Freelance opportunities
Copywriter
Accessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems (ATLAS), a research center at the University of Kansas, is seeking text writers to develop passages for the Dynamic Learning Maps® (DLM®) Alternate Assessment System. Writers will create both original texts and texts adapted from previously published works for use by students with the most significant cognitive disabilities and, in so doing, provide opportunities for students to demonstrate what they know and can do.
Writers will be provided with assignments and compensated on a per-assignment basis. There are multiple openings to be filled, and we are seeking writers from across the United States.
- Adapt previously published literary texts for use in the DLM assessment for students with significant cognitive disabilities
- Draft original informational texts about specified topics, also for use in the DLM assessment
- Ensure that texts are of high quality and developed according to specifications
- Bachelor’s degree in English, Creative Writing, or related area
- At least one published text, not including self-published works
- At least one year of experience writing to provided specifications
- Experience writing texts for children of a range of grade levels
- An understanding of children’s literacy and reading skill acquisition
- Experience modifying existing texts for children who read a variety of different levels
- Adapt previously published literary texts for use in the DLM assessment for students with significant cognitive disabilities
- Draft original informational texts about specified topics, also for use in the DLM assessment
- Ensure that texts are of high quality and developed according to specifications
- Bachelor’s degree in English, Creative Writing, or related area
- At least one published text, not including self-published works
- At least one year of experience writing to provided specifications
- Experience writing texts for children of a range of grade levels
- An understanding of children’s literacy and reading skill acquisition
- Experience modifying existing texts for children who read a variety of different levels
About ATLAS
ATLAS promotes learning and improved outcomes for all students, with a focus on students with disabilities and struggling learners. ATLAS creates technology-based learning and assessment systems that are accessible and academically rigorous. Dynamic research on skill development, assessment design, and teacher professional development informs the center’s map-based learning systems.
With a diverse portfolio of grant-funded research projects and operational alternate assessments, ATLAS is a leader in educational research and innovation. ATLAS drives progress through partnerships and collaborations with organizations that share its focus and commitment.
