Instructor - Sr. Instructor

Open Rank (Instructor - Sr. Instructor) – University of Colorado Denver

Position #:  – Requisition #: 38089

Faculty Level: Open Rank Instructor – Sr. Instructor

Working Title:

Alternative Licensure Instructor (ALI) – Special Education Teacher Educator

FTE:
Full-time

Salary Range: $68,000 – $70,000 (Instructor) & $74,000 – $78,000 (Sr. Instructor)

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The School of Education & Human Development (SEHD) at the University of Colorado Denver announces a full-time teacher educator position in our continuing and professional education (CPE) program, for the ASPIRE to Teach Alternative Teacher Licensure Program. We are specifically looking for educators with at least five years' demonstrated expertise in a public K‑12 setting as a special education teacher or related personnel.

This individual will be knowledgeable regarding Special Education law in Colorado and have a strong understanding of students with specific learning disabilities, among other disability categories. Other areas where experience is required include Response to Intervention/Multi‑Tiered Systems of Support, managing behavioral needs and co‑teaching. In addition to a candidate experienced in case management and teaching, we are seeking an educator with expertise in the content of teacher education and learning;

someone with pedagogical, instructional, and coaching expertise in special education. The person would serve as a pedagogical and instructional coach, mentor, learning guide, and professional learning facilitator for special education alternative licensure candidates.

The ASPIRE to Teach philosophical approach to alternative teacher licensure features the interplay of the following theoretical frameworks:

• How People Learn as a way to organize thinking about the design of effective learning environments through the overlapping principles: learner centered, knowledge centered, assessment centered, and community centered.
• CREDE's Five Standards of Effective Pedagogy establishing ideals for best teaching practices, especially for students whose potential is challenged by language or cultural barriers, race, geographic location, or poverty.
• Culturally Responsive Instruction, Curriculum, and Classroom Management frameworks woven throughout all learning experiences promoting knowledge, skills, and dispositions of socioculturally conscious teachers.
• Universal Design for Learning instructional design principles that give all students equitable opportunities to learn.
• High Leverage Practices
  , the fundamentals of teaching.

This role also includes the responsibility for evaluating special education Alternative Licensed Candidates (ALCs) who are Teachers of Record in a Colorado school for completion of work required to be eligible for Initial Teacher License in Colorado. In this role you are responsible for the continued development, implementation, and coordination of the ASPIRE to Teach special education curriculum and program. Demonstrated expertise in pedagogy and instruction, as well as documented experience as a teacher developer at the K‑12 or higher education level is required.

You must be located in the Denver‑metro area to qualify for this position. Job responsibilities also include some evening and weekend work.

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