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College Board - A

&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 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

As Executive Director, you will lead the curricular research and instructional design phases for a portfolio of projects within the department. To this end, you will work closely with cross-functional teams and manage the project lifecycle from inception through the development and delivery of precise project requirements, product roadmaps and launch plans. You will lead the curricular research, prototyping, and content development for new and existing AP courses, focusing on relevance, engagement, and alignment with college credit standards. To do this, you will assemble and manage flexible teams throughout the project phases, ensuring seamless transitions and collaboration across departments. Your leadership will drive the innovation and quality of instructional content, directly impacting the educational experience of millions of students globally.

In this role, you will develop and lead approaches such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Lead the instructional design process by guiding the work of curriculum analysts, instructional designers, and subject matter experts to develop and refine instructional content and resources across various AP courses.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Curriculum and Assessment, Learning Engineering, Access, and Strategy departments, ensuring the successful integration and execution of instructional design projects.

• Drive innovation in instructional content by exploring new pedagogical approaches, integrating technology, and ensu ing that AP courses remain relevant and engaging to a diverse student population.

• Oversee successful delivery for the instructional design team, ensuring that timelines, resources, and deliverables are met efficiently and effectively.

• Ensure quality and alignment by reviewing and refining instructional content to meet the standards required for college credit and student success.

Specific Responsibilities include:

Curricular Research and Analysis (20 %)

• Guide the work of curriculum analysts in evaluating higher education content scope and standards, secondary education state standards, and other considerations essential to defining options for AP course curricula and assessments.
• Develop a summary of the leading options for new content, delineating which objectives each option best serves.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the analysis informs the design and development phases effectively.

Prototyping, Testing, and Developing Requirements for New Content (40%)

Lead the development of prototypes for various components of new AP courses or resources, such as project-based tasks, instructional approaches, or teacher