Job Description
The North Carolina Virtual Public School is looking for highly qualified NC certified teachers to serve as subject matter experts on course development teams. The qualified applicant should be knowledgeable of course design frameworks such as the Universal Design for Learning principles, Revised Bloom's Taxonomy, and backwards design. The applicant should have a strong understanding of curriculum standards and experience creating engaging lessons and activities that promote active learning through problem based learning, real world examples, authentic assessments, and more. The applicant should have high organization and self-management skills and own a personal computer, phone/other communication device, and Internet access.
Duties and Responsibilities for Course Outliner
Prepare for and attend course preparation face to face planning session in Raleigh with the NCVPS staff.
Be knowledgeable of and follow NCVPS requirements and federal and state laws and/or guidelines regarding copyright, Fair Use, and accessibility and report any violations of federal and state laws and/or guidelines to the NCVPS Staff.
Be knowledgeable of and follow Understanding by Design (UbD) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, and Quality Matters (QM) standards when designing the course and module outlines and compiling recommended materials.
Develop and compile materials according to the course preparation templates including, but not limited to,:
a Course Outline to include a course description, prerequisites, list of non-specific textbooks (if applicable), a list of materials, and other items as required in the Course Outline Template.
Module and Lesson Standard Charts that show alignment between the standards, learning objectives, assessments, and resources.
a Module Outline and Materials List for each module in the course.
a Standards Mapping Document using the template provided.
Develop and compile materials according to the module and lesson development templates for an agreed upon module and lesson to serve as a course exemplar. The course exemplar will include the introduction, standards, assessment, and a sample lesson for one agreed upon module.
Uphold all NCVPS guidelines and procedures outlined within the NCVPS training course and workshop to include meeting all deadlines and communicating with assigned staff member when a deadline cannot be met.