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Sessional - Faculty (EDLL 3160)
@ Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, British Columbia
Overview
Thompson Rivers University is hiring a sessional faculty member to teach one section of EDLL3160: Literacy across the Content Areas in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) program. Section 01 meets Fridays 8:30-12:20 and Section 02 meets Mondays 11:30-3:20. The role requires a Bachelor of Education and a Master of Education, plus three years of full-time classroom experience.
Responsibilities:
- Teach one section of EDLL3160 Literacy across the Content Areas
- Develop pedagogical approaches to content literacy
- Design lessons on comprehension and critical thinking across the curriculum
- Teach secondary teacher candidates about academic text demands
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor of Education required
- Master of Education required
- Three years full-time classroom experience required
- Advanced knowledge of the subject area required
- Demonstrated Indigenous knowledge integration (TRC CA 62) required
- Culturally appropriate curriculum development (TRC CA 10) required
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Education |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | School |
| Position | Mostly standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required), Master’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Education |
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Thompson Rivers University
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DUTIES
Thompson Rivers University is seeking a sessional faculty member who will teach one section of EDLL3160: Literacy across the Content Areas in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) programs. Section 01 is Fridays, 8:30-12:20 and Section 02 is Mondays, 11:30-3:20.
Calendar Description
Approaches for supporting secondary students in literacy are explored. Teacher candidates develop pedagogical approaches and strategies consistent with the nature of content literacy. Content literacy instruction is needed for students to meet the reading comprehension, academic vocabulary, critical thinking, and academic writing demands they face across the curriculum to effectively acquire and demonstrate knowledge and learning. This course teaches which communication competencies secondary school students need to succeed at school, work and daily life. Teacher candidates develop solid understanding of the cognitive, linguistic, and literacy demands of academic text and design lessons that promote comprehension and critical and innovative thinking across the curriculum.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A Bachelor of Education is required
- A Master of Education is required
- Recent successful experience as a K-12 teacher strongly preferred and three years successful full time classroom experience is required
- Advanced knowledge of the subject area is required
- Experience and excellent understanding of child development and how this relates to elementary or secondary schools is required
- Previous successful post-secondary school teaching experience is preferred
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills is required
- Proven skills in building intercultural understanding, empathy and mutual respect are required
- Demonstrated experience in integrating Aboriginal knowledge and teaching methods (TRC CA 62) is required
- Proven skills in building student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect (TRC CA 63) is required
- Teaching excellence, including developing culturally appropriate curricula (TRC CA10), is required
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