Newsela

Project Based Freelance Contributor - Assessment Item Specialist, Social Studies (Remote, US)

Remote - US · Contract

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About the role

Why You'll Love This Role: As an Assessment Item Specialist for Social Studies, you will play a key role in expanding the Newsela Item Bank, ensuring students have access to high-quality, inquiry-based assessments.
About Newsela: Newsela is a leading education technology company dedicated to meaningful classroom learning for every student.

Create original, standards-aligned Social Studies assessment items, tasks, and stimuli that are precisely mapped to state-specific standards and the C3 Framework.
Validate content alignment and cognitive rigor by accurately evaluating the Depth of Knowledge (DOK) for every assessment item.
Select and curate high-quality primary and secondary sources, including maps, charts, and historical documents, that meet specific grade-level complexity and inquiry requirements.
You demonstrate a mastery of rigor and Depth of Knowledge (DOK), allowing you to accurately classify and create items that meet specific cognitive rigor requirements, particularly in evaluating historical evidence and civic reasoning.
Our suite of products supports knowledge and skill development, writing practice, daily instruction, assessment, and data-informed decision-making across K-12 classrooms.
You will leverage your Social Studies expertise to create rigorous, standards-aligned content and evaluate primary and secondary sources that help educators deliver data-informed instruction.

You are a standards and framework specialist with deep familiarity with state-specific social studies standards and the C3 Framework, along with a proven ability to apply strict standards alignment principles.
You are skilled in technical item production, bringing prior experience authoring technology-enhanced items (TEIs) and comfortably navigating digital assessment platforms.
You are a reliable content producer with a proven track record of delivering high-quality work under tight deadlines with meticulous attention to detail.

Newsela is a leading education technology company dedicated to meaningful classroom learning for every student.

You are an assessment methodology expert who possesses a comprehensive understanding of educational assessment design, including formative, common, and summative assessments.
Make A Difference: No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education and improves the lives of students and teachers.
We deliver integrated, AI-powered solutions designed to unlock student engagement, empower teachers, and drive meaningful learning outcomes.
You will enjoy the flexibility of a freelance contract while contributing to a platform that is a staple in K-12 digital learning.

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