CTL5703H - Special Topics in Teaching: Creating the Interactive and Caring Classroom
Posting Date 30/Mar/2023Closing Date 06/Apr/2023
Duties
Prepare, organize, and teach this half-course graduate seminar; be available to students seeking assistance between classes; evaluate and provide students with feedback on their work. Course Description: Candidates in this course will experience meaningful literacy and arts-based strategies designed to promote active, interactive instructional strategies that enrich communication, collaboration and compassion in the classroom. Resources, including children's literature, provide a framework for building community, confronting bullying and addressing tough topics to deepen student understanding of social justice, diversity and equity issues.
Minimum Qualifications
Doctoral students in a relevant discipline with demonstrated currency and mastery of the subject area. Mastery may be demonstrated, but not limited to scholarly publications establishing expertise in the area. Preference will be given to individuals with prior graduate teaching experience in this area. Over and above the minimum qualifications, preference will be given to individuals with prior graduate teaching experience in this area. Prior experience teaching online is an asset and should be highlighted in your application cover letter.
Preferred Qualifications
NA
Relevant Criterion
Past teaching experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.
Details
Department
Curriculum Teaching and Learning
Course ID
CTL5703H
Campus
St. George
Salary
$8,142.51
Course Enrollment
25
Dates of Appointment
01/05/23 - 30/06/23
Number of Positions
1
Class Schedule
Tuesday 17:00 - 20:00, Thursday 17:00 - 20:00
TA Support
No
How to Apply
All applications must be received by the deadline date. Please indicate in a letter of application why you believe your experience qualifies you to teach this particular course. Please include a current CV and letters from three referees. Applications should be sent to: E-mail: ctlsessionals@utoronto.ca. If during the application and/or selection process you require accommodation due to a disability, please contact Morgan Selvanathan at morgan.selvanathan@utoronto.ca.
Policies

All jobs are posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement. It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrollment.


Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located. Where the duties are intended to be performed at another location, such other location will be specified in the posting.


Positions posted here are open to Graduate Students in the School of Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellows and Undergraduate Students in the University of Toronto.


Preference in hiring shall be given to Graduate Students enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto or those who have made application to be enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto.


The Department's Hiring policy is available in the Department office and at the CUPE Local 3902 office.

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity seeking groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.


The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.


The University of Toronto invites all qualified applicants to make an application.

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.