The International Programs of New College is hiring 2 teachers for a 1-week long online course. If you are interested to get involved in the program, please read the following information:
"Now in its 26th year, International Programs at New College offers pre-university academic, Global Citizenship and language courses for international students. For more information about our pre-university programs, please visit internationalprograms.utoronto.ca. We are currently seeking up to two instructors to teach a 1-week online course, Global Citizenship Challenge: Housing Insecurity, for international high school students (15–17 years old)."
Course Overview:
The Global Citizenship Challenge is a 15-hour course in critical communication skills for international high school students aged 15-17 whose first language is not English. Working within a Global Citizenship Educational framework, participants use design thinking to explore and generate solutions to a complex problem affecting our global community. The September 2021 session theme is housing insecurity: Who is affected? What are the causes and solutions?
Contract Overview (contract details are as follows):
Delivery mode: Online
Contact hours: 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM (Sep 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th), 8:00AM to 11:00AM (Sep 29th)
Paid hours: 25
Salary: $ 48.00 hour
Enrolment: Estimated 18 students per section. Enrolment is capped at 20 students per section.
Qualifications:
Applicants should have a graduate degree in applied linguistics or a related discipline (preferred) or a bachelor’s degree with equivalent professional experience and TESL training (TESL Canada Standard 2 or equivalent). The following will be considered strong assets:
- Documented experience working with high school students
- Teaching experience and/or training in one or more of the following: English for Academic Purposes (EAP); Global Citizenship Education (GCE); subject areas related to the course theme (housing insecurity, homelessness)
- Training and/or experience delivering online synchronous courses
General Responsibilities
- Planning and teaching a weekly 2-3 hours interactive online class(materials and activities will be provided)
- Liaising with program staff and the Online Program Coordinator as required
- Documenting attendance and completing feedback forms for each student
If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a letter of application and updated résumé to Bruce Russell, Director (Academic) (bruce.russell@utoronto.ca), copying Çağrı Bilgin, Online Program Coordinator (cagri.bilgin@utoronto.ca), by 13 September 2021.
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