Why You'll Love This Role:
As an Assessment Item Specialist for Science (Project Based Freelance Contributor), you will play a key role in expanding the Newsela Item Bank, ensuring students have access to high-quality, inquiry-based assessments. You will leverage your scientific expertise to create rigorous, standards-aligned content that helps educators deliver data-informed instruction. This role offers a collaborative, remote environment where your commitment to quality and scientific accuracy directly supports academic success in classrooms nationwide. You will enjoy the flexibility of a freelance contract while contributing to a platform that is a staple in K-12 digital learning.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Create original, standards-aligned Science assessment items, tasks, and stimuli that are precisely mapped to NGSS or state-specific standards.
- Transfer and format existing Science assessments and items from district and state sources directly into the Formative platform.
- Produce and configure technology-enhanced items (TEIs) within the platform, ensuring accurate metadata tagging and flawless technical functionality.
- Conduct systematic quality assurance reviews of Science content to ensure all items are unbiased, scientifically accurate, and meet strict editorial standards.
- Validate content alignment and cognitive rigor by accurately evaluating the Depth of Knowledge (DOK) for every assessment item.
- Provide expert platform feedback and recommendations regarding content tools and item bank features to continuously improve development workflows.
About You:
- You are a professional assessment author with at least one year of direct experience writing and reviewing Science assessment items on a commercial scale, such as for a reput