[Hiring] Instructional Planning and Assessments for Elementary Teachers– Adjunct Faculty – Online @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. 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.

Course

Instructional Planning and Assessments for Elementary Teachers:

• Teacher candidates build foundational knowledge on learning theories to identify and design culturally responsive lessons and a variety of assessments that effectively engage and assess diverse learners.
• Teacher candidates will apply major concepts, principles, theories, and research related to the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical development of children and young adolescents to design and modify instruction and assessments.
• Focus is placed on strategies that support learners in self-reflection, goal setting, and identifying quality work.

What You Will Do

• 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.

Qualifications

• Preferred: Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction or Doctorate in Instructional Leadership or Doctorate in Elementary Education or Doctorate in Learning and Teaching or Doctorate in Teaching Innovation.
• Minimum: Masters in Education or Masters in Elementary Education or Masters in Curriculum and Instruction AND 2 areas of exceptional expertise.
• All instructors must have a valid state teacher certification in elementary education.
• Minimum of three years of experience as an elementary classroom teacher or elementary instructional specialist or 1-8 team lead or 1-8 department chair or elementary curriculum coach or new teacher mentor of 1-8 teachers.
• At least graduate credits related to assessment and lesson planning.

Benefits

• Tuition benefits specifically for the adjunct employee.
• 401(k).
• Employee Perks and Discounts.