Precollege Middle School Commuter Course Instructor

Job Summary:

PACE Instructor:

This role supports Precollege programming in the Division of Continuing Studies (DCS) through instruction of a one- week course at the middle school precollege program, Precollege Academic Campus Experience (PACE). An instructor's main role in the program will be to plan and teach their course in two daily instructional blocks between the hours of 8:45 am and 4:15 pm from July 10-14, 2023 and/or July 17-21, 2023. Instructors are assigned a class of up to 14 students. Instructors are responsible for developing or modifying a course featuring 25 hours of in person instruction per week, designed to provide high quality, fast-paced learning for middle school aged students. There are 14 positions to be filled for this role; Badger Precollege offers a variety of programs over the summer and candidates may be considered for multiple positions if their backgrounds and interests align with multiple courses. Specific course titles which have open positions are listed below under "Course Titles".

Content Areas: Computer Science, Psychology, History, Sciences, Classics/Mythology, Arts

Courses Titles: Intro to Computer Science, Mythology 101, Exploring the Brain: Intro to Psychology, Biotechnology Lab, Anime, Neuroscience, Human Anatomy, Rise and Fall of Civilizations

STEP Instructor:

This role supports Precollege programming in the Division of Continuing Studies (DCS) through instruction of a two- week course at the middle school residential precollege program, Summer Transitional Enrichment Program (STEP) (INSERT HYPERLINK INTO Summer Transitional Enrichment Program https://precollege.wisc.edu/step/). An instructor's main role in the program will be to plan and teach their course in two daily instructional blocks between the hours of 9:00am and 3:15pm from July 23-August 5, 2023. Instructors are assigned a class of up to 16 students. Instructors are responsible for developing or modifying a course featuring 50 hours of in person instruction designed to provide high quality, fast-paced learning for middle school aged students.

Content Areas:
Computer Science, Physics, Communications, Sciences, Robotics, Anatomy, Economics

Courses Titles:
Game Design: Introduction to Programming; Human Body Systems; Physics in Force and Motion; Leadership and Service; Money$marts; Building with VEX Robotics

Responsibilities:

Develops and instructs non-credit course sessions on a specific topic or within an area of expertise to provide continuing education opportunities to the institution and affiliated community.

• 50% Instructs continuing education classroom activities and guides learning to align with existing curriculum
• 20% Measures student performance and progress, utilizing assessment tools to align with established mission and philosophy
• 15% Researches and selects curriculum content, designs courses, and prepares assessment tools regarding specific programs to align with unit objectives and strategy
• 10% Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to identify learning barriers and difficulties, develops solutions and aligns resources with student needs to support learner advancement academically
• 5% Serves as a subject matter expert and communicates with program affiliates, students, and stakeholders providing information and answering questions based on curriculum materials and standards

Tasks:

• PACE Instructor: Develop (or modify) a course featuring 25 hours of in person instruction designed to provide high quality, fast-paced learning for precollege students.
• Teach class during the PACE Programs: July 10-14, 2023 and/or July 17-21, 2023.
• Complete all hiring requirements and trainings as required by Human Resources at UW Madison.
• .Participate in staff orientation before the program begins
• Attend 1 instructor check-in meeting with program administrators per week of employment.
• Complete post program student evaluation materials as scheduled by administrative staff.
• STEP Instructor: Develop (or modify) a course featuring 50 hours of in person instruction designed to provide high quality, fast-paced learning for precollege students.
• Teach class during the STEP Program: July 23-August 5, 2023.
• Complete all hiring requirements and trainings as required by Human Resources at UW Madison.
• Participate in staff orientation before the program begins.
• Attend 1 instructor check-in meeting with program administrators per week of employment.
• Complete post program student evaluation materials as scheduled by administrative staff.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Required
Bachelor's Degree
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in Education or content related field in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

· 2 years of teaching experience with elementary and/or middle school aged students preferred. Student teaching experience will be considered.
· Demonstrated ability to plan and deliver engaging content to elementary and middle school aged students is preferred.
· Strong communication skills and ability to work well with students, administration, and support staff.
· Experience planning and modifying curriculum to meet the needs of all students
· Experience working with elementary and/or middle school ages students

Preferred Qualifications:
· Expertise or Master teacher designation in a specific intellectual or talent area

Appointment Type, Duration:

Terminal, 1 month appointment.
This position has the possibility to be extended or converted to an ongoing appointment based on need and/or funding