Curriculum Specialist (Intermediate​/Senior Physics & Chemistry

Position Title: Curriculum Specialist (Intermediate/Senior Physics & Chemistry)

Employment Type: Full-time Contract (12-Month) | Union

Salary range: $91,270.73 - $97,165.35

Division: Education

Reports To: Manager, Curriculum

Location: Toronto, Yonge & Eglinton (On-site)

Reason for Vacancy: Existing Vacancy

TVO Media Education Group (TVO) is a social impact organization devoted to inspiring learning that changes lives and enriches communities. We are an internationally recognized digital learning organization that strives to engage, inform and educate Ontarians of all ages.

We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to TVO. We have a diverse workforce and are committed to building a culture within the workplace that brings out the best in everyone. As part of our strategic vision, we have adopted five core values; we embrace change, we value bold thinking, we thrive with diverse voices, we are better together, and we honour our commitments.

These values anchor how we work and lay the foundation for a workplace that celebrates differences, encourages self-expression and empowers learning, which we know is a key component to our success.

TVO is an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Education. Through our brands, TVO Kids, TVO Today, TVO ILC and TVO Learn, we provide multi-platform educational programming; ground‑breaking original documentaries; in‑depth public affairs content; the largest online secondary school in Ontario; and award‑winning digital‑learning resources that support Ontario’s curriculum.

TVO is a registered charity funded primarily by the Province of Ontario and supported by thousands of sponsors and donors.

TVO is looking for Secondary Curriculum Specialist in the subject area of Physics & Chemistry who can begin as soon as possible.

The Curriculum Specialist will apply a proven understanding of transferable skills, deep knowledge of curriculum expectations for deep learning and best practices in student‑centered online learning to guide and inform the creation and review of online learning courses for TVO. Your work will entail meeting the provincial standard for curriculum expectations in physics and chemistry, through the development, creation, and review of learning activities in online formats.

• Mentor, coach and build staff capacity to build cutting edge pedagogy into courses
• Provide educational expertise in designing, developing, and implementing policies and programs for curriculum and assessment
• Collaborate with staff, teams, and external service providers to build out course design requirements, review physics and chemistry courses and course components as they are iterated, and assist with user experience testing
• Collaborate with teacher writers to align course pedagogy with active learning and to plan for course interactivity
• Work with a cross‑functional team to inform the creation of engaging, interactive, rigorous and relevant course content that is rooted in cutting edge pedagogy
• Present engaging, interactive, rigorous and relevant courses that support learners of diverse backgrounds and ages
• Accountable for course quality to contribute to rates of course completion and student success and ensure that the final product is error‑free and reflects the excellence expected in Ontario’s educational landscape
• Follow TVO’s Educational Blueprint in all development activities
• Review, provide feedback on, and in certain cases co‑author course content and related documentation, in keeping with TVO's quality and time requirements
• Build team capacity through pedagogical leadership to serve a diverse learner population
• Inform and review the creation of course content and digital learning activities
• Analyze and interpret data sets for provincial, national, and international student success (e.g. EQAO, TIMSS, PISA) to inform development of secondary content in all subject areas.
• Support testing of educational content with learner groups

• Performs other directly related duties.
• Communicate progress and opportunities throughout the life of a project