ASL Activity Writer for High School Courses

We are searching for an American Sign Langugae Subject Matter Expert with recent ASL teaching experience for a contract position writing ASL activities for digital curriculum that will be used in high school classrooms. This contract position begins this summer.

The ideal candidate teaches ASL in high school, or at a college or community college, and can write to provide high school students with a solid foundation in the language. The candidate should have a vision of how students can learn and be assessed in the language through courseware. Courseware is delivered online to students attending virtual schools and it is a textbook replacement that supports what the student learns from an ASL teacher. 

Qualifications and Skills:

• Strong skills in teaching and assessing receptive and expressive ASL, with an understanding of Deaf culture
• Fluent in ASL and proficient in written English
• Ability to disseminate language knowledge in writing
• Ability to create video scripts for sign language videos
• Skilled with creating engaging expressive and receptive activities to assess state curriculum and ACTFL standards effectively
• Expertise in developing role-plays
• Post-secondary ASL degree
• Deadline-driven
• Receptive to feedback
• Can work remotely as part of a larger team
• Open to using various tech applications - MS Word, Dropbox, Smartsheet, Slack

For the chosen candidate, this freelance role could consume more than 5 hours/week over the next 2 years and will be completed in 2028. As part of the hiring process, potential candidates may be invited to participate in a paid audition to demonstrate their writing skills.

Please include your resume and a brief cover letter explaining why you are a good fit for this role. We appreciate all applications, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

eDynamic Learning, a Pearson Education company, is the largest publisher of educational resources for elective courseware for high school students in North America. Share your knowledge through resources used by students in face-to-face, hybrid, and virtual schools. While our resources support all educational environments, they never replace teachers.