Job Description
Unit Contributors bring experience to improve the lives of teachers and students, and their commitment to developing engaging, student-centered, and culturally responsive resources. Different types of assignments for Unit Contributors might include: Creating units for Newsela’s content collections that align to a provided scope & sequence and specific standards, relying on instructional expertise and creativity to curate Newsela texts and design lesson plans that are engaging. Reviewing and editing draft versions of Units, evaluating content and instructional choices, providing feedback and revisions along the way. Revisiting and refreshing Newsela content collections, adding relevant and up-to-date resources based on staff and teacher feedback. Other tasks that support the production process, such as migrating information, adjusting unit formatting, updating resources & links, tagging standards within a Unit, and other quick, yet vital, tasks.
About Newsela
Newsela empowers educators to create engaging, student-centered learning experiences with high-quality, adaptable content that aligns to academic standards.