Assessment and Activity Designer, SLA K-5 (Full-Time, Contractor)

A pioneer in K-12 education since 2000, Amplify is leading the way in next-generation curriculum and assessment. Our core and supplemental programs in ELA, math, and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply, creatively, and for themselves. Our formative assessment products help teachers identify the targeted instruction students need to build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of our programs provide educators with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of every student. Today, Amplify serves more than 15 million students in all 50 states. For more information, visit amplify.com.

Amplify is seeking an Spanish Language Arts (SLA) K-5 Assessment and Activity Designer to create K-5 digital literacy assessments and activities that reflect our core program's content architecture, reporting structure, and vision for overall impact while aligning to the science of how children learn to read, key literacy competencies, and learning standards across the United States. The SLA Assessment and Activity Designer focuses on deeply understanding the vision for curriculum, measurement / assessments, and reporting in K-5 literacy; trans-adapting English assessment items as appropriate and creating new assessment items as needed to measure critical skills with sufficient depth and breadth; creating practice activities; and contributing to an iterative process of strategic improvements to ensure assessments and activities produce results that can be used to make meaningful and instructionally useful decisions and recommendations for students. The SLA K-5 Assessment and Activity designer will work as part of a cross-functional agile team.

• This is a contract role expected to end 5 / 31 / 26.

Essential Responsibilities :

Develop and review assessment and activity content (auto-scored items, open-ended items, rubrics, game-based tasks)

Transadapt and develop content that meets the needs of a variety of learners

Source rich and engaging Spanish texts for assessment purposes

Refine existing processes for developing and reviewing content

Organize a process for collecting qualitative and quantitative data and using the data for iterative improvements of assessments and activities

Design reports of student progress against key competencies

Collaborate with research and measurement team members, content team members, designers, developers, product managers, and other content producers to bring assessments to life

Required Qualifications :

Native proficiency in Spanish

2+ years of Spanish and / or bilingual teaching or instructional / curriculum / assessment design experience & 2+ years of work experience in education or Spanish curriculum / assessment publishing with a familiarity in assessment content development

Bachelor's Degree in Education-related field (e.g., Education, Special Education, School Psychology) with an emphasis on literacy and / or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Strong content background in Spanish literacy genres and Spanish literacy development

Strong content background in Spanish : literacy genres, literacy development, linguistics, including grammar, phonology, semantics, morphology, and syntax

Experience writing fair and appropriate selected response assessment items measuring students' early Spanish literacy and comprehension skills

Experience designing rubrics and clear criteria for success on a broad range of projects and assessments

Experience with digital assessment design and delivery

Excellent leadership and collaboration skills; excellent written and verbal communication

Broad understanding of the K-5 educational landscape, including the science of reading, state standards, and formative assessment models

Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and balance work on multiple projects

Preferred Qualifications :

Master's Degree in Education-related field (e.g., Education, Special Education, School Psychology) with an emphasis on literacy and / or biliteracy

Experience working in or with Educational Technology

Basic familiarity with validity, reliability, and best practices for designing fair and appropriate assessments

Deep knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or other spreadsheet software

Compensation :

The hourly rate range for this role is $40.00-$45.00.

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