Curriculum & Training Developer (Biology)- Roseville, CA

Responsibilities—Curriculum Design and Development
• Apply principles of learning, learning styles, and various instructional design approaches and processes to the creation of lab activities.
• Conduct needs analysis and prepare clear learning objectives for the science curriculum. Identify users’ needs, analyze, organize and transform complex science concepts into engaging, and effective instructional activities.
• Test and debug science activities for quality assurance. Ensure that all information is accurate, consistent, easy to understand, and well organized.
• Contribute to the development of efficient processes for content development. Apply processes to own work.
• Maintain expertise in current middle school and high school science education markets, including pedagogy and approaches, competition, and opportunities.

Responsibilities—Training and Professional Development
• Design and deliver workshops in a classroom setting and virtual classroom (webinar format).
• Participate in the planning, and coordination of ongoing professional development based on educational research.
• Present complex and newly developed lab activities. Conduct lab demonstrations.
• Encourage and support the development and implementation of innovative, effective instructional programs based on an inquiry approach to learning science.
• Design, plan and deliver training sessions ranging from one day to 3 or 4 days. Assist in designing and delivering long-term complex trainings.
• Participate in designing and developing a strategy to deliver the most effective blend of media for new professional development experiences.

Skills and Abilities
• A team player with excellent interpersonal skills. 
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical writing, communication, and instructional design skills.
• Able to prioritize and demonstrate thoroughness in all aspects of work performed.
• Complete assigned project tasks on time and in quality fashion, with the ability to recognize implications of, and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Work collaboratively with others to produce and deliver inquiry-based science curricula and professional development.
• Technically proficient and demonstrated ability to learn new tools quickly.

•Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. Knowledge of and experience in teaching any or all of the following: Environmental Science, Biotechnology, Physiology.
• Use of probeware and data collection software in the classroom to teach science.
• Three to five years related experience in teaching science, curriculum development and professional development for high school grade levels or college level.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Travel requirements: 2-3 times per month.

Preferred Qualifications
• Master’s degree in Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, Education Technology.
• Experience teaching biology in Advanced Placement Program® and/or in the International Baccalaureate® program.
• Familiar with HTML5 and able to use applications such as Adobe Captivate or Dreamweaver

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