Science Curriculum Specialist (Education)

GBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives.

At GBH, we believe in the advantages of coming together to build community, mentor and learn from colleagues, and connect more deeply with our mission. As a result, the majority of our staff are hybrid and work both from home and onsite. Our current hybrid approach requires staff to work onsite a minimum of two days each week, every Tuesday and one other day, to be determined by their business unit. Hybrid staff are also welcome to come in additional days each week or may be asked to come in on other days by their manager.

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

The GBH Education Department's mission is to work with communities to research, develop, and distribute quality media-integrated resources to support the equitable learning and development of children and youth. We aim to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people through research-based programming, partnerships with educators, communities, and community-based organizations. In particular, we are guided by an equity compass and seek to respond to specific community needs, include communities in the development of media and educational initiatives, and represent diverse people and stories throughout. We serve educators and learners in both in-school (prek-12) and out-of-school (informal) learning settings, and are co-leads of PBS Learning Media (pbslearningmedia.org), public media's, free service of digital learning resources that is typically accessed by over a million users a month.

JOB OVERVIEW

GBH Education seeks an experienced, dynamic, tech-savvy science curriculum specialist with middle school and/or high school teaching and curriculum writing experience. In this role you will conceptualize, develop and assist in the creation of science digital learning resources and accompanying teacher and student support materials that support NGSS-aligned instruction. You will also contribute to our educator professional learning activities. This position reports to the Director of STEM Curriculum & Instruction and will work collaboratively with digital media and production specialists and researchers. Initially, the position will work on the development of a comprehensive middle school science collection for PBS Learning Media that spans disciplines.

Additionally, this position will support our efforts to develop PBS Learning Media teacher resources and other educational programming for NOVA films, as well as various other science and engineering education projects in development.

This position is full-time, contract, grant-funded for one year with possibility for an extension based on future funding. The position is in Boston, MA, and requires on-site presence at least two days per week.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with STEM team to:

  • Identify and catalog existing science and engineering resources on PBS Learning Media that meet GBH Education's Science and Engineering Framework criteria.

  • Identify curriculum gaps in existing PBS Learning Media resources to help guide creation of new resources.

  • Inform development of new PBS Learning Media resources, including videos, interactive lessons, data visualizations, models and simulations.

  • Develop Support Materials for students and teachers following the GBH Science and Engineering Framework templates.

  • Ensure new resource development adheres to the GBH Science and Engineering Framework and the Framework for K–12 Science Education.

• Correlate educational materials to national and state curriculum standards.

• Write, edit, track, and review manuscript and digital products throughout the development cycle.

• Work closely with producers, curriculum writers, subject matter experts, instructional design, project managers and staff from other departments.

• Communicate with fellow team members about project progress and develop solutions to address challenges that arise.

• Participate in dissemination and communication to partner and stakeholder audiences, including professional learning events for teachers.

• Contribute to new project development, helping senior department members with conceptualization, grant-writing, and other development activities, as assigned.

SKILL SET

• Familiarity with the Framework for K–12 Science Education, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and 3D learning and instruction.

• Minimum five years' experience teaching middle or high school science; biology experience preferred.

• Experience creating original curriculum materials that incorporate current pedagogical research and recommendations, particularly for edtech.

• Familiarity with and comfort using digital learning tools.

• Experience developing teacher learning experiences and implementing teacher professional development preferred.

• Strong writing and communication skills.

• Able to work as part of a team and in a process that is iterative and informed by feedback from team members, educator advisors, and subject matter experts.

• Creative, detail-oriented, and able to multi-task.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree in a science education or a science field required, master's degree in science or science education preferred or equivalent work experience. Minimum five years' experience teaching middle or high school science; biology experience preferred.

JOB SPECIFICS

Contract position

Hybrid position

LOCATION

1 Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135

The position is in Boston, MA, and requires on-site presence at least two days per week.