Adjunct Assistant/Associate/Professor (Open Rank): Professional Development - Supervising Instruction to Optimize Learning Los Angeles, CA Apply Current employees apply here Job ID REQ20176609 Category Faculty Helpful Information for Applicants External Applicants Internal Applicants (Current USC Employees) The mission of the USC Rossier School of Education is to prepare leaders to achieve educational equity through
practice, research and policy. We work to improve learning opportunities and outcomes in urban settings and to address disparities that affect historically marginalized groups. We teach our students to value and respect the cultural context of the communities in which they work and to interrogate the systems of power that shape policies and practices. Through innovative thinking and research, we strive to solve the
most in‐tractable educational problems.The adjunct faculty member for EDUC 549X will provide instructional and subject matter expertise to prepare participants to highlight their roles as instructional leaders for the schools in which they serve. Using an inquiry approach, students will be practicing skills related to building individual teacher effectiveness. Reading, viewing, and reflection will be a key component
of the instructional design with critical reflection on implementing a curriculum and evidence-based pedagogy that provides equitable opportunities to learn for culturally, linguistically, and racially diverse student groups. The adjunct faculty will guide students to develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions to observe, provide feedback, and evaluate instruction with a focus on student learning and well-being.
The adjunct faculty will guide candidates on how to support teachers in participating fully in a culture of continuous improvement of teaching and learning. Instruction will be provided in an online synchronous setting, for a period of fifteen (15) weeks, one night per week for two (2) hours (synchronous), using the USC Rossier Office for Professional Development online platform. In addition to teaching, the position
is responsible for: present, describe and assign course assignments, maintain regular communication with students, complete numerical grade points for each assignment and assign a final grade for the course in D2L. The faculty member will make recommendations for improvement to the program administrator at term end. The position reports to the Program Administrator and faculty advisor for School Leadership Academy.
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