Position Purpose:

The Instructional Design and Training Specialist works directly with the Publisher and Spanish Executive Editor to define and implement research-based pedagogical approached related to Spanish literacy, Dual Language, and Cross Linguistic Transfer decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Guide the instructional design of new Spanish and dual products, providing a professional developer/practitioner perspective on content to help ensure best practices.
• Collaborate with content developers, authors, and consultants to conceptualize new products and develop program matrices and scope and sequences based on ELA, ELD and content standards.
• Attend Content Development working meetings to support the conceptualization and prototyping of all new components.
• Develop scope and sequences, working with content developers and outside consultants as needed.
• Create new product prototypes and provide feedback on prototypes developed by others,.
• Participate in district and state submissions by writing and/or reviewing RFP responses to ensure accuracy and comprehensiveness of responses.
• Participate in product launch meetings, scrums, and RFP weekly meetings.
• Work with the Director, Instructional Design and Training, to create product training scripts for Spanish core and supplemental products.

About Us 

Benchmark Education Company is a leading publisher of core, supplemental, and intervention literacy and language resources in English and Spanish, both print and digital, as well as world-class professional development. Since its founding in 1998, our company has proven to be one of the most nimble and innovative content creators on the cutting edge of pedagogy and technology. The digital content in our many learning programs delivers all the rigor of its print counterpart and is designed for virtual and blended learning contexts.  

Benchmark Education Publishing (BEC) and its affiliates are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For further information, visit us at: https://www.benchmarkeducation.co

About Benchmark Education Company 

About Organization

We publish core, supplemental, and intervention literacy and language resources in English and Spanish and deliver professional development to educators. We have been called the “phonics provider of choice” and recognized as a responsive publisher offering equally rigorous and engaging digital, print, and hybrid learning materials grounded in the Science of Reading research. We monitor research outcomes carefully to create effective foundational resources that include decodable texts with systematic and explicit instruction and high-quality resources focused on language development and reading comprehension.

We count Wiley Blevins and Jan Hasbrouck among the phonics and reading authorities who are our expert partners. Our content-rich and authentic texts offer instruction in close reading and analysis, multiple perspectives, and authentic literature while building world knowledge and reflecting the individuality of every student in each diverse classroom. Family owned and operated, BEC is committed to partnering with educators to provide the best for all students through resources of exceptional quality, world-class professional learning, and effective and dedicated customer support.