Job Details
As a Learning Design Associate, you will revolutionize the way 21st-century skills and knowledge are developed in African schools. You will be a central member of the team that will develop the learning model that we will use in our schools in Kenya and South Africa.
Function: Network
Your role will be based in our Network Office, Matundu Close, Westlands, with 1-2 days on our campuses each week.
Reports To: Learning Design Manager (Kenya)
The Nova Way
Our team culture is designed to reinforce our vision:
We model the growth mindset we want our students to embody; you are challenged every day and, as a result, you grow more than at any other point in your life.
We pursue excellence in every detail and do whatever it takes to produce great work quickly.
We are radically open: we share tough messages and our own vulnerabilities to help us grow.
We bring infectious energy, enthusiasm and fun to everything we do because joy fuels the hardest work and learning.
How will your typical Week at Nova Look?
Use themes, big ideas, and Kenyan National Curriculum to create the day by day overview of lessons in Science, Social Studies, and Religious Education in Upper Primary (Grades 4-6).
Create year-long Scope & Sequences for your subject areas and grade levels
Create detailed, inquiry-based lesson plans using Reggio Emilia approach, blended learning, and small-group instruction
Create materials that go along with each lesson
Create a full unit’s worth of material that culminates in Project-Based Learning
Work with the Team Lead and classroom teachers to revise lessons after they have been taught.
Work with learning designers in Humanities and Math/Science to create integrated projects and investigations
Create strong assessments/rubrics/continuums/checklists that allow each teacher to evaluate students
Create assessments that infuse multiple assessment methods into the questions.
Receive professional development on the Nova Model of Learning Design, integrated curriculum design, STEAM, and Project-Based Learning
Additional responsibilities as assigned by your manager
Who You Are?
You have 2+ years of experience in a rigorous, high-expectations primary setting
You have a track record of developing creative and rigorous curriculum that has led to distinctive learning outcomes and can demonstrate this through example products and references
You have a desire to further develop your curriculum development skills and apply them to transform the lives of African youth
You have strong writing skills and are able to use those to create lessons that will help people learn it while being engaged and interested
You are driven by data and can use data from student assessments to strengthen lessons and spiral in key skills
Bachelor’s Degree in Primary Education, Science, or Humanities strongly preferred
