What do Assessment Item Specialists do?
The Assessment Item Specialist (Freelance Contributor) is a critical role that directly contributes to the expansion and quality of the Newsela Item Bank. This item bank supports Formative, a collaborative assessment platform designed to help educators, grade-level professional learning communities, schools, and districts deliver data-informed instruction by connecting daily checks for understanding, common assessments, and comprehensive, high-quality interim assessments.
In this role, you will leverage your expertise in educational standards, instructional practice, and rigorous quality control to develop, refine, and prepare test items that match the cognitive rigor and content alignment of state summative assessments. Your work ensures that the Newsela Item Bank has the depth and rigor necessary for educators to create meaningful, standards-aligned assessments.
This role primarily focuses on content expertise, rigorous item review, and accurate digital content creation in English Language Arts, Math, Science, or Social Studies.
Core Responsibilities
Who You Are
In order to be successful in this role, Assessment Item Specialists (Freelance Contributors) should have the following experience and abilities:
Experience
Knowledge
Who We Are
One of the fastest growing tech companies in K-12 education, Newsela was founded on the principle that while every child may have unique learning preferences, they all deserve a rich learning experience that ignites a love of learning. We built our platform based on learning science research to deliver the most engaging, authentic content to modernize how teaching happens in the classroom. Along with interactive assessments and tools, we provide teachers with digital content at five reading levels -- from +100 of the best sources -- that is relevant to the diverse backgrounds and interests of their students. Since we started in 2013, we’ve established a presence in 90% of U.S. K-12 schools and over 2.5M teachers and 37M students have registered with Newsela.
We're a team that is dedicated to unlocking the written word for everyone. Nothing makes us happier than engaged readers. So we've built an Instructional Content Platform that brings together fascinating, accessible content with integrated assessments and insights. We're building a future where vibrant digital reading experiences will supercharge reading engagement and learning in every subject. Launched in 2013, more than 200 million Newsela articles have been read by students, making Newsela the number 1 online news source for students. When students read articles and take Common Core-aligned quizzes online, they are developing the critical nonfiction literacy skills that empower them to take part in conversations about complex issues, and prepare them for academic and professional success. To read more, visit and follow @newsela on Twitter.
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