TEACHER POSITION: Summer Program 2018
University of Virginia
Summer Enrichment Program 2018
Interviews begin in November 2017.
Please complete and submit this application by November 1.
This application is for current UVA students only.
Other applicants please apply online via jobs.virginia.edu.
In conjunction with the Curry School of Education Gifted Education Department, the Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) is seeking instructors to fill MorningTeacher positions. This position involvescurriculumplanning, two professional development sessions, orientation sessions, and six weeks (3 two-week sessions) of teaching gifted students. Summer classes will be June 18 through July 26.
Morning classes are held 8:30–11:30 a.m. (for grades 5-6 and 7-8)OR9:30a.m.-12:30 p.m. (for grades 9-11). Afternoon sessions are held 1:30-3:30 p.m. (grades 9-11) OR 2:30-4:00 p.m. (grades 5-6 and 7-8).
Teachers will have responsibility for planning and implementing the curriculum as well as sharing their experiences, techniques, and strategies used by them as a teacher of the gifted. Salary is$3,600 for morning classes, $2,400 for afternoon 9-11 classes, and $1,800 for afternoon 5-6 and 7-8 classes. Specific responsibilities of teachers include the following:
- Have a passion for connecting with young learners and growing in your own teaching practice!
- Attend at least one Professional Development session during the spring semester, TBA
- Develop a curriculum which is appropriately designed to challenge various levels of gifted learners. Submit plans for a nine-day unit.
- Develop a parent letter related to your course.
- Consult with the Director and/or Curriculum Supervisor regarding curricular questions on an “as needed” basis.
- Attend SEP Orientation on June14-15, 2018. You will also use the week of June 11 to set-up your classroom, organize materials, etc. as you need.
- Teach classes every dayat St. Anne’s Belfield for six weeks (3 two-week sessions; Monday-Friday the first week and Monday-Thursday the second week of each session). Teachers report to their classrooms no later than 30 minutes before the class is scheduled to begin.
- Complete a student report for families by the second Friday of each session.
- Collaborate professionally with SEP staff, students, and counselors.
Dates to remember:
- Teacher interviews will beheld in first week of November.
- Course descriptions are due by mid-November, exact date TBA
- Professional Development WorkshopsTBA in the spring
- Staff orientation will be on Thursday and Friday, June 14 and 15.
- Classes will be June 18– July 26.
The University of Virginia does not discriminate by age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, or gender in education and employment.
UNIVERSITY of VIRGINIA
Summer Enrichment Program 2018
This application is for current UVA students only.
Other applicants please apply online via jobs.virginia.edu.
Name:
Street Address:
City/State/Zip Code:
Telephone number you wish to be contacted at:
Preferred e-mail address:
As a UVA student, do you have your advisor’s permission to work in the SEP Summer Program?
Professional References – Please provide details about two people familiar with your work.
Name:
Relationship to you:
Contact Information:
Name:
Relationship to you:
Contact Information:
PART I: Educational Background and Teaching Experience
Please give a description of your background. For example, what are you studying? What degree are you pursuing? If you are working on an advanced degree, what did you previously study? What are you doing now? What teaching experience have you had? Please give as much detail as possible—use additional space if necessary.
PART II: Course Proposal
Helpful Hints for Course Proposals
- SEP seeks classes that are not found in the “regular” education coursework. If you wish to teach a more traditional topic (culture classes, astronomy, etc.), find a twist or a new lens for engaging learners with this topic!
- Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics classes are always in high demand! Could you integrate any of these areas into your course at some point?
- SEP values active and authentic learning! Our curriculum focuses less on “content coverage” and more on depth and engaging these learners with key ideas and principles from various disciplines and fields.
- NOTE: This is only a proposal. We just want to find out about your initial ideas – full curriculum development will come later.
PREFERRED GRADE LEVEL (circle one): 5-6OR7-8 OR 9-11
ARE YOU WILLING TO BE FLEXIBLE WITH GRADE LEVEL? Yes OR No
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A (circle one): Morning ClassAfternoon ClassBoth
(Note: If you are interested in teaching both morning and afternoon classes, you may teach one grade level in the morning and a different grade level in the afternoon. The class topic does not necessarily need to be the same in both morning and afternoon.)
Course Learning Goal(s): What is the big idea of your class? Or, in 2-3 sentences, what would you want students to remember about your class (content-wise) five years from now?
Primary Learning Experiences: Please describe some of your ideas regarding the primary learning experiences you plan to engage kids in during the class (projects, labs, explorations, etc.)? How are these authentic to your field or discipline?
Thoughts on Gifted Students: How does this course provide enrichment (i.e., extending beyond traditional curriculum) for gifted/high-ability students at the elementary school level?
Course Description: Please write a short (150 words or less) description of this course that could be used for our brochure. See sample below.
Include an eye-catching title
Describe the big ideas and primary learning experiences students will engage in. Think of the description as an advertisement to children enrolling in your course (ask questions in your description, pique interest)
SAMPLE:
Phreaky Physics! A Look at the Cosmic Puzzle
Physics is a wonderful, exciting, and kooky field that asks how and why everything is the way it is. What are the building blocks of the universe? Can we go backwards in time? What keeps the sun burning? Are there other “us”es in other dimensions? What goes on in a black hole?! If you have ever wondered about how the world works, then congratulations—you're a physicist!
In this course, students will transform into scientists and engineers to discover how the world works and explore many of the questions that we still don't have answers to. As a scientist, you will come to see the world in the same curious way that many other scientists (such as Einstein and Newton) saw it. You will take part in many of the same activities and methods that these scientists used to discover the world around them, coming up with new and awesome ideas and designing your own unique ways to test these ideas. The best thing is that no previous experience in physics is required! Topics covered may include the nature of light, electricity and magnetism, cosmology, relativity, quantum physics, and modern mysteries of physics. Of course, as scientists, this may change depending on where our creativity and curiosity takes us!
TITLE:
DESCRIPTION:
About You: 1) What inspires you to teach this course? 2) What professional goals do you have for this teaching experience?
Interviews begin in November. Please send the completed application by November 1 to:
Email:
Mail: Summer Enrichment Program
PO Box 400264
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4264
Drop Off: Lambeth House, corner of Thomson Road and Emmet Streets
1912 Thomson Road
Fax: 434-982-2008
Thank you for your interest in our program!