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Transcend · 10 hours ago

Contract Project-Based Learning Instructional Designer & Coach

United States

Contract

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Transcend Education is seeking an Instructional Designer & Coach with deep experience in project-based learning across elementary through high school settings. The role involves designing learning experiences that foster student agency while supporting teachers in implementing high-quality PBL practices.

EducationHigher EducationKnowledge ManagementNon Profit

Responsibilities

Design rigorous, agency-building PBL units, modules, and lessons aligned to standards and organizational frameworks

Create scaffolds, routines, protocols, and templates that support gradual release and predictable, orderly classrooms

Integrate research-based practices (productive struggle, discourse, formative feedback) into daily instruction

Produce exemplars, rubrics, and playbooks that make instructional intent and operational steps clear

Codify teacher moves, classroom systems, and workflows that reliably promote student agency and independence

Document instructional models in user-friendly guides and frameworks

Synthesize classroom observations and data into actionable next steps for teachers

Coach teachers in building structures that enable student ownership and responsible release of responsibility

Facilitate planning cycles, workshops, and modeling sessions that blend design, routines practice, and problem-solving

Partner with school leaders on pacing, implementation plans, and coherent schoolwide systems

Recruit partner schools and educators interested in adopting LEAD/RevX practices

Manage social media posts, outreach materials, and communications that generate interest and inquiries

Coordinate initial conversations, needs assessments, and onboarding processes

Plan, schedule, and lead site visits, walkthroughs, and observation days at LEAD

Design and facilitate PD sessions, virtual workshops, and follow-up coaching for adopting sites

Ensure partners receive resources, materials, playbooks, and aligned curriculum in a timely manner

Maintain consistent communication with each site about progress, needs, and next steps

Monitor implementation through walkthroughs, check-ins, and review of artifacts

Provide clear feedback loops and coordinate additional support when sites need deeper coaching or resources

Track progress, document successes and challenges, and communicate updates internally

Work closely with internal teams (design, coaching, leadership) to ensure adopting sites receive coherent, high-quality support

Gather feedback from adopting sites to inform refinements to curriculum, systems, and playbooks

Support organizational scaling efforts through storytelling, data collection, and partner-facing communication

Qualification

Project-Based Learning (PBL)Curriculum DesignTeacher CoachingScience ExpertiseMath ExpertiseCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsFacilitating GroupsEquitable Learning CommitmentRelationship Building