Description
ConnectED is seeking a skilled, thoughtful, and experienced curriculum developer to create an engaging and impactful elective course for high school students on courageous conversations. This is a part-time freelance role beginning in early July and concluding by September 2025.
The Courageous Conversations Certificate Program is a 13-week elective course designed to equip high school sophomores and juniors with the tools and practice to engage in meaningful, respectful, and nuanced dialogue across lines of difference. The course has been conceptually designed and outlined by the ConnectED team in collaboration with Horace Mann, and we are now looking to bring on a curriculum expert to bring this concept to life.
This role is ideal for someone with significant experience designing high school curricula, deep knowledge of frameworks and skills for courageous conversations, and an understanding of how to support student learning and dialogue on complex and polarizing topics. This is a freelance contract position, and preference will be given to those with experience in independent schools.
This is a temporary, remote position from July to September 2025. It reports to the Direcotr of Education for ConnectED.
What You’ll Do:
- Build out the full 13-week course based on the existing outline and arc of learning.
- Develop engaging learning activities, framing text, and classroom-friendly content for each week.
- Craft discussion questions, reflection prompts, and rubrics that support student growth and assessment.
- Recommend or curate relevant source material (readings, videos, primary sources, etc.) to support weekly topics and learning goals.
- Collaborate with ConnectED’s internal team on tone, audience alignment, and integration with multimedia assets under development.
- Revise and finalize materials based on team feedback to ensure the course is classroom-ready by early September 2025.
Estimated Timeline:
- Start date: Early July 2025
- First draft due: Mid-August 2025
- Finalization and revisions complete: Early September 2025
Requirements
- Proven experience developing curriculum for high school students, ideally in independent school settings.
- Deep knowledge of frameworks for civil discourse, courageous conversations, and dialogue across differences.
- Exceptional writing and instructional design skills, with the ability to create clear, student-centered materials.
- A collaborative and flexible working style, with the ability to integrate feedback and meet deadlines.
- Comfort working remotely and communicating via email, Zoom, and shared documents.
Who We Are:
OpenDor Media is a leading global non-profit media company for the 21st century. We educate, entertain, and engage our audiences by bringing to life big ideas and authentic stories, and by celebrating all things Jewish.
At ConnectED, our goal is to enhance literacy around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, antisemitism and the Holocaust, and Jewish history; equip students with skills in media literacy and courageous conversations; and foster empathy and understanding across diverse perspectives.
Our nuanced educational content and resources are used by a global community of educators around the world and across all political and religious spectrums.
We push the boundaries of innovation, creativity and good old hard work. From our leadership team to new and veteran team members, we all strive to embody our core values:
Fueled by creativity: We think and act creatively in everything we do with the agility and flexibility to apply creativity, whatever role we play.
Inspired by excellence: We are driven to excel at whatever we do. Our teams are always ready to go the extra mile to get the very best results.
Powered by positivity: We bring positivity to work every day, for a fun, creative and inviting work environment that brings out the best in everyone.
Driven by self-improvement: Like our content, no issue is taboo and we are open to constructive ways to improve and develop into the best professionals we can be.
Empowered by collaboration: We thrive on sharing knowledge, teamwork, being a “mensch”, and leveraging each and everyone’s talents to achieve a sum that is greater than the parts.
Some benefits and perks of working at OpenDor Media:
- International exposure
- High level of autonomy
- Competitive salaries
- Paid days off for Jewish and national holidays as well as competitive vacation policy
- Healthcare policy
Salary
Our salary range for this position is $500 per lesson for an approximately 13-lesson course, totaling up to $6,500 and including up to two rounds of revisions. The final rate will be determined based on the candidate’s experience and expertise.
