Scoring Assistant Music - MA

We are the world’s learning company with more than 24,000 employees operating in 70 countries. We combine world-class educational content and assessment, powered by services and technology, to enable more effective teaching and personalized learning at scale. We believe that wherever learning flourishes so do people. 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 Music responses remotely for our Hadley, MA office.
  Key benefits ·         Starting rate of $17.50 per hour ·         Flexibility to work scoring sessions that suit your availability ·         Working remotely Overall Responsibilities ·         Evaluates responses of teacher candidates in Massachusetts. ·         Successfully internalizes training and scoring guide, participates in discussions. ·         Must be able to put aside personal biases and apply scoring guide according to rubric requirements. ·         Meets quality and productivity requirements established for the scoring program.   ·         Engage with other scorers in consensus scoring activities. ·         Pass a qualifying test before scoring.  Working Conditions Training takes place before scoring begins. There may be a brief orientation meeting before the day of scoring occurs. Scoring sessions are typically two days long, occur every other month, and take place during the week Monday through Friday. The scoring day runs from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m., including training. Qualifications ·         A bachelor’s degree or higher, and ·         A current Massachusetts Music teaching license 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 Music AND be a current Massachusetts resident. Both active and retired teachers can be eligible to score, provided they hold a current teaching license and are available during weekdays. Additional requirements are: ·         Basic computer skills (keyboard, mouse) ·         Ability to sit for extended periods of time ·         Ability to maintain a confidential work environment ·         Eligible to work in the United States Apply