Curriculum Specialist Job Description
Curriculum specialist
provides technical assistance to teachers as they implement the C4L curriculum or the math intervention program, including modeling high-quality math, science, literacy, and social-emotional activities and practices.
Curriculum Specialist Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Produce 6 complete lesson plans for use in CTY courses in humanities, science, and writing for academically talented youth as specified in work-for-hire agreement
Implement adult learning principles and communication techniques to write effective curricula meeting high standards of quality
Design interactive courseware using adult learning theory that appeals to various learning styles
Utilizes established project development procedures to meet all milestones and final deliverables by deadlines
Work in a decentralized, rapid development environment and conduct gap analyses on a regular basis
Assist in the development of objectives for each learning project
Participate in departmental and cross-functional teams for the purpose of curriculum and content development
Design, develop, maintain, implement and evaluate current and new training materials
Act as a liaison between The Learning Group, Product Marketing, and third party vendors to gain necessary product support information
Interpret assessment data, strategies for tracking student progress, and communication of results
Curriculum Specialist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Curriculum Specialist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: NC, SPHR, PHR, CSSLP, CEH, CISSP, LMS, MIS
Education for Curriculum Specialist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the curriculum specialist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Master's and Bachelor's Degree in Education, Design, Graduate, Management, The Curriculum, Graduate Education, Editing, Teaching, Instructional Technology, Communication
Skills for Curriculum Specialist
Desired skills for curriculum specialist include:
Competitive landscape
Humanities
Pearson’s print and digital solutions
Intervention
Word
Science
Math
Learning principles
Education theory and market trends in assigned content areas literacy
Instructional theories and design processes
Desired experience for curriculum specialist includes:
A minimum of five years of teaching experience
A minimum of five years of teaching experience in Music
Has the ability to work in an ever changing, project-driven environment with a strong design sensibility when creating web based and instructional materials
Research, write, and maintain every instructor-led and online course assigned in collaboration with subject matter experts and other Learning Group teams
Maintain an archive of curriculum and content materials in accordance with team- established file management practices
3 plus years minimum K-5 teaching experience
Curriculum Specialist Examples
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Curriculum Specialist Job Description
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of curriculum specialist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for curriculum specialist
- Develop testing tools to measure and assess effectiveness of the curriculum and learner performance, integrating results into new and existing course curriculum
- Develop and distribute improved learning materials to every K2–G3 classroom in Jordan
- Train teachers, principals, supervisors, and field directorate and MOE administrators to provide more effective instruction
- Promote community participation in reading and mathematics education
- Support nationwide adoption of early grade reading and mathematics policies, standards, curricula, and assessments
- Maintain timely and appropriate communication with customers
- Provide assistance to Curriculum Operations and Manager of Curriculum Technology and Operations as required
- Include all necessary handouts, lecture notes, worksheets, (with complete bibliographic information) that a CTY summer instructor would need to teach each lesson in his or her course
- Designs and implements annual CYS program plan to include training goals and objectives, plan to meet individual staff needs, curriculum framework that encompasses the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of children/youth incorporating the four (4) service areas for youth as required
- Assists in maintaining DoD certification, and assists in achieving and retaining national accreditation or Army equivalent and maintaining accreditation/Army equivalent standards
Qualifications for curriculum specialist
- Must be willing to travel 80% of the time all overnight trips
- Ability to develop rapport with an audience and effectively and strategically respond to audience questions
- Experience building online course content with learning management systems
- Familiarity and experience with Learning Management Systems
- Experience using online curriculum authoring tools such as Adobe Captivate, Articulate, Camtasia, or other similar online authoring tools
- Exceptional writing skills needed to produce comprehensive course facilitator and participant guides
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of curriculum specialist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for curriculum specialist
- Coach and manage science curriculum writers to outcomes
- Identifies and trains CYS Program Associates and MHA Star Providers to assist in conducting entry level training for new employees/providers
- Spends 60 - 75% of time in programs/homes training, observing, evaluating and modeling Enables staff/providers/volunteers to maintain their Individual Development Plans (IDP) and ensures training has been properly documented
- Develops training program budget and provides to CYS Coordinator for input into CYS budget to include Foundation and Annual/On-going Training costs, resource and professional supplies, equipment and materials, credentialing fees, training related TDY costs, conference registration fees, and college course tuition
- Remain abreast of current and emerging training practices, trends and methods and ensure their application as appropriate
- Provide advanced expertise and innovation to anticipate, identify, and resolve complex training problems
- Coordinate with the Director and Early EdU production team to produce various professional development resources, based on the Practice-Based Coaching model, Program Quality Improvement domains and Quality Seal domains
- Manage a collection of video exemplars in English and Spanish of exemplar interactions between adults, children, and youth in various childcare settings, afterschool programs, and collection of video exemplars of the ELO Coach Model
- Adapt current content to address needs of Family Child Care, 21st Century sites and other licensed and unlicensed school and youth serving programs by adding video exemplars from these settings, creating new materials and handouts to support providers in English and Spanish
- Manage distribution of existing and new CQEL professional development resources via the Coaching Companion (a web based coaching application)
Qualifications for curriculum specialist
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, demanding, and complex work environment
- The ability to effectively and efficiently communicate complex technical concepts to a broad international audience
- The ability to quickly understand new technologies and concepts
- Must travel – the territory includes Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Florida or Louisiana
- 5 years of experience in either in- or pre-service teacher training, in developing curricular materials for either early grade reading or mathematics, with a portfolio of completed assignments
- Post graduate degree (Master’s Degree in education, social sciences, or a related field)
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of curriculum specialist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for curriculum specialist
- Lead on the production of online web-broadcasts – MOOCs
- Lead on the expansion of CQEL media library, identifying media needs, coordinating collection, and coding of new media resources
- Lead on development of new CQEL training materials and adaptation of existing resources
- Work to lead project efforts and liaison with CQEL staff on project specific deliverables
- Develop sales-focused training modules to support key sales initiatives, including Holiday(s), Storytelling, Styling, in collaboration with Product Information and Learning and Technology teams
- Support key business initiatives in partnership with various internal departments including Merchandising, Marketing, Customer Relationship Management
- The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the early childhood education specialist for all child development programs including child development centers, preschools, family day care, school-age, special needs programs, volunteers, hourly care programs, food service and custodial, and any unique children's programs such as Sure Start
- Initiates, designs, develops, arranges for, conducts, and oversees training in early childhood development and related activities for all child development center staff, family day care program staff and providers, preschool and school-age program staff, volunteers, hourly care staff, management, administrative staff, custodial employees, food service staff, and staff working in any unique settings for children such as Sure Start
- Serving as subject matter expert for Instrumentation and Electrical Maintenance initial and continuing qualification programs and emergent Instrumentation and Electrical Maintenance affecting training needs
- Providing advanced expertise and innovation in the research, design, analysis, and administration of assigned function(s) to support the achievement of business objectives of assigned customer area(s)
Qualifications for curriculum specialist
- Fluency in Arabic language is required, English language is also preferred
- Evidence of strong writing skills in Arabic and English
- Knowledgeable with eCollege and/or LMS systems, Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office products
- Requires a bachelor’s degree, preferably in business administration or liberal arts
- Identify, collaborate with and train Jordanian experts in the development of K-12 instructional education technology materials
- Develop General and Specific Learning Outcomes for education technology subjects
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of curriculum specialist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for curriculum specialist
- Serving as project leader for complex training projects
- Designing, Developing, and Implementing Instrumentation and Electrical Maintenance training products and services to achieve Company and business unit goals
- Continuously analyzes Instrumentation and Electrical Maintenance Training programs and courses to ensure they meet long-term customer goals
- Build strong relationships with school administrators and teachers
- The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the early childhood education specialist for all child development programs including child development centers, preschools, family day care, school-age, special needs programs, volunteers, hourly care programs, food service and custodial
- Create exemplar lesson plans for each high school course and other templates/exemplars as needed
- Integrate ACT standards into all curriculum, and clearly align those to the foundational TEKS
- Seek outside instructional resources to support the standards, and support teachers in the use of those resources alongside the KHPS curriculum
- Create a unit internalization calendar for each course
- Use Illuminate to enter assessment answer keys and aligned standards , and support teachers in uploading assessment data and pulling needed data reports from the system
Qualifications for curriculum specialist
- Conduct and sustain processes for learning standards development and syllabi that modernize the subject of education technology within the education system
- Make enhancements to the Textbook Development Process, including improvements for overall development (e.g., specifications, assessment, ) and required policy changes
- Significant experience in education development in the field of education technology
- Identify, collaborate with and train Jordanian experts in the development of K-12 instructional Arabic materials
- Develop General and Specific Learning Outcomes elementary and secondary Arabic subjects
- Conduct and sustain processes for learning standards development and syllabi that modernize the subject of Arabic within the education system
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of curriculum specialist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for curriculum specialist
- State testing (organization of materials, securing room locations)
- Identifies training needs and develops training curriculum for sales associates (new and current) within multiple sales channels and with varying degrees of sales complexities
- Gathers and analyzes data to assess ROI for training programs
- Identifies and recommends new/revised sales processes and methods
- Develops and implements training evaluation and assessment processes
- Works with subject matter experts to develop and maintain content that supports learning needs
- Prepares trainers for delivery of courses
- Develops and implements self-directed learning activities based on identified training needs and/or learning objectives
- Delivers training for sales associates (new and current) on an occasional basis to supplement sales training staff
- Assists other departments with special training projects (be available as a corporate resource)
Qualifications for curriculum specialist
- Five years minimum 6-12 teaching experience
- Candidates must have experience teaching Middle and/or High School STEM
- Bachelor’s Degree in ECE or Child Development
- Minimum of 3 years' documented experience working with young children in a Military Bsed child care setting
- Knowledge of NAEYC Standards preferred
- Three plus years of K-5 teaching experience