Scoring Assistant Dance

Pearson - UK; Hadley (MA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player in education is seeking dedicated individuals to score Dance remotely. This role involves evaluating teacher candidates' responses, ensuring adherence to scoring guidelines, and engaging in collaborative scoring activities. Ideal candidates will hold a bachelor's degree and a current Massachusetts Dance teaching license, with opportunities for both active and retired teachers. Enjoy the flexibility of working on your schedule while contributing to the educational assessment process. This position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in the field of education while enjoying a competitive hourly rate.

Benefits

Flexible work hours

Remote work opportunity

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher and a current Massachusetts Dance teaching license required.
• Basic computer skills and ability to participate in online meetings are essential.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate responses of teacher candidates in Massachusetts according to scoring guidelines.
• Engage with other scorers and meet quality requirements for the scoring program.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Online meeting participation

Confidentiality maintenance

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Current Massachusetts Dance teaching license

Job description

We are the world’s learning company with more than 24,000 employees operating in 70 countries. We combine world-class educational content and assessment, powered by services and technology, to enable more effective teaching and personalized learning at scale. We believe that wherever learning flourishes so do people.

The Evaluation Systems group of Pearson offers dynamic teacher licensing and performance assessment solutions. Our custom teacher licensure testing programs are 100 percent aligned to state standards. We also provide a wide variety of teacher licensure testing services such as test development, administration, and scoring. We work in a collaborative environment and are passionate about education.

Scoring offers the opportunity to network with other professionals and stay abreast of the latest developments in your field. Scorers have a direct impact on the quality of the next generation of teachers and help to maintain professional standards. Scorers enjoy the change of pace, the mental challenge and the opportunity to give back to their educational field.

We have immediate openings for candidates to score Dance remotely for our Hadley office.

· Rate of $17.50 per hour

· Flexibility to work scoring sessions that suit your availability

Overall Responsibilities

· Evaluates responses of teacher candidates in Massachusetts.

· Successfully internalizes training and scoring guide, participates in discussions.

· Must be able to put aside personal biases and apply scoring guide according to rubric requirements.

· Meets quality and productivity requirements established for the scoring program.

· Engage with other scorers in consensus scoring activities.

· Pass a qualifying test before scoring.

Working Conditions

Training takes place before scoring begins. There may be a brief orientation meeting before the day of scoring occurs.

Scoring sessions are typically one day long and take place during the week Monday through Friday. Scoring sessions will occur once every 2 months. The scoring day runs from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m., including training.

Qualifications

· A bachelor’s degree or higher, and

· A current Massachusetts Dance teaching license

· AND are currently under district contract to teach in Massachusetts public schools or have been under district contract to teach in Massachusetts public schools within the last two years

· OR Recent college level teaching experience in Dance

AND be a current Massachusetts resident.

Both active and retired teachers can be eligible to score, provided they hold a current teaching license.

· Basic computer skills (keyboard, mouse)

· Have the ability to meet via online meetings using a personal computer with web camera, microphone, and speakers

· Ability to sit for extended periods of time

· Ability to maintain a confidential work environment

· Eligible to work in the United States

About the company

At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to add life to a lifetime of learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough.