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Posted: 09-Mar-23
Location: Eagan, Minnesota
Type: Full Time
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About Learners Edge
Learners Edge is a trusted partner committed to providing joy of learning, positively impacting student achievement, and preparing educators for a lifetime of success. Learners Edge offers opportunities for elevation and career advancement through self-paced, graduate-level, continuing education courses and professional learning for teacher development. Developed with, and approved by our regional university partners, our courses allow teachers to work towards endorsements, certifications, continuing education hours, and master’s degrees.
Location: This is a hybrid role, with two days per week in our Eagan, MN office.
The Opportunity
Under the direction of the Director of Curriculum and Instruction, the Professional Learning Specialist will develop a slate of courses and related content to support teachers’ professional growth.
High quality continuing education courses are the heart of an educator’s professional development and career advancement. The Professional Learning Specialist writes graduate level, continuing education courses aligned to the organization’s Professional Learning Model. Courses are purposefully designed with rich, practical applications that support effective teaching and learning.
The Professional Learning Specialist will expand the content area expertise of the Curriculum and Instruction team, leverage personal experience using high impact classroom teaching practices to design curriculum, and will actively engage in the content development work of the organization. Curriculum development topics are determined in collaboration with the Director and are informed by current offerings, market demand, appropriate resources, and the goals of the business unit.
What You’ll Do
- Contribute to the team goals for curriculum development through individual goal achievement
- Analyze trends, topics, programs, and models that support good teaching and learning
- Work both collaboratively and independently to develop Continuing Education courses, provide peer review, and support delivery within the learning management system
- Ensure alignment to learning standards and brain-based learning principles
- Manage projects related to curriculum development, course performance, and content evolution
- Provide timely and accurate customer support to enrolled educators
- Strategically partner with team leadership and business unit leadership to ensure outcomes
- Responsible for documentation and record-keeping that tracks curriculum development progress, task prioritization, and deadline achievement
- Attend to citation and formatting with intentionality
Who You Are
You are an experienced, successful educator with a track record of results for students - You have demonstrated success creating lesson plans, assessments, and/or instructional materials.
You are a dynamic mentor and leader - You have expertise and experience in leading peers and designing and delivering professional development content.
You embrace cross-cultural agility - Your experience and leadership promote culturally and linguistically responsive teaching and you utilize your skills to contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
You are a skilled project manager - You have an ability to think and act strategically and adjust to meet the needs of the business, a high attention to detail and the ability to multitask, and you are highly organized with strong time management skills.
Why Work with Us
We offer a wide variety of benefits, including flexible time off, maternity/paternity leave, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401K.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Commitment to Diversity
Equity is a driving force behind all of our decisions, including but never limited to hiring diverse professionals and engaging in honest and reflective dialogue on our lived experience and educational practice. We operate with the deep belief that our world, our schools, and our team are made stronger by respecting, listening to, and amplifying the voices of the communities we serve and the world around us. Therefore, our curricular offerings, our work together, and our work with schools, reflect a diversity of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We strive to deliver services, products, and practices that are deeply rooted in equity for all children.
We are committed to building a diverse team to contribute to this work. We seek individuals of all backgrounds to apply for this position. We provide equal employment opportunities for all applicants and prohibits discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, socioeconomic background or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We encourage all who share our mission to apply.
Qualifications
- Education:
- Master’s level or higher in field of education or comparable experience, Science, Tech, or Math preferred
- Additional experience, study, or achievement to demonstrate a special area of interest preferred
- Experience:
- EC-12 classroom teaching required
- Demonstrated success with instructional technologies, Google suite preferred
