ELA (English Language Arts) AI Activity Designer

Posted by James Forrest

Company Details

Coursemojo

United States

Remote Ok

FTE only

Description

Join Coursemojo, an innovative ed-tech company, as we strive to redefine the educational journey for students. We’re on the hunt for a dedicated English Language Arts AI Activity Designer, focused on creating captivating learning experiences for middle and high school students.

In the role of English Language Arts AI Activity Designer, your primary objective will be to help create a set of ELA activities and activity templates that support middle and high school teachers in addressing the unique reading needs of their students within the context of the district’s chosen curriculum. This person will report to the Executive Director and VP of Product.

Why is this role significant?

The chosen candidate will be instrumental in ELA AI activity design, particularly for grades 6-12, converting curriculum design and pedagogical strategies into interactive, AI-driven exercises. These activities will center around promoting productive struggle with texts by moving students from the literal to making deeper meaning, leveraging close reading discussions as a foundation for writing, and enabling students to polish their writing from initial drafts to impressive final pieces.

Our commitment to leveraging artificial intelligence to shape these experiences means that our designers should be tech-savvy, eager to incorporate AI for better learning outcomes.

The English Language Arts AI Activity Designer will be an integral member of our Content team.

What will your role encompass?

Reading and Writing Curriculum Design

  • Design interactive exercises that focus on supporting reading and writing with a focus on text dependent questions, vocabulary development, and writing support.
  • Develop assessments that align with the activities, ensuring standards consistency. Create formative and summative assessments to measure student comprehension, mastery, and application of the AI-integrated activities.
  • Possess strong writing skills, with the ability to craft strong lessons, teacher guides, and curriculum explanations.** Team Collaboration & Feedback Integration
  • Work synergistically with the transformation, software engineering, and product development teams to optimize lesson design.
  • Efficiently manage and integrate feedback from various stakeholders, including subject matter experts and members of the product team, while meeting project deadlines.
  • Use feedback from educators and students to enhance activity efficacy and engagement.
  • Awareness of the ethical implications related to AI, including data privacy, bias in algorithms, and the impact of automation on learning. Tech Proficiency & Ongoing Professional Growth
  • Experience or familiarity with designing prompts for AI tools, specifically platforms like ChatGPT, that yield educational outcomes (ex: generating assessments, formulating activity templates, crafting lesson plans, aligning content to educational standards, and producing interactive learning modules}.
  • Current with the latest pedagogical trends, research, and best practices in English language arts instruction and technology in education and experience integrating them into curriculum materials as appropriate.
  • Zeal for educational innovations, with a focus on adapting to AI technologies and the ability to foresee their potential implications in educational contexts.
  • Continuous learner with the drive to stay updated with the evolving landscape of consumer-facing AI tools and their applications in education. Project Management
  • Co-create and maintain a clear process for AI Activity creation, review, revision, and finalization.
  • Uphold project timelines and relay any hurdles to the team leader.
  • Impeccable organization and knowledge management skills. Manage activity archives in alignment with Coursemojo’s standards. Maintain meticulous records of a project’s progress, including drafts, feedback, revisions, and approvals.and maintaining the organizational systems for both scale and cross-team transparency

    Who are we seeking?

    Requirements Education & Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in English, Education, or analogous disciplines.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience as an ELA middle or high school teacher, including experience teaching MLLs and/or students with IEPs.
  • Demonstrated ability to craft lesson plans that promote student-centric learning. Skills & Attributes:
  • Strong writer
  • A thirst for knowledge, adaptability, and humility. High degree of creativity, as our work involves inventing and pioneering novel approaches in education
  • Familiarity with reading and writing frameworks as outlined by Student Achievement Partners and the Achieve the Core website.
  • Strong multitasking and organizational prowess.
  • Stellar communication skills.
  • Openness and desire to give and receive ongoing to feedback to ensure continuous improvement of the activities AI Proficiency:
  • Proficiency in crafting prompts for platforms like ChatGPT to create engaging ELA activities, assessments, and course content.
  • Ability to adapt to and learn new technologies and internalize processes rapidly, especially with the application of artificial intelligence. Preferred (But Not Mandatory):
  • Background in curriculum design.
  • Expertise in supporting MLL and/or students with IEPs. Location: This is a full-time, fully remote role, open for candidates across the United States.

Compensation

At Coursemojo, we are committed to equitable, transparent, and rewarding compensation for our teammates. We base our salaries for every position on three factors: 1) benchmark data for similar roles, 2) a candidate’s level of experience, and 3) a candidate’s geographic location. The salary range for candidates is $63,600-$105,600 annually and will be determined based on prior work experience and reflect the local cost of labor.

Our Pledge to Diversity

Studies have shown that people of color and women are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they check all the boxes listed in a job description. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of our qualifications described. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, and retaining a diverse team. We have designed a hiring process that surfaces candidates’ strengths, celebrates differences, and mitigates bias where we can so that we can hire the best and most diverse team possible.

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