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This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12318966 Curricular Analyst, AP Instructional Design

College Board - AP&I

Location: This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office).

Type: This is a full-time position

About the Team

The College Board\'s Advanced Placement and Instruction division (260 staff) develops and administers coursework taken by more than 3 million students worldwide each school year, and the related subject-matter exams utilized by more than 4,000 colleges and universities for course placement and awarding of college credit. These include credit and placement examination programs like CLEP and ACCUplacer; Advanced Placement (AP) and Pre-AP courses in 40+ disciplines; and associated teacher professional learning programs.

The Advanced Placement Program is the largest offering in the division\'s portfolio, and has six departments: Curriculum and Assessment, which develops the course frameworks, designs the exams, and guides the grading and scoring process; Delivery, which manages the annual cycle of transactions with schools - from student registration to exam administration, scoring, and score reporting; Access, which focuses on expanding availability of AP and Pre-AP courses, participation among traditionally underserved students, and supporting teachers; Strategy, which measures and evaluates the program\'s components, identifies and evaluates program opportunities and threats, and leads the development and implementation of strategic initiatives; Digital, which leads product development of the Bluebook digital assessment platform, manages the implementation of digital testing for AP Exams, and provides instructional resources via AP Classroom; and Instructional Design, a new department charged with developing and implementing a curricular research and instructional design phase to proceed all major content development projects, including: any possible new AP course; any significant revision to existing AP courses; major changes to student assessments, such as replacing part of the summative exam with through-course tasks or projects; and new teacher resources.

About the Opportunity

This Curricular Analyst will support the curricular research and design phases for a portfolio of projects within the department. To this end, the Curricular Analyst will work closely with senior leaders, cross-functional teams, and subject matter experts to ensure that the analysis is comprehensive and informs the development of precise project requirements and product roadmaps.

As a Curricular Analyst within the AP Instructional Design department, you will play a vital role in the curricular research phase of new content development, ensuring that instructional design decisions are grounded in comprehensive, high-quality analysis. Your work will focus on evaluating content, pedagogy, and instructional strategies to inform the development of new AP courses, revisions to existing courses, and new instructional products.

In this role, you will:

• Support the Curricular Analysis Phase by collaborating with the VP, Strategy, and VP, Instructional Design to identify and answer key curricular research questions that guide content development. Your analysis will address critical factors such as alignment with college syllabi, pedagogical effectiveness, fulfillment of high school standards, and the potential for career relevance.

• Conduct Comprehensive Analysis of higher education content, state standards, and instructional models, providing detailed reports that outline options and trade-offs for curriculum development.

• Communicate Findings effectively across departments, ensuring that your analysis informs the design and development process and supports the strategic goals of the AP Program.

• Contribute to Operational Viability by assisting in the analysis of market size, reach, and financial implications of proposed curriculum options, ensuring that new content is not only educationally sound but also operationally viable.

Specific Responsibilities

Analysis and Synthesis (60%)

Collaborate with the VP, Instructional Design, the VP, Strategy, and Executive Director, Instructional Design to identify curricular research questions that will guide the development of new AP courses, revisions to existing courses, or new instructional products.

Evaluate higher education content scope, standards, state education standards, and other relevant criteria. This includes analyzing potential trade-offs in course content, instructional models, and assessment options in relation to objectives such as alignment with college syllabi, engaging pedagogy, fulfillment of high school standards, and career relevance.

Synthesize curricular research findings into detailed reports and summaries that provide clear options and trade-offs for curriculum development, with an emphasis on how these choices impact student engag