Colby College Looking for Coordinator of Teacher Education at Waterville, ME Full Time

Colby College: Department of Education

Description:

The Education Department at Colby
College invites applications for a .8 FTE Coordinator of Teacher Education and non-tenure track continuing faculty position, beginning
September 1, 2023. We seek candidates to oversee our undergraduate teacher certification program, including teaching secondary curriculum
and methods, and coordinate the department’s collaborations with local schools and community partners. The ideal candidate would also be
able to teach a course on special education, inclusive learning environments, or educational technology, and would collaborate with
department faculty to engage and support students from different cultural, demographic, and socio-economic backgrounds. We especially
encourage applicants from underrepresented groups.

The Education Department consists of four faculty members committed to critical
youth development and promoting social justice in schools and society at large. Our students are motivated, intellectually curious, and
easily engaged in the classroom. We offer a major and minor in Educational Studies, and we offer Maine State Teacher Certification at the
secondary level. More information about the program can be found at: http://www.colby.edu/educationprogram/

Allocation of Effort

• Manage teacher certification process and partnerships with area schools 

• Coordinate all departmental field placements for
  student teaching, practicum or internship experiences, and course requirements

• Supervise student teachers during
  semester-long teaching practicum

• Ensure teaching candidates’ successful fulfillment of requirements for Maine State Teacher
  Certification, including the timely preparation and submission of documents and professional portfolio completion and
  defense

• Sustain and strengthen collaborations with area schools and community organizations

Teaching
and advising undergraduates 

• Teach secondary curriculum and methods

• Teach other courses in accordance
  with experience/qualifications

• Advise first-year undergraduates

• Participate in departmental supports for
  students such as portfolio and thesis defense committees 

Qualifications:

Minimum
Qualifications

• M.A. or M.Ed.

• Prior K-12 teaching experience

• Prior experience teaching
  secondary methods and supervising student teachers

• Demonstrated ability and interest in building partnerships with area
  schools and community organizations

• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to social justice in education, including
  promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in special
  education, teaching students with disabilities/special needs, and/or educational technology

• College-level teaching
  experience

• Familiarity with the liberal arts context