Description
Project Description
Write and review multiple choice assessment items with feedback/rationale. All guidelines and documentation are provided. All assessment items are aligned to evidence statements. You are responsible for content accuracy and will work with a learning designer who will support you. You are responsible for implementing two rounds of edits.
Course Description
Advanced Zoology & Botany with Lab is an in-depth exploration of advanced topics in zoology and botany, including the study of animal and plant physiology, ecology, evolution, and taxonomy. This course will engage students in virtual, hands-on laboratory exercises to develop practical skills in virtual or hands-on lab activities, data collection, and analysis. This course builds on concepts from General Biology I and II, and Evolutionary Biology and contains instructional teaching strategies for classroom delivery.
In-depth knowledge of the content areas covered within the course including:
Course Topics
- Taxonomy and classification systems
- Characteristics of life and their significance in classification
- Cell theory and cellular organization
- Animal kingdom characteristics and structures
- Plant kingdom characteristics and structures
- Plant and animal adaptations to their environments
- Plant and animal reproductive strategies
- Plant and animal physiological functions
- Plant responses to environmental stimuli
- Comparative anatomy and physiology of animals and plants
Utah SEEd Standards
- Characteristics of animals
- Structure and function of major human organ systems
- How homeostasis is maintained in organisms
- Reproduction, development, and growth in organisms
- Behavior
Required Availability
- You must be immediately available for at least 10 hours/week (this will vary depending on the amount of questions).
- You must be available to complete the work in 2-4 weeks and adhere to deadlines.
- Must live in the United States.
- Work can be done in the evenings/weekends.
If selected you will be contacted and in place of a live interview you will be asked to do a brief pre assessment screening.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Masters Degree in subject matter preferred
- Secondary teaching experience
- Assessment item development experience
- Experience using Google Workspace preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Native-level American English language skills
- Ability to follow a provided style guide and templates
