Content Writer, French Reading, Instructional Design

Cambridge, Massachusetts, or Remote, USA

Who We Are

NewGlobe supports visionary governments to transform public education systems, the cornerstone of a prosperous, equitable, and peaceful society.

With a comprehensive system transformation platform and data-driven educational services, NewGlobe delivers rapid and dramatic improvements in learning outcomes at state and nationwide scale. Through building impactful partnerships and programmes, NewGlobe ensures that all children have access to an education that will develop their full potential and create a foundation for growth and prosperity. 

NewGlobe leverages more than a decade of educational experience and proven impact in integrated school management, teacher professional development, instructional design innovation, technological system support, child-centered classroom practice, and parent engagement -- all grounded in learning science -- to ensure each teacher is empowered to engage children in transformational learning, and all children have the opportunity to develop to their full potential. Every day, NewGlobe supports governments to solve what were once seen as intractable problems, and by doing so, ensures this generation will be able to grow up to lead more fulfilled lives, while simultaneously building economic prosperity for themselves, their communities, and the globe. 

NewGlobe’s high-touch, intensive professional development programs, along with integrated school management, teacher support, and assessment software, enable schools to succeed. NewGlobe works within state and national curriculum and syllabi, ensuring all children are empowered to learn their own history, and master local content, while being globally competitive in mathematics and languages. The science of behaviour change and the science of learning is at the foundation of all programming. 

NewGlobe works with urgency because youth quickly becomes adulthood and relentlessly because improvement requires continuous problem-solving. NewGlobe is honoured to serve and to help rebuild trust in public systems. 

NewGlobe’s work is all encompassing and will challenge you to use your full mind, and heart, each day. We need bright minds who want to be part of building a new globe -- a more equitable globe -- to join us. 

Academics Group

The objective of the Academics group is to drive student achievement. To do so, we must know -- what is happening minute-by-minute for the typical child. The student’s daily experience, and thus the path to achievement, emerges from their relationship with the teachers and the content that is delivered in the classroom. Our team is collaboratively organised around these levers. We develop rigorous content pitched at the right level for students to be delivered by a teacher who is prepared to succeed in the classroom. Our Instructional Design department builds the content; our Leadership & Development department trains teachers and school leaders using scientifically-proven techniques; our Learning Innovation department looks at cutting-edge research to generate breakthrough learning gains. Underpinning all of this is the work of the independent Measurement and Evaluation group, which provides Academics with an empirical orientation toward improving that daily experience and, in turn, driving achievement.

Instructional Design

The Instructional Design department produces the learning materials that are used in schools across the communities where we work. This department has team members based in multiple NewGlobe support offices, organized into teams that each work on a portfolio of projects. Driving student achievement through the development of rigorous content is the number one priority. One core tenet of the approach is less lecture (traditional among many schools in our markets) and more student practice. Consistent, rigorous opportunities to refine his or her skills are crucial to a child’s learning progression. The Instructional Design department structures all lessons, textbooks, and other materials to ensure this.

About the Role

One of the teams within Instructional Design develops content for a leveled French Reading program that we use in our partnerships where French is the medium of instruction. This allows us to target reading instruction to the level of the students in a class based on their proficiency, and not the assigned grade level – the difference between these two things is often very great.
As the Content Writer on the French Reading team, you will report to a Director and contribute to a variety of projects related to developing content for the French Reading program. The nature of the projects you will work on may vary and we value flexibility and openness to change in this role. Examples of upcoming French Reading projects include: 

• Textbooks
• In collaboration with a Specialist and a Director, develop the content for three termly textbooks for each level of the French Reading program. 
• Textbook content will include: vocabulary word lists, decodable fiction and nonfiction passages that align to the scope and sequence, images that correspond with the passages.
• Work with the Product Manager to develop a plan for the images that will accompany textbook passages.
• Teacher Guides
• Based on the scope and sequence established by the Specialist, develop the instructional content for each level of the French Reading program. This includes: determining the lists of decodable words that align with the trajectory of sounds and word parts that will be taught; designing activities that teach vocabulary; developing content for fluency practice; planning the scope of written and oral comprehension; and creating scripted exercises.
• Maintain and update team tools and systems for keeping track of the content. 
• Work with the Product to write the teacher guides.
• Exams and Continuous Assessments
• Determine the instructional content that will be assessed and plan the specific assessment items for each exam. 

This work will require a deep understanding of the French language, along with effective, evidence-based reading strategies and familiarity with literacy content development. When executing projects, you will need to ensure that you are managing your time effectively and collaborating with relevant team members to meet deadlines. It will be important for you to develop strong systems of organization so that you and others can easily track your progress. As a whole, this role is a combination of content development, program management, and collaboration to ensure high quality production of deliverables. 

What You Should Have

• Advanced proficiency in French reading, writing, and speaking (Native speaker or bilingual)
• At least 2-3 years of experience teaching reading in a French immersion setting (ideally at the primary level)
• Pedagogical alignment with approaches based on systematic phonics, the science of reading, and scripted instruction 
• Experience developing French reading content
• Openness to adapting instructional materials based on learning outcomes and implementation feedback from the field

• Extraordinary attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
• Ability to collaborate with members of a team
• Self-motivation and the ability to independently manage multiple projects
• Clear communication skills – verbal and written
• Bachelor’s degree

What We Offer

• Opportunity for impact: The Instructional Design department as a whole directly impacts the experiences of over one million children
• Flexible hybrid working arrangement (3 days in our Cambridge office, 2 days remote)
• Health + Dental insurance 
• 20 paid leave days (excluding public holidays) and 6 sick days
• Career Mobility: Needs within the organization are growing rapidly. Mobility to other teams is welcomed! 

What to Expect from the Interview Process

We have a rigorous, merit based hiring process. The process is designed to simulate the essential parts of the job and introduce you to your role in the business should you join our team. Apply via our website.

A screening interview with a member of the TA teamA brief online assessment and personality inventoryA French language proficiency assessmentA case studyA functional interview with the reporting managerA values interview with a member of the hiring team A reference check 

We are committed to a fair process free of discrimination based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, religion, citizenship, veteran or disability status.

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