Content Writer, Elementary Maths, Instructional Design

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Job Description

Who We Are

NewGlobe supports visionary governments in transforming public education systems, the cornerstone of a prosperous, equitable, and peaceful society.  In doing so, NewGlobe ensures that all children have access to an education that will develop their full potential and create a foundation for growth and prosperity. 

NewGlobe leverages more than a decade of educational experience and proven impact in integrated school management, teacher professional development, instructional design innovation, technological system support, child-centered classroom practice, and parent engagement -- all grounded in learning science -- to ensure each teacher is empowered to engage children in transformational learning, and all children have the opportunity to develop to their full potential. NewGlobe works within state and national curricula and syllabi, ensuring all children can learn their own history, and master local content, while being globally competitive in mathematics and languages. 

NewGlobe’s work is all encompassing and will challenge you to use your full mind and heart each day. We need bright minds who want to be part of building a new globe -- a more equitable globe -- to join us. NewGlobe is honored to serve and to help rebuild trust in public systems.

Instructional Design Department

The Instructional Design department produces the learning materials that are used in schools across the communities where we work. This department has team members based in multiple NewGlobe support offices, organized into teams that each work on a portfolio of projects. Driving student achievement through the development of rigorous content is the number one priority. One core tenet of the approach is less lecture (traditional among many schools in our markets) and more student practice and teacher feedback. Consistent, rigorous opportunities to refine knowledge and skills are crucial to a child’s learning progression. The Instructional Design department structures all lessons, textbooks, and other materials to ensure this.

About the Role

The elementary maths content writer will work with a small team to:

• Improve existing instructional materials for our global maths course using pupil performance data and lesson observations. 
• Develop new context-specific course modules that meet unique government objectives not covered by our global course. This entails analyzing government syllabi and textbooks, designing the modules’ scope and sequence, and scripting lesson plans that teach the content in an effective, age-appropriate, and culturally appropriate manner. 
• Publish printed classroom materials to aid in math instruction.

The work is complex and changes frequently. Team members must be flexible and willing to do tasks outside this official scope in order to successfully complete given projects.

What You Should Have

• Background:
• Two to five years of teaching experience in an elementary or middle school math 
• Experience in writing unit and lesson plans
• Experience in data-informed decision making
• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics or general education

• Skills:
• Ability to explain new concepts simply, clearly, and concisely in writing
• Excellent organizational skills, time management, and attention to detail
• Ability to learn new content, systems, and processes quickly and independently
• Strong command of English grammar and writing conventions
• Ability to communicate clearly and positively, both verbally and in writing

• Mindsets:
• Commitment to pragmatism and flexibility – finding and doing what works for pupils and teachers in the contexts we work in – rather than ideological commitment to specific ideas about teaching and learning
• Curiosity and deep interest in learning new things in all aspects of our work 
• Comfort with the idea of writing scripts for teachers to teach from

Why Work Here

• Opportunity for impact: The Instructional Design department as a whole directly impacts the experiences of approximately two million children. Any one lesson you write may be used to teach hundreds of thousands of them. There are not many opportunities in education with the potential to positively impact so many.
• Global collaboration: Instructional Design has offices in Cambridge, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kigali, and Lagos. We collaborate on projects frequently across offices and learn from each other.
• Like-minded team: Across the globe, all of us are here for one reason: to help children get the quality education they deserve. Working with others who share this goal is a fulfilling part of our work.
• Creative problem-solving: We often encounter novel problems and must act quickly to solve them in creative ways. You are not just applying a known template – you are actively involved in creating tools, products, and processes that have never existed before.

What to Expect from the Interview Process

We have a rigorous, merit-based hiring process. The process is designed to simulate the essential parts of the job and introduce you to your role in the business should you join our team. Apply via our website.

• A screening interview with a member of the TA team
• A brief online assessment and personality inventory
• A case study
• A functional interview with the reporting manager
• A values interview with a member of the hiring team 
• A reference check 

We are committed to a fair process free of discrimination based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, religion, citizenship, veteran or disability status. 

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