Connections Academy, a “school without walls”, is an innovative virtual educational program serving K-12 students throughout various states in a non-classroom-based environment. A learning team, consisting of Parent/Learning Coach, a Certified Teacher and educational specialists, work collaboratively with students using a standards-based hybrid curriculum that includes both online and offline options. This is a unique opportunity to be part of an exciting new public schooling model that creates alternative teaching and learning options for students, parents and teachers by leveraging the latest technologies, capitalizing on recent policy initiatives and embracing a cutting edge approach to education. Connections Academy schools are achieving the best academic results of any multi-state virtual school company. 92% of all CA employees rated the company an A or B on the annual employee satisfaction survey.
Position Summary
Working as Independent Contractors from home, the Curriculum Writer and Content Editor will be part of curriculum development projects to be implemented in the 20112012 school year. The Secondary Science Curriculum Writer is responsible for developing course outlines, writing lesson plans, and creating scripts for online interactive tutorials. The Secondary Science Content Editor will work with the curriculum and editorial teams to ensure quality and accuracy of content and to become familiar with and apply Connections Academy's general editorial style guidelines. Effective communication with the Project Specialists and other curriculum and instruction team members is essential. Candidates with experience in teaching and content development in the areas of Physical Science and Gifted and Talented Middle School Science or curriculum editing in educational publishing are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities (including, but not limited to)
- Develop course outlines to meet state and/or national standards;
- Develop lessons, which will be delivered online, to meet state and/or national standards;
- Develop scripts for online interactive tutorials;
- Design and develop innovative instructional strategies to teach concepts and skills;
- Work with the curriculum development team to develop a comprehensive and consistent academic program;
- Review interactive/online courses according to predetermined criteria in an online/Web-based format;
- Work with editorial and curriculum teams to implement a comprehensive and consistent academic program; and
- Other duties as assigned.
These contractual positions are temporary and are usually paid per piece. These positions will be home-based and may be part-time or full-time.
Requirements
- Experience teaching and delivering instructional material
- Content development experience
- Degree in education (post-secondary degree a plus) or equivalent content area expertise in one of the disciplines listed above
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Detail oriented
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to positively receive constructive feedback in order to improve the quality of work
- •Must have excellent keyboarding skills
- •Must work well in an environment that requires flexibility and creativity
- •Excellent organizational skills and the ability to follow through
- •Ability to follow explicit instructions consistently, but also able to exercise good judgment when making work-related decisions
- •Ability to effectively meet deadlines
- Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office software suite