Director of Pedagogy (remote)

Director of Pedagogy (remote)
Kahoot!, Norway

Experience
1 Year
Salary
0 - 0
Job Type
Job Shift
Job Category
Traveling
No
Career Level
Telecommute
Qualification
As mentioned in job details
Total Vacancies
1 Job
Posted on
Mar 18, 2021
Last Date
Apr 18, 2021
Location(s)

Job Description

Millions of users around the world use Kahoot and our family of apps every day, to make learning awesome! If you’re passionate about pedagogy and are looking for a once in a lifetime opportunity to shape digital learning on a global scale, this is the role for you! Kahoot! is looking for a Director of Pedagogy to support the pedagogical development of offerings, content, products and services for the Kahoot! Group globally. You will be reporting to the Director amp; Head of Kahoot! Academy. This role can be located in the US, at the HQ in Oslo, Norway or where it is appropriate for the final candidate.

About Kahoot!

Kahoot! is on a mission to make learning awesome! We want to empower everyone, including children, students, and employees to unlock their full learning potential. Our learning platform makes it easy for any individual or corporation to create, share, and play learning games that drive compelling engagement. In addition, our family of apps takes math learning to a new level and empowers children to learn to read through play. Learners of all ages can make language learning natural with immersive visuals and play through our Drops apps. Organizations can connect and engage their work teams with Actimo, our employee engagement platform. Launched in 2013, Kahoot!’s vision is to build the leading learning platform in the world. In the last 12 months, more than 250 million games have been played on the Kahoot! platform with 1.5 billion participating players in 200 countries. The company is headquartered in Norway with offices in the US, the UK, France, Finland, Estonia, Denmark and Spain. Let’s play!


Our K!rew

At Kahoot! we champion a positive culture of collaborative learning and innovation. With a team of more than 200 employees representing 30 different nationalities, we’re a diverse and fun bunch of people! We work hard and celebrate our wins, tackle challenges with original ideas and learn something new every day.

The values guiding us are: we are playful, we are curious and we are inclusive!


What You'll Be Doing

  • Contribute to set the pedagogical direction for the development of Kahoot’s content, products and services, as well as our marketing and communications
  • Lead a team of creators, editors and curriculum experts to develop fun and engaging learning content and experiences for a global audience and for all age groups, with special attention to the K-12 segment
  • Advise product-, designer- and engineering-teams
  • Be a subject expert for development of curriculum content and apps
  • Develop editorial plans and content strategies
  • Contribute to thought-leadership articles, videos, whitepapers and other rich content, and be the spokesperson for pedagogical content and development for Kahoot!

Requirements

  • 5-10 years of experience in curriculum development, instructional design or similar
  • M.Sc or PhD within pedagogy
  • In-depth understanding of US K-12 curriculum standards such as Common Core (CCS) or Texas math standards (TEKS). International experience is also a plus.
  • Strong, forward-thinking pedagogical vision or learning philosophy, in-line with Kahoot!s values (playful, inclusive and curious)
  • Excellent writing and communications abilities
  • A highly self-motivated personality with a strong attention to detail
  • A passion for improving education through technology
  • Strong analytical-reasoning and problem-solving skills
  • High levels of empathy, humor and passion

    Ideally you’ll also have:

    • Experience from education technology development
    • Experience in teaching in K-12 classrooms
    • A love for teaching and a desire to expand your horizon and work with educational content and technology

    Benefits

    Here are some of the benefits we provide to our team members :

    • A competitive compensation package
    • Share option plan
    • Paid maternity and paternity leave
    • Home broadband allowance
    • Mobile subscription
    • Lunch contribution
    • Social and company events
    • Friendly, international environment

    Job Specification

    Job Rewards and Benefits

    Kahoot!

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