Assistant Professional Practice Professor (Social Studies Division Chair)
University of Missouri - Columbia (MU)
Columbia, MO
Full-time
Education
Posted on April 10, 2024
Hiring Department
Mizzou Academyis the K-12 lab school within the University of Missouri's College of Education and Human Development. With over 200 courses across elementary, middle, and high school, Mizzou Academy cultivates excellent online and blended learning environments for close to 7,000 students annually. We are industry leaders who value respect, transparency, and overall wellness. Our department has a thriving culture that provides a healthy, productive workplace. As a forward-thinking organization Mizzou Academy strives to offer flexible schedules and opportunities to work remotely whenever possible.
Job Description
Our Academic Leads provide efficient, constructive feedback to promote students' learning; they also monitor student progress and support success. Academic Leads support their content specialist team with mentoring and guidance. They have a strong voice in the iterative course development process, including content, activities, assignments, exams. Finally, Academic Leads represent Mizzou Academy's values and mission in their communications and presentations.
Duties:
The percentages are estimates. Depending on our changing school needs, these percentages may ebb and flow. Taking care of current students/courses and responding to your team are always top priorities.
Management of Student Submissions 20%
Primary purpose—provide efficient and constructive feedback to support students' learning.
- Monitor and manage the numbers of submissions coming in each day.
- Work closely with all educational stakeholders, including students, families, learning centers, and schools.
- Respond to student inquiries.
- Correct assignment particularities and quiz errors.
- Collaborate with the leadership team to develop intervention plans for students' emotional, behavioral, and academic support.
Primary purpose—represent Mizzou Academy, share content expertise, and equip others to give excellent feedback to students.
- Represent Mizzou Academy as a thought/instructional leader for division.
- Answer course and division questions from educational stakeholders.
- Explain course content and Mizzou Academy processes.
- Report necessary information to division and admin teams.
- Encourage teams, note strengths, and share causes for celebration.
- Take necessary steps to support your instructional team.
- Develop and refine grading notes for assignments.
- Collaborate with teams to provide consistent scoring.
Primary purpose—contribute to the iterative course development process.
- Collect feedback to guide course rewrites.
- Meet with the development team to share vision for course alignment and to give holistic feedback on learning in your division.
- Support the development team with small changes while courses are in progress (e.g. confusing test questions, confusing assignment descriptions, typos, etc.).
- Adjust courses as needed to ensure that they meet student needs and standards.
Primary purpose—give feedback and monitor student work across the curriculum.
- Teach and grade courses in your department.
- Grade several submissions of an assignment and post samples for instructional specialists to model. Grade during peak submission periods.
- Grade tricky assignments and re-submissions.
We are a fast-moving, creative, vibrant organization. Often, new projects arise. One of our professional expectations is a willingness to jump into these new challenges or other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- earned Masters in Education
- Missouri teaching certification for secondary social studies
- course-writing experience in social studies courses
- teaching in either international or intercultural contexts
- teaching and supporting students in an online context
- supporting educators in their professional development
- mentoring teachers to provide excellent online feedback and student support, as well as team-building
- navigating, building courses in, and using feedback tools in the Canvas LMS
Review Date: Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
To Apply: Apply on-line athttps://hr.missouri.edu/job-openings.
Upload (a) a letter of application in which you describe the position you are applying for and, in detail, your qualifications for the position, (b) names and contact information for three references in the Attachments section of the application; and (c) a diversity statement (professional skills, experience and/or willingness to engage in activities that would enhance campus diversity and equity efforts) in the Attachments section of the application .
Your CV must be uploaded in the Resume/CV and Cover Letter section.
Benefit Eligibility
This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website athttps://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits.
Values Commitment
We value the uniqueness of every individual and strive to ensure each person's success. Contributions from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives promote intellectual pluralism and enable us to achieve the excellence that we seek in learning, research and engagement. This commitment makes our university a better place to work, learn and innovate.
In your application materials, please discuss your experiences and expertise that support these values and enrich our missions of teaching, research, and engagement.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of Missouri System is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy applies to all employment decisions including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotions, pay practices, benefits, disciplinary actions and terminations. For more information, visithttps://www.umsystem.edu/ums/hr/eeoor call the Director of Employee and Labor Relations at 573-882-2146.
To request ADA accommodations, please call the Director of Accessibility and ADA at 573-884-7278.
