PT Instructor Pool - Early Childhood Education

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Madison College is recruiting a pool of highly motivated and qualified candidates to teach part time courses for the Early Childhood Education program. Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis for the academic school year. If you possess the aspiration to help others succeed this is an opportunity for you to positively impact the community and lives of our students. Madison College is a firstchoice institution that offers exceptional educational opportunities to our students providing highdemand skills for professional and academic growth.

Madison Colleges dedication to promoting equity inclusion and diversity is reflected in our Mission Vision and Values. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world identify challenges and to discover design and deliver solutions. We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages socioeconomic backgrounds genders abilities and orientations. Therefore we seek applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits of diversity in a higher education community. Hiring a diverse workforce that mirrors our student population is more than just a commitment at Madison College it is the foundation of what we are striving to do. Come be part of our great team!

Organizational Function and Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for instruction in the Early Childhood Education program at the college level. This includes developing a relevant and progressive curriculum designing and implementing effective learning strategies and environments delivering instruction of high quality assessing student learning advising students and participating in college service activities at the department division and college levels.

This position reports to the Associate Dean School of Human and Protective Services.

Essential Duties:

The following duties are typically expected of this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or allinclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

1. Responsible for facilitating student learning the Early Childhood Education Certification and Associate Degree Programs including but not limited to the following courses: Foundations of Early Childhood Education Infant and Toddler Development Health Safety and Nutrition Child Development Guiding Childrens Behavior Children with Differing Abilities Administering an Early Childhood Program and Practicum sessions and curriculum development.

2. Develop and plan appropriate instructional strategies and alternative delivery strategies when appropriate including but not limited to hybrid facetoface and online course delivery.

3. Assist and advise students who have problems with assignments tests grades course content career concerns and other academic matters.

4. Evaluate student performance and provide regular feedback in courses taught by the instructor.

5. Use data to continually revise curriculum to improve student learning.

6. Actively work with other personnel in student recruitment retention and job placement. This includes developing strategies aimed at the recruitment and retention of minority students.

7. Develop and maintain curriculum in a variety of nontraditional formats to meet student delivery needs in collaboration with department/ division staff; participate in instructional and curriculum articulation activities with other programs other Schools of the College other colleges and universities and District K12 partners.

8. Function without direct supervision in a team environment with the ability to support a cohesive department atmosphere.

9. Comply with college policies and directions regarding student testing record keeping advanced standing providing grades on a timely basis maintaining office hours for student assistance and counseling etc.

10. Assist students in developing work experience assignments such as clinical affiliations work study assignments team projects etc.

11. Design and implement strategies to engage students in the learning process.

12. Integrate the use of technology into the teaching and learning process.

13. Attend School program and advisory committee meetings; participate in appropriate staff development activities such as diversity awareness technology training etc.

14. Plan and implement professional development strategies to continually improve teaching and professional experience.

15. Maintain competencies as an instructor as aligned with the Faculty Quality Assurance System.

16. Comply with all aspects of Board policies work rules and the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.

17. Demonstrate a commitment to the college values of excellence respect and integrity.

18. Maintains compliance with Madison College Professional Development Requirements or equivalent.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

1. Knowledge of current educational methods and strategies; learnercentered instruction active learning assessment evaluation; collaborative techniques; and strategies that address closing the gap in student access and achievement across race gender and disability.

2. Skill in the use of educational technology and alternative delivery methods to deliver highquality instruction (i.e. online hybrid and accelerated course formats course software such as Blackboard video Telepresence etc).

3. Skill in communications and human relations with populations having diverse socioeconomic and racial backgrounds.

4. Skill in oral and written communication.

5. Ability to interact with business industry other educational institutions and government agencies to establish partnerships.

6. Knowledge of and experience in coursework and teaching in specific areas related to the the Early Childhood Education Certification and Associate Degree Programs and/or Instructional Assistant Certification program.

7. Knowledge of Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Education settings including but not limited to NAEYCs standards Child Development Working with Families Curriculum Planning Administration and the variety of programs and curriculum approaches typically used.

8. Prefer completion of the Wisconsin Early Model Learning Standards training and Wisconsin Pyramid Model Training.

Qualifications:
1. Bachelors Degree in Child Development or Early Childhood Education. Commitment to completion of a Masters Degree that meets the departments educational requirements from an accredited public or private institution within three years of hire.
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Bachelors Degree in Child Development or Early Childhood Education and Masters Degree in Education or Curriculum and Instruction from an accredited public or private institution
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Masters Degree in Child Development Early Childhood Education or in a related area with 18 graduate credits in Early Childhood Education from an accredited public or private institution.
Related areas include degrees such as Elementary Education Child and Family Studies Special Education withECEemphasis.

2. Two 2 years 4000 hours) of work experience in early childhood.

• One 1 year 2000 hours) of related work experience must be within the past five 5 years.
• Two 2 years of fulltime equivalent teaching experience in a related area at an accredited college within the past five 5 years may be substituted for the one 1 year of related work experience within the past five 5 years.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Madison College utilizes pool postings for all Parttime Instructor positions. This posting is a pool position to collect applications for potential parttime instruction positions. Parttime Instructors are hired on a per course basis each semester and teaching one semester does not guarantee assignment for the following semester. The teaching hours for a parttime instructor vary and can include day evening and weekend classes.

If interested please complete the required online application and attach a resume cover letter and transcripts (unofficial copy). Please note that all transcripts will be checked for verification of accreditation before hire. This pool will close on approximately January 31 2026. If you are not contacted by this time and you are still interested in employment with Madison College you will be asked to reapply to a new pool. All communications will be through the email provided on your application materials.

We regard diversity in the workforce as a competitive advantage and strongly support its presence in our educational environment.

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