Erik Iwersen Email & Phone Number

Riverside, Il, Us

United States

Contract-based item writing and editing for large-scale literacy assessments.

United States

AI content training for LLM and RLHF Models.

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Normal, Illinois, United States

Lead the Operational Working Group for English Language Arts for the Illinois State BOE and the PARCC consortium as a whole, ensuring that assessments are aligned with federal guidelines and large-scale assessment industry best practices which includes management, recruitment, on-boarding, and building capacity among OWG, contractors, and other stakeholders consortium-wide.Review, revise, and approve the program’s foundational documents prior to each annual phase of passage and item… Show more Lead the Operational Working Group for English Language Arts for the Illinois State BOE and the PARCC consortium as a whole, ensuring that assessments are aligned with federal guidelines and large-scale assessment industry best practices which includes management, recruitment, on-boarding, and building capacity among OWG, contractors, and other stakeholders consortium-wide.Review, revise, and approve the program’s foundational documents prior to each annual phase of passage and item development, including Evidence Statements and Task Models, Passage Selection and Fairness Guidelines, Text Complexity Worksheets, Item Development Specifications and Cognitive Complexity Guidelines, Test Form Blueprints and Construction Specifications, Asset Development Plans, Universal Design Checklists, Glossing Guidelines, and Audio Guidelines Serve in a leadership role for annual content development educator committee meetings, including the delivery of in-person trainings for Passage Content and Bias and Sensitivity Review, Item Content and Bias and Sensitivity Review, Data review, Rangefinding, Rangefinder Review, Test Form Passage Preview, and Test Form Verification.Review and approve online and paper-based forms, passage/item sets for field testing, release items, field communications, and other public-facing documentsCreate and implement curriculum, assessment, and professional development materials and training modules, made available via digital platforms for the State Board of Education. Experience in some HTML, CSS, Dream weaver, Blackboard, and others.Organize, coordinate, and deliver in-person workshops, keynotes, and conferences throughout the state of Illinois and beyond, centered on the full-scale implementation of state standards and the corresponding IAR Assessments.Incorporate research-driven best practices and more than 10 years of experience in teaching and learning in diverse settings into the creation of rich and user-friendly 21st-century content. Show less

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Master Of Education - Med, Curriculum And Instruction

Master Of Arts - Ma, Educational Leadership And Administration, General

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Language And Literature/Letters