Off topic but related: Winter Roundtable at Teacher's College: Call for Proposals

This might be of interest to some of you.
http://www3.tc.columbia.edu/events/index.asp?eventID=13906

Educational Writer, 4-8 ESL

Type: Part Time / Contract 

Location: New York City (can work remotely)
Start date: Immediate

Compensation: Commensurate with experience

QLOVI is a fast-growth education-technology startup with a mission to bring literacy innovation to K-12 classrooms, and accelerate literacy achievement. We are also passionate about bringing more diverse books to students across the country, to help address each student’s individual needs. Qlovi has received recognition from The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Echoing Green Fellowships, SXSWedu, HarperCollins Publishers, and Sourcebooks, among others. Over 100,000 students across the country already use Qlovi for reading and writing instruction, and growing. Please visit www.qlovi.com.

Looking for an exceptional writer with experience developing educational content for English Language Arts (ELA) classrooms. This individual should have a strong understanding of the needs of ELA educators, and the types of content and assessments employed in grades 4-8. The ideal candidate will be familiar with Tier II academic vocabulary instruction for English Language Learners (ELL).

Skills and Requirements:
• 1+ years of grades 4-8 teaching experience, and/or equal time professionally writing education materials within this grade range
• Strong ELA curriculum planning and writing skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work cooperatively and meet strict deadlines

Nice to have:
• Experience working with, or writing for, Emergent Bilingual Learners / English Language Learners
• Familiarity with recommended vocabulary instruction for the Common Core

Please send resume and letter of inquiry to Shira Schindel, V.P. Content & Partnership Development, at: Shira@qlovi.com

Additional notes from the poster:
Work Type: Writers/Teachers with ESL, elementary and middle school experience
Description: Qlovi, a literacy education startup, is looking for an exceptional writer with experience developing ELA content for grades 4-8, and for ELL students. Project will consist of 20 short passages, 4 at each grade level, with appropriate Tier II vocabulary words incorporate therein. The right candidate may also be asked to develop aligned assessments, and/or help us build out this inaugural project.

Education reporting

These might be of interest to some of you.

http://www.ewa.org/education-reporter-times-union
http://www.ewa.org/jobs/education-reporter-cincinnati-enquirer

A bit off the standard writing gig, but interesting

Associate Director, Education Writing and Research

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)

 http://www.idealist.org/view/job/CmZkHMBt6bfP

Writers/editors opp

These might be of interest. Michele



Work Type: writers/editors w/ grammar instruction experience
Description:
William H. Sadlier, Inc., seeks freelance writers and editors with experience writing and editing grammar instruction for grades 3-8 ELA classroom materials. Please submit a resume and cover letter with specific programs and publishers. Experience with the Common Core standards a plus.
Location: Remote
Rate: $ 40 to 55 per hour
Contact Name: Megan Howard
Contact Company: William H. Sadlier, Inc.
Contact Website: sadlier-oxford.com
Contact Method: -by email
Email: mhoward@sadlier.com




Work Type: Freelance Writing
Description:
Freelance writers needed for middle-school ELA basal project.
Work begins now and continues for ~4 weeks.
All prototypes, guidelines, and templates (Word) will be provided.
Prior experience with ELA programs and middle grades mandatory.
Location: Remote
Rate: $ 50 per book page
Contact Name: Jennifer Nissenbaum
Contact Company: TSI Graphics
Contact Website: www.tsigraphics.com
Contact Method: -by email
Email: readinglanguagearts@tsigraphics.com



Work Type: Academic Editor
Description:
We are looking for part-time, permanent individuals to edit mostly academic journal papers. Successful candidates are asked to make improvements to papers in:
Grammar
Punctuation
Style
Spelling
Standardisation of terms
Clarity
Fluency
The job is for 20 hours of editing per week and we pay US$2,000 per month to begin with and US$2,400 after the successful completion of probation, usually after 120 hours of editing.
Location: Remote
Rate: $ 2400 per month
Contact Name: Peter Day
Contact Company: Armstrong-Hilton Limited
Contact Website: http://www.ahediting.com
Contact Method: -by email
Email: jobs@ahediting.com

Curriculum Developer
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/fhPSkzhkm4w4

Elementary Literacy Curriculum and Assessment Developer (Contracted, Part-Time)
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/35cNZP4Xxg3cp

Math Worksheet Development

Progressive Education Group is developing a member based website to support today’s elementary school teachers.  Our goal is to offer worksheets that are progressive in both design and content.  We are looking for freelance content developers to write original, age appropriate content that current students will find engaging.  Reimbursement for this project is $750 and is based on completion of 250 approved Math sheets.

Application:

·         At least 2 examples that best demonstrate capabilities

·         Contact Dan Reagan - dreagan@progressiveeducationgroup.com

Requirements:

·         Original material

·         Modern content

·         Common Core aligned (covering minimum of 25% of standards)

·         Includes answer sheet (if appropriate)

·         Files tagged with grade, topic and Common Core cluster code

·         Submitted in Microsoft Word

·         Art is allowed but not required

·         Timeline negotiable

Content Type: (250 sheets total, even distribution for each grade as appropriate)

·         Grade Appropriate: Addition/Subtraction/Multiplication/Division

·         Skip Counting

·         Measurement exercises

·         Time

·         Order of Operations

·         Place Value

·         Money

·         Geometric Measurement

·         Fractions

·         Pattern Identification

·         Algebra

Grade distribution:

Grade Sheet Count Grade 1 40 Grade 2 40 Grade 3 50 Grade 4 60 Grade 5 60 Total 250

Reviewers Needed for College-Level Psychology Items

Seasoned assessment professionals needed to review college-level psychology items (part-time, temporary, telecommuting)

Description: We are an established publisher of college-level science textbooks and supplements, currently developing items to accompany a new introductory psychology textbook.

Reviewers will have access to the forthcoming edition of the textbook and will be asked to review item banks and online quizzes that include multiple-choice, short-answer, and essay items.

The responsibilities of a reviewer include ensuring good content (accuracy, appropriateness, and agreement with the book); and confirming efficacy (items must be well constructed and include good distractors, test meaningful material, be clearly written, show correct answers, etc.). If you’re interested in working on this project, you will receive specifications and essential instructions; we would depend on your content expertise and your familiarity with the creation of effective assessment resources.

Required experience: Bachelor’s degree, preferably in psychology. Master’s or Ph.D. preferred, along with experience reviewing and/or editing college-level psychology items (multiple-choice and constructed-response).

Please respond with a current résumé and a brief cover letter that includes your assessment experience and area(s) of expertise in psychology.

Timeline: Starting in late August (2014) and likely to continue through November

Location: Remote

Contact: carrie.mailler@sinauer.com