CSA Education

Meet Kevin, 's new Executive Editorial Manager of Science!

Kevin Chandler - CSA Education As CSA Education’s Executive Editorial Manager of Science, Kevin is responsible for overseeing, developing, and editing K–12 Science projects for CSA.

AI offers immense potential to transform education, but careful consideration of challenges like data privacy and bias is essential. School districts must establish robust guidelines to harness AI's benefits while prioritizing student privacy and equity. Our recent blog post explores this topic.

Pioneering the Future of Learning: Developing Guidelines for AI Use in K–12 Education - CSA Education AI offers numerous benefits in education, including personalized learning, automation of administrative tasks, and access to a vast array of educational resources that can adapt to the needs of individual students. However, these advantages also come with challenges such as data privacy concerns, th...

Team CSA in a stat: 3,084.
We have 3,084 vetted freelancers across all subjects and grade bands, ready to work on your projects!
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August is National Dog Month and we at love our furry friends! The Dogs of CSA are a fun, accomplished, motivational bunch, fueling the humans behind your projects! From service dogs, to big lap dogs, to little balls of energy, and everything in between, let's hear it for the dogs of CSA!

Meet Junior, one of 's Senior Creative Services Managers. Follow the link to read the full interview.
Interviewer: What is the best part of your job?

Junior: Testing and prototyping. I love trying and discovering new technologies.

Meet the CSA Team: Junior Barros - CSA Education As senior multimedia designer, Junior uses techniques and research to connect multidisciplinary areas of design and generate new ideas.

Last year, we grew our World Languages Services and increased our Content Creation and Alignment Services to support world languages, and added translation and transadaptation. And boy, has it been a busy year for this department! Take a look at this blog post for more on our approach and capabilities for World Languages.

World Languages with CSA Education - CSA Education CSA Education now offers World Languages services to support the increase in American students who are not native speakers of English.

Meet Kerri, 's Resource and Training Specialist. Follow the link to read the full interview.
Interviewer: What do you wish people knew about your work at CSA?

Kerri: We hire for a broad range of positions, including content writers, editors, and experts in everything from automotive repair to zoology, and there isn’t a certain type of candidate we look for in any position. Previous experience working in educational publishing (or education or publishing for that matter) is not always a requirement, so if a candidate’s skills match, regardless of industry, they are encouraged to apply.

Meet the CSA Team: Kerri Killeen - CSA Education As resource and training specialist, Kerri ensures that CSA has talented freelancers for all of our projects.

It can be difficult to know how to best help learners whose home language is not English. Check out this for ways we can support Multilingual Learners.

Supporting Multilingual Learners (An Overview) - CSA Education One challenge for early learners is that they are not only orally learning a new language but also learning how to read and sound out letters of the new language.

Happy Monday!

On this day 34 years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. July is recognized as Disability Pride Month—a time to celebrate the identities, culture, and contributions of people with disabilities. This month also aims to shift the perceptions and redefine disability, working to end the stigma and promote the understanding that disability is a natural part of human diversity—something to be celebrated and embraced with pride.

Meet Andrea, one of 's Project Managers. Follow the link to read the full interview.
Interviewer: What is the best part of your job?

Andrea: I like knowing that I’m making a difference in education, even though it’s not as a teacher, which I definitely wouldn’t have the patience for. I love seeing the materials my sons use in school and knowing that I’m in a career that makes those materials possible.
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At CSA, we support learning at all ages. Our Professional Learning services are designed to authentically engage teachers and foster their growth in a collaborative environment. Learn more about this service on our new website!
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We are proud to present to you our new website! The marketing team has been hard at work defining and refining our company's brand. With that comes an updated website that is a more accurate depiction of who we are and what we do. Enjoy! https://bit.ly/4cZGTze

When she's not managing CSA's Alignment Services team, you can find her exploring nature, creating new plant-based recipes, solving word puzzles, or catching live music. Meet Scottie, 's Director of Alignment Services!

Meet the CSA Team: Scottie Altland - CSA Education Interviewer: What is your name? Scottie: Scottie Altland Interviewer: What is your position at CSA? Scottie: Director, Alignment Services Interviewer: What does that position entail? Scottie: In my role, I work to bridge the gap between project management and client relations. From the initial clien...

Happy 1st Anniversary to Kate! 🎉
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Teaching a growth mindset helps promote improved learning outcomes, increased confidence and resilience, enhanced problem-solving skills, and improved overall well-being among students. This blog post provides tips for educators, benefits to teaching a growth mindset, and how to encourage it in students.
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At , we live this quote. We believe in work-life balance. We are a company of REALLY hard workers with healthy boundaries that allow us to enjoy our lives outside of work, too!

Meet Amber, 's Associate Director of Client Experience. Follow the link to read the full interview.
Interviewer: What do you wish people knew about your work at CSA?

Amber: I want clients to know that our alignment and curriculum development teams can be available to come on projects in a planning capacity. I think there can be a fear that a project should not start until every element is planned, but the CSA team is great at providing vision and direction and it can be a great way to collaborate and get the ball rolling earlier to help the schedule.
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If you’ve worked with CSA on Social Studies projects, then you probably recognize these faces! If not, meet Ron, Director of Science and Humanities; and Kate, Executive Editorial Manager of Humanities and Assessment.

Before working in educational publishing, Ron spent several years in the classroom teaching Literature, Public Speaking, Grammar and Composition, Earth and Space Science, Physical Science, Environmental Science, Business Writing, and Technical Writing. He entered educational publishing where he’s managed a variety of projects in ELA, Social Studies, and Science. Kate has over 20 years of experience in ELA, Social Studies, and ESL. From classroom teaching experience, to curriculum and assessment development and writing, Kate has successfully helped educators and learners increase excellence and rigor for their pedagogical goals. We’d love to chat about your upcoming Social Studies projects!
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Trust = (Authenticity + Vulnerability) x Credibility
"Good leadership involves trust, and trust includes being authentic, vulnerable, and credible." Now what does this have to do with us at CSA Education? 🤔
Check out this post to find out. https://bit.ly/3VOnN89

Help us wish Liz a Happy 3rd Anniversary [technically tomorrow]! 🎉
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🎆 Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸 Join us in celebrating the values of equality, inclusivity, and progress that illuminate our nation.

Did you know . . . we created our Team CSA freelance program in 2021 to extend our culture and values to this essential group of experts. With added perks and resources for this community, we really wanted them to feel like the vital part of the CSA team that we view them as. 😊
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Embrace new beginnings.

Meet Ron, 's Director of Humanities and Assessment. Follow the link to read the full interview.
Interviewer: What do you wish schools focused on more in terms of education and why?

Ron: I wish schools would move away from strict multiple-choice assessments and instead embrace more innovative and creative assessment models.

Meet the CSA Team: Ron Watson - CSA Education Ron oversees curriculum development projects for for K–12 Humanities, higher-level ELA, Assessments for all disciplines, and DEI/CRE.

There has been a lot of controversy about best practices for how to support English Language Learners for younger students, especially in line with the reading wars and how applicable the Science of Reading is for English Language Learners. Learn more about ways we can support multilingual learners in this blog post.

Supporting Multilingual Learners (An Overview) - CSA Education English Language Learners can refer to learners of all ages with varying experiences, which makes creating supportive content difficult.

CSA's in-house Math team has expertise in the full range of K–12. Karen, Neelam, and Kimberly all came to CSA having classroom teaching experience as well as content development experience with educational publishers and EdTech companies. These are the faces behind all Math projects we work on!
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