American Sign Language Curriculum Developer

Welcome to Miaplaza!

Our vision is to elevate online learning by applying the most successful approaches in virtual education to create an accessible and inclusive homeschool curriculum platform where all students can be successful! Our K-8 platforms include Miacademy, Always Icecream, and Clever Dragons, and our 9-12 options include MiaPrep and MiaPrep Online High School. Our student base is rapidly growing, and we’re hiring for multiple positions across several departments! Our expansion stems from our commitment to providing exceptional educational content and our pursuit of new opportunities. 🚀

➡️ You can hear our CEO, Johannes Ziegler, discuss our company’s values and future!

How you'll make an impact (position summary):

Curriculum Developers work closely with other subject-matter experts, our production team, and an instructional coach to produce immersive, engaging, and academically rigorous learning materials that constitute the core of our American Sign Language curriculum. These materials include videos, assessments, and written learning activities. Curriculum Developers are experts in their fields who thrive when wearing many hats. Our team relies on highly motivated, collaborative, and student-driven individuals.

What you'll do (responsibilities):

• Design and develop educational content (video scripts, assessments, and written materials) for K-12 students learning American Sign Language (primarily hearing students)

• Ensure content is pedagogically sound, engaging, age-appropriate, and accessible for students

• Write clear and measurable lesson objectives, and align teaching materials to meet objectives

• Use technology, such as Google Slides, Sheets, and Docs

• Differentiate instruction to accommodate diverse learning styles and needs

• Continuously evaluate and refine content based on feedback and educational outcomes

• Collaborate on special projects and assignments

➡️ Check out a day in the life of a Miaplaza Curriculum Developer!

Schedule:

• Curriculum Developers are expected to have 30-40 hours of availability each week on a year-round basis. This range of hours is designed to offer flexibility in your schedule, and there is ample work available! We consider anything over 30 hours a week to be full-time, so you would be eligible for all of our benefits!

• What your schedule looks like is mostly up to you! Morning person? Night owl? Somewhere in between? As long as you are meeting your deadlines and are available for weekly meetings with your supervisor and peers (generally during US business hours), we support the hours that work best for you.