NGSS Content Manager

Our rapidly growing edtech company, www.InnerOrbit.com, features the highest quality NGSS-aligned phenomena, assessments, and 3D reports on the market. We are seeking a full-time NGSS Content Manager to join our Educational Content Team.

Qualified candidates will have:

• A deep, conceptual understanding and passion for the NGSS and 3-Dimensional pedagogy and assessment.
• Strong project and people management skills, including version control and documentation management.
• Concrete experience using DCIs, CCCs, SEPs, and Evidence Statements to write high-quality assessments and sensemaking tasks.
  • For this position, extensive experience in middle and high school earth and physical sciences is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of and appreciation for the gravity of assessment systems, including the historical impact of standardized assessment on equitable outcomes for marginalized communities.
• A growth mindset that drives curiosity, lifelong learning, and growth in others through actionable feedback and facilitative management.
• A customer-first, quality-focused mindset with empathy and understanding for teachers and students, and a belief that all students can learn and grow.
• An unwavering commitment to help all students engage with evidence-based explanations of the natural world through scientific literacy and sensemaking practice.

How will we help you grow?

• Coaching on best practice for writing for the NGSS, crystallized through the thousands of assessments and work with hundreds of districts.
• Experience working with a growing Edtech company, founded and run by teachers.
• Virtual, flexible work that drives measurable impacts on student learning and teaching practice.

How do I apply?

• Apply through Breezy, including ALL of the following for consideration
  • A resume
  • A cover letter that includes
    • An example of the difference between sensemaking and representation.
    • Why you would be a good fit for this position, and why we would be a good fit for you
    • A description of what you believe to be your core values, and how they are relevant to your work in education
• We will begin scheduling interviews by mid-June