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University of California, Santa Cruz · 3 days ago

NAEP Professional Development Specialist

Santa Cruz County, CA

Full-time

Remote

Entry, Mid Level

$70K/yr - $90K/yr

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Responsibilities

Creates, reviews, and edits training materials and content, including information in support of pedagogy and assessment literacy.

Applies professional instructional design skills to articulate learning design and contribute to prototype quality guidelines.

Applies learning objectives/ outcomes, including supportive learning activities and assessments, and selects appropriate tools to achieve organizational goals.

Reviews resources for adherence to quality guidelines, standards alignment, developmental appropriateness, and instructional best practices to produce high-quality materials. Provides diplomatic feedback and problem-solves potential solutions.

Develops comprehensive systems to support the development of individual professional learning plans for each NAEP coordinator.

Works in a collaborative manner with others in a diverse environment and at all levels in the organization with diplomacy and tact to prioritize work assignments, conduct analysis, participate effectively in cross-functional workstreams, and develop recommendations.

Deploys content on learning management platforms according to training guidelines.

Attends required in-person training sessions and conferences, Annotate Conferences, as well as workshops and training programs related to professional learning.

Maintains a pool of state and district consultants and manages associated contracts.

Conducts appropriate job and task analyses in the context of instructional design to contribute to project plans.

Actively seeks out knowledge of new and emerging learning technologies.

Evaluates resources to identify future development needs and the degree of alignment to guidelines, and proposes new resource types.

Provides meeting and calendar management and administrative support as required.

Uses sound judgment in solving problems independently and otherwise collaborates with other partners as necessary.

Qualification

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Instructional DesignMultimedia DevelopmentLearning Management SystemsEducational TechnologyProfessional Learning SystemsMonitoringCreative Material DevelopmentProject Management

Required

Experience ensuring that organizational practices, services, and behaviors support and promote diversity among staff.

Experience developing and reviewing materials for accuracy and consistency with conventional grammar practices.

Recent experience and responsibility for addressing the terms of a contract either as a direct service provider or part of an organization that provides products and services.

Thorough knowledge of the technical tools and platforms required to achieve the delivery of engaging and media-rich online learning content, including learning management systems, assessment systems, communication tools, streaming media platforms and multimedia creative applications.

Thorough knowledge of trends in the use and effectiveness of educational technology to support engagement of a diversity of learners.

Thorough knowledge of instructional design principles and learning strategies for adult learners including needs analysis, backwards design, and learning outcomes to support large scale educational assessment implementation.

Exceptional skills in the application of planning, resourcing, and monitoring of effective learning design life cycle educational solutions.

Exceptional skills in delivering engaging and interactive trainings to adult learners.

Strong skills in the development of professional learning systems, including the application of planning, designing, resourcing, and monitoring of effective learning design life cycles.

Demonstrated organizational, negotiation and problem-solving skills that include collaboration and escalation as appropriate.

Excellent written skills.

Strong verbal and interpersonal skills, to include diplomacy and collaboration.

Strong skills in project and calendar management to ensure resources and services are provided on time.

Ability to analyze and understand program content standards and adhere to curriculum and resource development best practices.

Ability to perform accurate problem analysis and develop creative solutions.

Ability to develop material creatively within established designs and/or alternatively propose new designs.