Odetta K.

K-12 Curriculum Development and ELA Item Writing Expert

⭐ TOP 100% RATED K-12 CURRICULUM EXPERT AND ITEM WRITER 🏆 ITEM WRITER FOR ACCESS, NYSESLAT, SAT, ACT, and more “Odetta was GREAT to work with on this project. She has so many valuable skill sets and her attention to detail was incredible. She went above and beyond my expectations and often offered tips to enhance my resources. She is a joy to work with”. – Jennifer H. (Grammar Curriculum) 🎯 My goal is to help you find the shortest path to achieving your curriculum and assessment development goals. I design high-quality, level-appropriate curriculum with minimal revisions, meeting deadlines efficiently while staying within budget. I have experience designing core curriculum for a variety of e-learning and in-person organizations, with a few highlights below: 👉 Led and developed the CORE English Fundamentals curriculum for Zinkerz, an edtech startup with thousands of student users. 👉 Led and designed 50+ market-ready product offerings, including 500+ Lexile-targeted passages and question sets for CommonCoreKingdom, a consumer education e-commerce company. 👉 Wrote and edited instructional materials, adapting lesson plans to differentiate for ELLs for clients such as Pearson and McGraw Hill. I also provide item writing services that target educational and language standards. I have developed items for several standardized tests, such as ACCESS and NYSESLAT, and mock items for the ACT, SAT, and CPT5. 👉 Wrote and edited test items for the ACCESS and NYSELAT tests for the Center of Applied Linguistics for three recurring years. 👉 Wrote and edited Listening test items for an adult academic English language test based on CEFR levels for SLTI. 👉 Created test items for mock SAT Verbal and ACT assessments for Zinkerz. 🚀 ABOUT ME Hi there! I'm a former English language teacher who made a transition to curriculum development and test writing. As a result, I bring a consolidated understanding of education to companies I help. For the past three years, I have worked with various organizations, from Edtech startups to established test development institutions, to reach their strategic goals through the delivery of high-quality educational content. I bring an immediate understanding of project goals, which reflects in work outputs requiring minimal revisions. I am passionate about helping companies reach their educational objectives. Whether sourcing or writing custom passages or designing a multi-course curriculum from scratch, I will find a path towards your project goals. 🚀 WHAT MY CLIENTS ARE SAYING 👏 "Odetta was GREAT to work with on this project. She has so many valuable skill sets and her attention to detail was incredible. She went above and beyond my expectations and often offered tips to enhance my resources. She is a joy to work with. – Jennifer H. (Grammar Curriculum) 👏 "Odetta was wonderful to work with. Her writing was wonderful and always fit my needs. She has a strong understanding of a variety of age groups, genres, and standards.” – CommonCoreKingdom (E-learning Material Development) 👏 “Thank you so much for your willingness to dig into the details and directional changes of any size. What thoughtful changes…I like seeing the highlights to see your thought process. " – Center for Applied Linguistics 🚀 I CAN HELP IF YOU ✔️ Need a strategic educational design expert who can offer insights in addition to high-quality curriculum and item writing deliverables ✔️ Need a K-12 expert to provide structure, content, and a roadmap for your curriculum ✔️ Have ambitious project goals and need high-quality work created at an accelerated rate ✔️ Need a manager or reviewer who understands level-appropriate deliverables and can steer the team in the right direction ✔️ Require a revamp on your educational materials but don’t know where to start. Please schedule 15 minutes to discuss your project needs through this link. I’d be delighted to chat.