Part-time Field Experience Supervisors, CI 495A
Position Announcement
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Part-time Field Experience Supervisors
Positions Available
Part-time supervisors of pre-student teachers
Number of Positions Available: 9
Beginning
2013-2014 Academic Year
Appointment conditions
The Curriculum and Instruction Field Experience (CIFE) office of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction is seeking experienced educators for the position of field supervisor of pre-student teachers for the 2013-2014 academic year. Penn State has a strong commitment to the diversity of its workforce and encourages applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds.
Responsibilities:
As an instructor for the course, CI495A: Clinical Application of Instruction--Early Childhood Education (grades K-4), the responsibilities for these positions include: (1) observing up to 12 pre-student teachers each semester who are placed within a 70 mile radius of University Park; (2) conferring regularly with mentor classroom teachers; (3) assessing student performance in the schools as well as written assignments; (4) conducting three-way evaluation conferences between you, each pre-student teacher, and their classroom mentor teacher; and (5) assigning a final grade for the course.
Required Qualifications:
Qualifications for this position include 5 or more years of successful experience as either a certified elementary education teacher or school administrator. The salary for this part-time position will range from $8000-$8500 academic year, depending on experience. Travel mileage will be reimbursed for school visits.
The Pennsylvania State University
Penn State [http://www.psu.edu] is a comprehensive, multi-campus research university serving all regions of the Commonwealth, as well as the nation and the world in instruction, research, and service roles that require responsiveness to and support from society’s public and private sectors. As a land-grant university, Penn State has responsibility for providing a wide array of programs in the professional and technical disciplines, as well as a balanced offering of undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts and sciences. Penn State shares with other major research universities the traditional responsibilities to discover, develop, preserve, and disseminate knowledge.
The College of Education
The College of Education at Penn State was established in 1923 to deepen and extend knowledge about the formation and utilization of human capabilities. It offers resident degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as an extensive outreach effort aimed at continuing professional development for educators at distant locations. The College's research program is also extensive and College faculty members secured over $46 million in external support during the past three years from a wide range of national and state government agencies, private foundations, and corporations. The College's location within a large, research oriented, land-grant university provides numerous opportunities for studying education from multidisciplinary perspectives in the context of a university-wide commitment to making life better for all citizens.
The College houses four academic departments: Curriculum and Instruction; Education Policy Studies; Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education; and Learning and Performance Systems. The departments offer seven undergraduate majors to more than 2,500 students and 12 graduate programs, under authority of the Graduate School, to nearly 1,000 students. Recent surveys rank the Penn State College of Education among the top colleges, schools, and departments of education in the United States.
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction is home to 35 tenure track faculty members whose work makes significant contributions to the advancement of knowledge in educational theory and practice through research and scholarly activities. The mission of the department is to prepare exemplary teachers, teacher educators, and educational researchers in a variety of emphasis areas, including Language and Literacy Education, Social Studies Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Early Childhood Education, Curriculum and Supervision, and World Languages Education. Our graduate programs are recognized nationally for their high quality, and currently three are in the top 15 of their respective program rankings by U.S. News & World Reports.
Application procedures
Applicants should submit a letter of application documenting their qualifications for the position, a current curriculum vitae/resume, and at least three names, mail and e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals who have agreed to serve as a reference to support your suitability as a candidate for this position.
Electronic submission of all application materials is strongly preferred. Send electronic application materials to Ms. Kerri Kopcha at kdl111@psu.edu. Those who do not have access to electronic mail can direct hardcopy of materials to:
Dr. Daniel K. Thompson
Field Experience Searches
c/o Ms. Kerri Kopcha, Administrative Support Assistant
The Pennsylvania State University
170 Chambers Building
University Park, PA 16802-3205
Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce.
