Course Writers and Subject Matter Experts

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--Karen

A Pass Educational Group is currently looking for a number of educational writers to work on the development of a variety of courses. We are looking for both course writers and subject matter experts. Here is a list of courses for which we are looking for writers and the necessary qualifications for the writers:

Project Management: Must have work experience in Project Management, have taught Project Management courses in a University setting, and must be PMP certified.

Accounting: Must have work experience as an Accountant, must have taught Business courses in a University setting, must have an MBA and CPA.

Management Information Systems: Must have work experience in the IS field, must have taught Business courses in a University setting, must have an MBA and at least one IS certification.

Operations Management: Must have work experience in a managerial role, preferably having run manufacturing or service operation in a business, must have taught Business courses in a University setting, and must have an MBA.

Managing Business Information Systems: Must have work experience in a managerial role, preferably in an IS capacity, must have taught graduate level courses in Business and IS in a University setting, must have an MBA and preferably has a PhD in a Business field.

Quantitative Analysis: Must have work experience in a technical or analyst role solving business problems. Must have academic knowledge of quantitative tools as well as practical experience. Must have taught Business courses in a University setting, and must have an MBA.

Quantitative Decision Making: Must have work experience in a managerial role, with a mathematical or technical background, must have taught graduate level courses in math or quantitative methods in a University setting, must have an MBA and preferably has a PhD in a Business field.

Fundamentals of Management: Must have work experience in a managerial role, preferably having run a business, must have taught Business courses in a University setting, and must have an MBA.

If you are interested in one or more of these positions please contact Andrew Pass at ap@pass-ed.com. Be sure to send a copy of your resume and a writing sample.

Bank Street Gig

This looks great...
Position: Part-Time Curriculum Developer for a G&T Certificate

Job Description

The Office of Continuing Professional Studies at Bank Street College of Education seeks an experienced educator in the Gifted and Talented field to help develop a 12-credit online certificate. This is a part-time, consulting position, which includes the option of teaching at least one course in the certificate program.

The curriculum to be developed must fulfill NYS requirements for awarding the Gifted and Talented Extension, and include options for teachers from a variety of backgrounds. The proposed certificate will be presented to the College's Curriculum Committee for approval.
Qualifications and Experience

* Thorough familiarity with current issues and concerns in G&T education and the requirements for State licensing
* Valid certification with the Gifted Education Extension
* Demonstrated experience with designing curriculum
* Experience developing online courses desirable
* Master's in Education degree preferred
* Experience teaching in a progressive education environment and familiarity with Bank Street's pedagogy
* Ability to communicate ideas clearly - both written and orally

Salary: Commensurate with qualifications

Start Date: Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until a qualified candidate is identified.

Posted: 03/28/2011
Send cover letter and résumé to:

Joy Lundeen Ellebbane
Continuing Professional Studies
Bank Street College of Education
610 West 112 Street
New York, NY 10025

Education Related Leads for Friday April 8, 2011

Hi,
Here some education-related leads for today:

• Development Editor, College History Textbooks
• Instructional Designer, K-12 Reading & Math
• Pearson Education, Editorial (jobs in San Francisco, Boston, NYC, Chicago, and other cities)
• Test Content Writer
• Math Curriculum Editor, Edison Learning, Richmond, VA
  

Good luck!
-Beth L.

Education-Related Leads for Thursday, April 7, 2011

Here are the leads for today:

• Freelance Proofreaders
• Freelance writer
• Curriculum writer
• Freelance writers

That's all -- not much today.

Best of luck!

-Karen

K-12 Item Writers Needed (Math, Reading, and Science)

This just in by email:
Good luck,
Laura

I am in need of education writers experienced in item writing and passage selection for a major state assessment project that I just received. I need writers skilled in writing items for the following:

• Math: Grades 2-10
• Reading: Grades 2-10
• Science: Grades 5-10, including Biology and Chemistry

Writers need to be experienced in writing constructed-response items and performance tasks as well as selecting and writing passages (Reading only).

Interested applicants should forward a resume and a brief item writing sample to (Email address removed at request of advertiser. Plenty of great resumes already in!)

Education-Related Leads for Thursday, March 31, 2011

Here are the leads for today:

• Project Editor
• Writer/Editor
• Freelance Copy Editor
• Freelance Copy Editor/Proofreader
• Academic Publishing Project Editor (San Diego)
• Freelance Grades K-2 Writers
• Curriculum Developer
• Secondary Math Curriculum Writer and Content Editor
• Secondary Science Curriculum Writer and Content Editor
• Secondary Language Arts Curriculum Writer and Content Editor
• Secondary Social Studies Curriculum Writer and Content Editor
• Content Writer at Shmoop
• Content Writer - College Success

Best of luck!

-Karen

Interesting gig with WestEd

Position Title:
Passage Writer (Work from Home)
Program:
Assessment & Standards Development Services
Hourly Rate:
Competitive Salary
Location:
Home Office
Position No:
3496
End Date:
11/30/2011

WestEd, a nonprofit research, development, and service agency, works with education and other communities to promote excellence, achieve equity, and improve learning for children, youth, and adults. While WestEd serves the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah as one of the nation's Regional Educational Laboratories, our agency's work extends throughout the United States and abroad. WestEd has 17 offices nationwide, from Washington and Boston to Arizona, Southern California, and its headquarters in San Francisco.

Position Description

Assessment and Standards Development Services (ASDS) is involved extensively at the local, state, and national levels in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating standards and assessment tools, methods, and systems. Some of ASDS work is aimed at revealing how well students or workers are learning or performing; other parts of our work address broader concerns of accountability and program or school success. From language arts, mathematics, science, and social science to such emerging fields as NCLB transition, our wide range of projects and services spans many domains. Staff also address broader concerns of accountability and program or school success.

ASDS has been instrumental in helping the education community respond to NCLB's extensive assessment and accountability demands by providing technical and policy support at state, local, and national levels. As the test-development contractor for high-stakes assessment programs in several states, ASDS performs standards/assessment alignment studies. The focus of ASDS projects ranges from the traditional academic areas to developing fields such as alternative school accountability - addressing standards, assessment, and accountability needs from elementary school through adult education.

Job Description:

Writers will write high quality non-fiction and fiction passages for state assessment projects. Writers will utilize their knowledge of text and their writing skills to develop non-fiction and fiction passages for grades 3-8 and high school. Writers will be paid for each submitted passage that is approved.

Scope of Work for Temp or Intern:

The Assessment and Standards Development Services (ASDS) division of WestEd is looking for writers to write passages to be used in statewide assessment programs. The writing of passages for current project work will begin in March 2011 and continue through November 2011. Writers will work off-site and submit their completed work electronically. Writers will be given guidelines and specific assignments.

Job Requirements
Qualifications

Qualifications
· Strong writing skills
· Bachelor’s degree or higher
·Experience developing passages and/or curriculum materials is desired (elementary through high school grade levels)
·Experience writing for magazines or other publications desired
·Strong analytical/thinking skills
·Detail oriented
·Ability to follow detailed instructions and guidelines
·Ability to fact-check and document content of submitted work
·Ability to maintain confidentiality and security of all testing materials
·Ability to communicate via email
·Open to feedback and review
·Must be US citizen or authorized to work (visa sponsorship not available)

Application Process

We invite you to Apply for this Position.

Human Resources
WestEd
730 Harrison Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
http://www.WestEd.org

WestEd is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Positions are open until filled.

In your letter of interest, please indicate your preference for writing fiction or non-fiction and grade-level preference.

Education Related Leads for Friday March 25, 2011

Hi,
Here are some leads for today:

• Coordinating Editor, Science & Business publisher, telecommute okay
• Freelance Textbook Reviewers, Political Science
• Freelance Science Item Writers
• Editor for Language Curriculum Project, D.C. area
• Instructional Designer, Adult Education, Austin, TX
• Development Editor for Academic Publisher, Los Angeles area
• Academic Publishing Project Editor, San Diego area

Good luck!
-Beth