Test Developer - English Learners/Multilingual Learners

Cambium Learning Group; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambium Learning Group is an award-winning educational technology solutions leader focused on personalized instruction and scalable environments. This role centers on developing and reviewing assessment items for English Learners/Multilingual Learners across ELP projects.

The candidate will lead item development, coordinate expert educator content reviews, and participate in standard setting meetings, working with cross-project teams to ensure alignment with state specifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in teaching English as a second language, bilingual education, or applied linguistics + 5-8 years' experience or a Master’s degree + 1-4 years’ experience
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience teaching ELs/MLLs and/or developing content in an Educational Assessment environment
• Strong knowledge of the U.S. Education system and Educational Assessment, including state and federal requirements related to screening and annual assessment of ELs/MLLs in K-12 education (preferred)
• Knowledge of language acquisition trends and designing assessments across four domains (highly preferred)

Responsibilities

• Writes items following state item specifications for multiple projects (ELP assessments).
• Oversees item pool development under project content lead.
• Leads educator content review meetings and rubric validation meetings.

Skills

Item writing

Item reviewing

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Deadline driven

Multi-tasking

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in TESL / bilingual education / applied linguistics

Master’s degree (alternative)

Job description

Cambium Learning® Group is an award-winning educational technology solutions leader dedicated to helping all students reach their potential through individualized and differentiated instruction. Using a research-based, personalized approach, Cambium Learning Group delivers SaaS resources and instructional products that engage students and support teachers in fun, positive, safe and scalable environments. These solutions are provided through Learning A-Z® (online differentiated instruction for elementary school reading, writing and science), ExploreLearning® (online interactive math and science simulations, a math fact fluency solution, and a K–2 science solution), Voyager Sopris Learning® (blended solutions that accelerate struggling learners to achieve in literacy and math and professional development for teachers), and VKidz Learning (online comprehensive homeschool education and programs for literacy and science). We believe that every student has unlimited potential, that teachers matter, and that data, instruction, and practice are the keys to success in the classroom and beyond.

Location: Remote, US. Must reside and work in the United States.

Job Overview:

Someone in the role of Test Developer II has demonstrated strong item writing and reviewing skills, grade/grade-band lead skills, and may have multiple years as a teaching professional. A Test Developer II has significant content expertise and is able to lead expert educator content reviews. This position is focusing on individuals whose primary experience is with English Learners/Multilingual Learners.

Job Responsibilities:

• Uses state item specifications to write effective items for multiple projects, including, but not limited to, ELP assessments.
• Works under the direction of an overall project content lead to oversee item pool development for a state or consortia of states.
• Leads group reviews and independently conducts preliminary, content review 1 across all projects, and will conduct senior reviews for all ELP assessment projects.
• Leads educator content review meetings, rubric validation meetings, range finding meetings, and data review meetings, across projects with a focus on ELP assessment projects
• Participates in standard setting meetings as a content expert
• Leads item development for content area of a project/projects
• Writes blueprints and translates them into an item pool development plan, with supervision
• Has increasingly independent client interactions

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in teaching English as a second language, bilingual education, or applied linguistics + 5-8 years' experience or a Master’s degree + 1-4 years’ experience
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience teaching ELs/MLLs and/or developing content in an Educational Assessment environment
• Strong knowledge and experience with the U.S. Education system and Educational Assessment, including state and federal requirements related to the screening and annual assessment of ELs/MLLs in K-12 education, is preferred
• Current knowledge of trends, practices, and research related to language acquisition, including knowledge related to designing assessments to the four domains, is highly preferred.
• Analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to identify problems and conceptualize solutions
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Ability to multi-task
• Skilled at collaboration
• Required travel for this position ranges from 1 week to 8 trips per year Candidates should be able to travel from 2-5 days at a time

An Equal Opportunity Employer We are dedicated to fostering a culture that celebrates unique backgrounds, ideas, and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

Cambium Learning® Group is the education essentials company. With an intentionally curated portfolio of respected global brands, Cambium serves as a leader in the education space, helping millions of educators and students feel more universally valued each and every day. In everything we do and across all our brands, we focus on the elements that are most essential to the success of education

Our family of companies includes: Cambium Assessment Lexia® Learning Learning A-Z® Voyager Sopris Learning® ExploreLearning® Time4Learning® Kurzweil Education®. To learn more about the Cambium organization and our other career opportunities, visit www.cambiumlearning.com/about-us/careers As a group, we value: Simplicity - Across all our teams and all areas of our business, we create simplicity, making things easier and more clear for all those we work with. Certainty - We continually strive to eliminate doubt, delivering solutions, services and communications that our customers know they can count on. Now - We understand the need to make a difference not only for the future, but for today, and our people are committed to making the most of each moment we spend serving our customers.