Cape Town: Education Specialist posted by Crayon

Date	2024-07-07
Job Title	Education Specialist
Employer	Crayon More Information
Salary	50000
Category	It Computer
Location	Western Cape / Cape Town

Job Summary

To find out more, click Apply or head on over to Crayon to review the full spec and apply

www.********.co.za

How you`ll role

As The Education Specialist, you will use your knowledge of education in the foundation and/or intermediate phase to analyse the different edtech literacy and numeracy products deployed and how they help learners access the school curricula, in order to maximise the organisations impact on learning outcomes. This role presents a unique opportunity to work in a not-for-profit EdTech organisation that has significant scale, is passionate about impact, and embraces innovation. This NPO has developed a strong capability in technology implementation which provides it with the foundation to effectively deliver Edtech literacy and numeracy products.

What you`ll do

Understand, analyse, and compare at a pedagogical level, each literacy and numeracy products (current eight and potential future):
- The theoretical construct for each product
- What each product teaches, its scope, and coherence
- How each product works
- The structure of a learning journey for a learner in each product
- How each product supports the companys objectives for improving learner outcomes for literacy and numeracy
Use these insights to determine what products are best for which learners, under what circumstances, and at what grade
Use assessment and learner performance data to make data driven decisions regarding product effectiveness
Use assessment and learner performance data to provide information and support to teachers, district, and provincial government about the impact of the EdTech products deployed
Determine and advise on how the curriculum of each product should be adjusted or supplemented for maximum impact, and within implementation constraints (such as time limitations)
Understand how each of the products deployed, overlays with foundation and intermediate phase literacy and numeracy curricula and Annual Teaching Plans (ATPs)
Develop and articulate the strategic positioning for each product outlining their merits and support of curricula for the advocacy and adoption of products by schools, district, and provincial government
Use an understanding of the products to advise the training division, facilitators, teachers, and principals on how the different products work and support curricula
Understand content or pedagogical product updates/releases, the implications for learners, and engage with operations teams to adjust programming
Conduct market analysis to identify and evaluate other edtech numeracy and literacy products
Enhance the companys selection rubric when considering other products to test
Collaborate with the evaluation team to develop and refine assessments that accurately measure student learning outcomes
Research current developments in EdTech, teaching methods and other educational practices, and advise on necessary changes and possible improvements

What you`ll need

An Honours degree in Education is preferred
Minimum of 5 years of experience teaching at Foundation or Intermediate phase in English and/or Mathematics, or as a Head of Department for Mathematics or English
In-depth knowledge of educational standards and pedagogical best practices
Analytical skills to evaluate products and make meaning of learner data
Product evaluation and learner journey mapping (for learners and teachers); preferably in literacy and numeracy
Strong communication skills in order to convey to different audiences the how and what of the EdTech products deployed
Education development
Research skills
Decision making skills
Problem solving skills

To find out more, click Apply or head on over to Crayon to review the full spec and apply

Crayon
Education Specialist position available in Western Cape, Cape Town. This job position was posted by Crayon. The job has been posted as a premium ad on 2024-07-07 at 13:05:04 in the It Computer category

Click Go Apply to apply online!

You might also like to look at the available jobs in the same area.

Select one of the buttons below to browse for more available jobs.

Apply directly on jobmail for this position
Some posts have contact information included with other instructions. All applicants are urged to read the instructions carefully.
We will list jobs at the bottom of each job, so feel free to scroll down and continue your search.

We do not accept any job applications and merely offer the service of daily jobs being mined and displayed on our job portal.
Each job post has a link to take you directly to the original post to apply on their website or the original website where the post came from.

Here are some more related positions