Education Expert - Sourcing Funnel (Private)

Weekday AI; United States; Remote; USD 62,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday AI is seeking an Education Expert to help build and evaluate AI systems in education. You will design realistic educational scenarios, assess AI-generated content for alignment with standards, and provide detailed feedback to support pedagogically sound results.

Remote, independent contractor engagement with flexible scheduling. Open to educators across K-12 and higher education, curriculum development, instructional design, and assessment specialties.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in education or a closely related field.
• Experience in K-12 teaching, higher education, curriculum development, instructional design, assessment and psychometrics, special education, tutoring or educational technology.

Responsibilities

• Design realistic educational scenarios and tasks based on your professional experience.
• Review and compare AI-generated educational content for accuracy, standards alignment, grade-level appropriateness, pedagogical quality and classroom applicability.
• Evaluate outputs against standards such as Common Core, NGSS, state standards or discipline-specific frameworks.
• Create structured examples reflecting how experienced educators approach problems and make instructional decisions.
• Provide clear, detailed written feedback identifying errors, gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate asynchronously with research and evaluation teams.
• Apply consistent professional judgment when assessing AI-generated educational work.

Skills

Education experience

K-12 teaching

Higher education

Curriculum development

Instructional design

Assessment & psychometrics

Special education

Educational technology

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education or related field

State teaching license or National Board Certification (preferred)

Advanced degree such as MEd/EdD/PhD or related master's (preferred)

Tools

Google Classroom

Canvas

PowerSchool or similar SIS

Assessment platforms

Curriculum and learning-management systems

Job description

This role is for one of our clients

Compensation: $45-$60 per hour

1. Overview

We are building a network of experienced education professionals to support the development and evaluation of AI systems that can understand and perform real-world educational work.

This opportunity is open to professionals across a broad range of education disciplines, including K-12 and higher education, curriculum development, instructional design, assessment and psychometrics, special education, tutoring, academic support, and educational technology.

As an Education Expert, you will translate your practical experience, professional judgment, and day-to-day workflows into structured examples and feedback that can help improve AI systems. Your expertise will contribute to making AI-generated educational content more accurate, practical, standards-aligned, and pedagogically sound.

2. Key Responsibilities

• Design realistic educational scenarios and tasks based on your professional experience, including:
• Lesson and unit planning
• Assessment and item development
• Grading and rubric-based evaluation
• Differentiation and intervention
• Curriculum and instructional design
• IEPs and student accommodations
• Student feedback and academic support
• Review and compare AI-generated educational content for:
• Accuracy
• Standards alignment
• Grade-level appropriateness
• Pedagogical quality
• Practical classroom applicability
• Evaluate outputs against relevant standards, such as Common Core, NGSS, state standards, or discipline-specific frameworks.
• Create structured examples that accurately reflect how experienced educators approach problems and make instructional decisions.
• Provide clear, detailed written feedback to identify errors, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate asynchronously with research and evaluation teams.
• Apply consistent professional judgment when assessing AI-generated educational work.

3. Ideal Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in education or a closely related field.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas:
• K-12 teaching
• Higher education
• Curriculum development
• Instructional design
• Assessment and psychometrics
• Special education
• Tutoring and academic support
• Educational technology
• Bachelor's degree in Education, a relevant subject-matter field, or a related discipline.
• A state teaching license or certification, National Board Certification, or an advanced degree such as MEd, EdD, PhD, or a relevant master's degree is preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with commonly used educational and instructional platforms, such as:
• Google Classroom
• Canvas
• PowerSchool or similar SIS platforms
• Assessment platforms
• Curriculum and learning-management systems
• Strong written communication skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to clearly explain professional decisions, instructional reasoning, and educational best practices.
• Comfortable working independently in an asynchronous environment.

4. More About the Opportunity

• Open to education professionals across specialties, disciplines, and grade levels.
• You can contribute primarily within the areas where you have the strongest professional expertise.
• Work may include task creation, AI-output evaluation, rubric-based assessment, and structured written feedback.
• High-performing contributors may have opportunities to progress into reviewer, lead, or specialized domain-expert roles.
• The engagement is designed to capture authentic professional expertise and translate it into useful training and evaluation data for AI systems.

6. Engagement Details

• Role: Education Expert - Sourcing Funnel (Private)
• Work Arrangement: Fully Remote
• Engagement Type: Independent Contractor
• Schedule: Flexible
• Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on project requirements and performance.
• Payments are made weekly based on services rendered through available payment platforms.
• The engagement will not require access to confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, or institution.
• H-1B and STEM OPT candidates are not currently supported.