Learning Design Associate - Upper Primary at Nova Academies Kenya

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