[Hiring] ELA Item Writer II @Cambium Learning Group

Role Description

Join our ELA Team! We develop academic tests covering Reading and Literacy and are looking for people with ELA expertise to help develop these tests. We integrate cutting edge technology with content expertise to develop standardized assessments across the nation. The primary function of the Item Writer II is to develop passages and/or create new test questions (items) for various client-specific projects.

• Work in interdisciplinary teams to craft test items and performance tasks to measure what students have learned.
• Find stimulus material for test use, obtaining copyright permission as needed.
• Craft and review the items themselves, using our state-of-the-art tools to create highly interactive items, simulations, and other types of tasks.
• Participates in group item reviews.
• Records team feedback on test items at one-on-one meetings and group review sessions.
• Assists with the assembly of field test and operational test forms.
• Contributes to the creation of ancillary testing materials for interpretive guides, score reports, and item release websites.
• Helps senior staff in the management of test item pools and the development of new assessments, products, and services.
• Assists with the creation of test specifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in English or related field is required.
• 2-3 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated imagination, analysis skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to identify problems and conceptualize solutions.
• Prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and work collaboratively with others.

Requirements

• Required travel for this position ranges from 1 to 6 trips per year.
• Candidates should be able to travel as required for 2-3 days at a time, including, and especially, summer months.

Company Description

Cambium Learning® Group is an award-winning educational technology solutions leader dedicated to helping all students reach their potential through individualized and differentiated instruction. Using a research-based, personalized approach, Cambium Learning Group delivers SaaS resources and instructional products that engage students and support teachers in fun, positive, safe, and scalable environments.

• Learning A-Z® (online differentiated instruction for elementary school reading, writing, and science).
• ExploreLearning® (online interactive math and science simulations, a math fact fluency solution, and a K–2 science solution).
• Voyager Sopris Learning® (blended solutions that accelerate struggling learners to achieve in literacy and math and professional development for teachers).
• VKidz Learning (online comprehensive homeschool education and programs for literacy and science).

We believe that every student has unlimited potential, that teachers matter, and that data, instruction, and practice are the keys to success in the classroom and beyond.