Instructional Design and Training Specialist

Position

Purpose: The Instructional Design and Training Specialist works directly with the Publisher and Spanish Executive Editor to define and implement research-based pedagogical approached related to Spanish literacy, Dual Language, and Cross Linguistic Transfer decisions.

Responsibilities: Guide the instructional design of new Spanish and dual products, providing a professional developer/practitioner perspective on content to help ensure best practices. Collaborate with content developers, authors, and consultants to conceptualize new products and develop program matrices and scope and sequences based on ELA, ELD and content standards. Attend Content Development working meetings to support the conceptualization and prototyping of all new components. Develop scope and sequences, working with content developers and outside consultants as needed. Create new product prototypes and provide feedback on prototypes developed by others,. Participate in district and state submissions by writing and/or reviewing RFP responses to ensure accuracy and comprehensiveness of responses. Participate in product launch meetings, scrums, and RFP weekly meetings. Work with the Director, Instructional Design and Training, to create product training scripts for Spanish core and supplemental products. ABOUT BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY Benchmark Education Company (BEC) is a leading publisher of core, supplemental, and intervention literacy and language resources in English and Spanish, with valid and reliable digital assessments that inform instruction. BEC is also a provider of exceptional professional development to educators. BEC is recognized as a responsive publisher that offers equally rigorous and engaging digital, print, and hybrid learning materials grounded in the Science of Reading research. BEC monitors research outcomes carefully to create effective foundational resources that include strong decoding materials with systematic and explicit instruction and high-quality resources focused on language development and comprehension. BEC’s content-rich and authentic texts offer instruction in close reading and analysis, multiple perspectives, and authentic literature while building world knowledge and reflecting the individuality of every student in each diverse classroom. Family owned and operated for more than 25 years, BEC is committed to partnering with educators to provide the best for all students through resources of exceptional quality, world-class professional learning, and effective and dedicated customer support. Benchmark Education Publishing (BEC) and its affiliates are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.   For further information, visit us at: https://www.benchmarkeducation.com A Career at Benchmark Education Company Are you interested in helping children of all abilities learn to read and write? Do you want a career that promises the satisfaction of inspiring teachers and administrators in their mission to provide instruction that gets results? Are you interested in the transition to a digital world of learning? If you want to join a creative, energetic, technology-focused, fast-paced company with a proven track record that promises continued professional growth, then consider a career with Benchmark Education Company.