Description

Professional Learning Facilitators, Virtual Delivery, Part-time, Seasonal

NWEA® has a need for part-time , home-based (anywhere in the United States) Professional Learning Facilitators to deliver virtual workshops. This position will have high delivery volumes in August, September, October and November. The hourly pay rate for this position is $ 40.00 per hour. If you are interested in this type of employment opportunity, please apply directly to this job posting.

Note: This is an ongoing open recruitment and we are developing a pool of applicants. Interviewing for these openings will begin in November/December 2018 and you may be contacted during those months with an interview request.

NWEA® is a research-based, not-for-profit organization that supports students and educators worldwide by creating assessment solutions that precisely measure growth and proficiency-and provide insights to help tailor instruction. For 40 years, NWEA has developed innovative pre-K-12 assessments, including our flagship interim assessment, MAP® Growth™; our progress monitoring and skills mastery tool, MAP® Skills™; and our reading fluency and comprehension assessment, MAP® Reading Fluency™. Educators trust our professional learning offerings to accelerate student learning and our research to support assessment validity and data interpretation. Our tools are trusted by educators in more than 9,500 schools, districts, and education agencies in 145 countries.

Responsibilities

• Faci litate virtual professional learning workshops for partners as they implement NWEA's products and services
• Attain and maintain NWEA qualification status in designated workshop/s by participating in required online learning events and co mpleting necessary coursework
• Work collaboratively with the Mana ger of Professional Learning Services to ensure delivery of successful professional learning events
• Analyze feedback and survey d ata to set professional goals
• Submit appropriate documentation and reports within specified timeframes
• Attend monthly team meetings to remain abreast of new information

Skills and abilities

• Strong facilitation skills and experience conducting professional learning opportunities to a wide audience of professi onals.

• Experience working with educators in th e use of formative assessment
• Experience supporting schools/districts in the school impro vement process
• Experience with NWEA products and services highly preferred
• Comfort with online learning modalities. Examples include: webinars, virtual collaborative workspaces, wikis, web-conferences, learning in an online classroom, an d learning management systems
• Detail oriented, organized and ability to multi-task

Education and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Education required
• Minimum 2 years' experience teachin g adult learners is preferred
• Minimum 2 years' experience of classroom teaching or administ ration (in K-12) is preferred
• Experience in coaching educato rs in use of data is preferred
• Experience using formative assessment practic es and strategies is preferred
• Experience with NWEA prod ucts and services is preferred

In compliance with federal requirements, Indian applicants will be given preference in employment and training. Indian means a person who is a member of an Indian Tribe. Indian Tribe means an Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act which is recognized as eligible for special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.

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