meet educational goals and increase every child’s intellectual and social functioning.

Here at TeachTown, we are committed to research and evidence-based practices with an exclusive focus on serving the needs of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, those with intellectual disabilities or developmental delays, and children with emotional and behavior disorders.

TeachTown’s solutions are based on the principles of applied behavior analysis, which is the only scientifically validated therapy for students with moderate-to-severe learning disabilities. In addition, the use of machine learning and data analysis enables our software to dynamically adapt curricula scope and provide personalized learning for each student, in a highly scalable manner.

Original Job Description

Senior Curriculum Developer for Assessment

Remote, Remote
Type: Full-time
Min. Experience: Senior Level
Salary: $75,000 - $90,000

Role & Responsibilities

Develop classroom-based assessments (to be implemented by special education teachers) for students with moderate to severe disabilities, ages 18 months through 22 years.
- Targeted learning domains to assess may include, but are not limited to: ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, Adaptive Skills, Communication Skills, Behavioral Skills, and Transition Skills. Assessments must address content area learning standards that will be specified in the curriculum scope and sequence OR normed developmental progressions. All assessment content must be adapted to meet the developmental needs of targeted student ability levels.
Train teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals and other district personnel on curriculum implementation and assessment administration to support evaluation efforts.
Analyze curriculum and assessment data to evaluate student outcomes and product efficacy.
Work with experts in the field to create, evaluate, and update assessments and data collection measures.
Create presentations to communicate curriculum and assessment implementation guidelines and assessment outcomes
Align assessment content to state and national standards and normed developmental progressions.
Create specifications for technology-based data collection, reporting, and analysis features and functionality at the student, classroom, and school level.
When given a short-term or long-term assessment project, develop an aggressive but achievable project plan with carefully task-analyzed steps toward project goal.
Work both independently on specific development tasks and collaboratively with the development team on broader assessment planning, decision-making, and execution.
Systematically communicate project progress to Editorial Directors and other Curriculum Team members.
Troubleshoot project progress challenges and implementing effective solutions.
Create technology-based assessments that provide instruction in specific content area learning standards using our proprietary lesson authoring software.
Select images for assessments. Images should be appropriate for the concepts and skills being taught as well as the age of the target population.
Review, proofread, and copy-edit curriculum content and supporting documentation, including but not limited to assessments, lesson plans, and professional development materials.

Required Education & Experience

Master’s degree in Special Education or a related field
Minimum of 5 years of special education teaching experience with preschool, elementary, middle school, and/or high school students with disabilities, including academic content (i.e., ELA, Math, Science, and/or Social Studies) and/or a highly-specialized content area (i.e., speech language therapy, Transition skills).
At least 2 years of experience training teachers and/or implementing school- or district-wide assessment and data collection/analysis initiatives to support student growth, including planning how to use assessment data to inform instruction.
At least 2 years of experience developing or evaluating assessment and data collection/analysis tools or programs.

Preferred Education & Experience

PhD or EdD preferred

Additional Notes:

US Work Authorization is required.
Travel required (up to 20% of total work time per quarter)

Physical Demands and Work Environment

About TeachTown

Our mission is to improve the academic, behavioral, and adaptive functioning of students with disabilities.

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