Lecturer, Literacy Studies and Elementary Education

Department Of Literacy Studies and Elementary Education

 

Faculty Employment Opportunity

Job# 550528

Work type: Instructional Faculty – Temporary Faculty
Location: Sonoma
Categories: Temporary, Part Time, Instructional Faculty – Temporary Faculty
Unit 3 CFA – California Faculty Association

Department of Literacy Studies and Elementary Education (LSEE)
Temporary Faculty Position (Lecturer)

 

Our Commitment

Sonoma State University is a federally-designated Hispanic Serving Institution, as such we are committed to achieving the goals of equal opportunity and we endeavor to employ faculty and staff reflecting the linguistic, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the region and state.

Guided by our core values as a university: diversity, sustainability, community engagement, and adaptability, Sonoma State University (SSU) offers an education that fosters intellectual, social, and personal growth. SSU is a public liberal arts and sciences university. As the only member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges in the state of California, we are committed to preparing students for a life of active citizenship and public service. We have a vibrant campus life characterized by a lively co-curriculum that fosters broad-based intellectual and artistic opportunities in which the campus as a whole is actively engaged.

Sonoma State University is committed to creating a community in which bias and intolerance have no place.  It is our expectation that all students, faculty, and staff work together to honor this commitment and hold each other accountable to create an open and inclusive environment.

We are committed to facilitating spaces in which all can grow by building on our students’ assets as they explore new knowledge. These efforts include fostering creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, experimentation, empathy, and communication. The successful candidate will be one who can collaborate with faculty, staff, administration, and students to achieve these goals. We are especially interested in candidates committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The Department

The department of Literacy Studies and Elementary Education (LSEE) prepares aspiring teachers to play a vital role in California public schools.  As the home department to SSU’s Multiple Subject Teaching Credential Program, we immerse teacher candidates in theory, research, and pedagogical practices across content areas and grade levels in the elementary school setting (TK through Grade 6). The diversity of our school population in terms of culture, social class, gender, language, and race is a significant focus of our coursework and field experiences. Upon completing the program, teacher candidates will have both breadth and depth of knowledge about teaching and learning, and will be capable of making informed decisions in diverse settings.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to see the department’s web page at:

https://lsee.sonoma.edu/

 

Duties of the Position

Lecturers may be expected, and perhaps have the opportunity to:

1. Teach introductory and/or methods courses in our California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) accredited multiple subjects credential program focusing on theory and practice for elementary students in grades TK through 6 in the following areas:

            Science 

            Visual and performing Arts 

            Social Studies

            Service learning

            Math

            Language & Literacy

            Biliteracy/dual-language 

            Social Justice 

            Classroom management

            Health and fitness

Instructor duties include:

- planning and teaching face-to-face (F2F) courses based on best practices and current theory and research in collaboration with tenure track faculty and following the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) approved syllabi for these required credential courses

- maintaining up-to-date course pages in Canvas (SSU’s Learning Management System), including readings and assignments

- responding to and addressing student concerns

- providing timely feedback related course assignments

- holding regularly scheduled office hours

- assisting struggling students as needed

- attending regular department and program meetings as needed

- collaborating with the department chair and colleagues

 

2. Supervision of student teachers in grades TK-6 in local