Scoring Assistant Dance Jobs

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The Evaluation Systems group of Pearson offers dynamic teacher licensing and performance assessment solutions. Our custom teacher licensure testing programs are 100 percent aligned to state standards. We also provide a wide variety of teacher licensure testing services such as test development, administration, and scoring. We work in a collaborative environment and are passionate about education.

Scoring offers the opportunity to network with other professionals and stay abreast of the latest developments in your field. Scorers have a direct impact on the quality of the next generation of teachers and help to maintain professional standards. Scorers enjoy the change of pace, the mental challenge and the opportunity to give back to their educational field.

We have immediate openings for candidates to score Dance exams for MTEL remotely for our Hadley office.

Key benefits

• Flexibility to work scoring sessions that suit your availability
• Training and review are part of every session.
• Starting rate of $24.80 per hour

Overall Responsibilities

• Evaluates responses of teacher candidates in Massachusetts.
• Meets quality and productivity requirements established for the scoring program.
• Successfully internalizes training and scoring guide, participates in discussions.
• Pass a qualifying test before scoring.
• Must be able to put aside personal biases and apply scoring guide according to rubric requirements.
• Engage with other scorers in consensus scoring activities.

Working Conditions

Scoring sessions are typically one to two days long. The scoring day runs from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m., including training. Scoring sessions are remote but candidates must be current Massachusetts residents.

Qualifications

• A current Massachusetts Dance teaching license
• A bachelor’s degree or higher, and
• AND are currently under district contract to teach in Massachusetts public schools or have been under district contract to teach in Massachusetts public schools within the last two years
• OR Recent college level teaching experience in Dance

Candidates must be Massachusetts residents.

Both active and retired teachers can be eligible to score, provided they hold a current teaching license.

• Eligible to work in the United States
• Have the ability to meet via online meetings using a personal computer with web camera, microphone, and speakers
• Ability to maintain a confidential work environment
• Basic computer skills (keyboard, mouse)
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time

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Job: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Organization: Assessment & Qualifications

Schedule: PART\_TIME

Req ID: 11776