[Hiring] Adjunct - ELL and ESL within Early Childhood Education - Online - College of Education @Grand Canyon University

Role Description

Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an online adjunct faculty member for the online division in the College of Education. Whether students are looking to start or advance their career as a teacher or administrator, GCU offers bachelor’s and master’s in education degrees in key areas including early childhood education, elementary education, and secondary education degrees, TESOL and special education.

As an adjunct faculty member, you’ll provide program instruction in an online format, incorporating innovative teaching methodologies, cutting-edge technologies and other industry trends reflecting advancements in your discipline. If you are highly motivated and passionate about teaching exceptional quality instruction, we’d like to hear from you.

Grand Canyon University is in search of an Online Adjunct Instructor who is qualified to instruct the courses listed below.

• ESL-250: School, Community, and Family Culture

  In this course, candidates will explore school, community, and family culture. Emphasis will be placed on the major goals, principles, and concepts of multicultural education, including multiple perspectives in culture, history, and understanding cultural and individual differences in teaching and learning. Research is utilized to investigate the social, community, cultural, and familial contexts that influence learning and development.

• ESL-365: ELL Assessment

  In this course, candidates will explore the principles of evaluating and structuring assessments. Candidates will design rubrics and examine assessments for the purposes of identification, placement, and instructional delivery. Emphasis will be placed on learning ways to integrate assessment procedures into any curriculum, and designing assessment tasks that allow for improved learning.

• ESL-436N: Methods of Structured English Immersion for Early Childhood Education

  In this course, teacher candidates examine the fundamentals of the legal, historical, and educational foundations of Structured English Immersion (SEI) and other instructional programs for English language learners. Theoretical principles of language acquisition and the role of culture in learning are examined. Methods of assessment are identified and analyzed. Teacher candidates identify strategies to promote English language development and improve student achievement. Through Universal Design for Learning they plan, deliver, and evaluate standards-based instruction for English language learners.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in TESOL, Second Language Acquisition, Multicultural Education, Bilingual Education, Linguistics, or related field (Preferred)
• Master’s degree in one of these fields and 2 areas of exceptional expertise (Minimum)
• Valid state teacher certification in elementary or secondary or early childhood or special education and endorsement in ESL or bilingual education
• Minimum of 3 years teaching experience in a birth-grade 3 classroom setting

Responsibilities

• Equip students with the required skill set
• Facilitate classroom discussions
• Assess student performance
• Prepare students to be successful leaders in their chosen profession
• Facilitate weekly main discussion forums to engage students in the online classroom
• Adhere to weekly grading requirements, deadlines, and timeframes
• Respond to students’ questions and emails within the established timeframes
• Provide a positive example to students by supporting the University’s Doctrinal Statement, Ethical Position Statement and Mission of Grand Canyon University