Teacher Education and Credential Programs - Arts Education Instructor - UCLA Extension

Position overview

Position title:

Instructor

Salary range: $4,000 per course, quarterly

Open date:
August 24, 2026

Next review date:
Monday, Sep 7, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Final date:
Wednesday, Sep 23, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

UCLA Extension is considered one of the top programs of its kind, offering more than 35,000 students per year approximately 4,500 classes and non‑degree certificate programs to meet the professional development, continuing education, and personal enrichment needs of the full spectrum of nontraditional students as well as companies and organizations throughout and beyond the Los Angeles region.

Foundations of Teaching Artistry & CTE is the inaugural course in UCLA Extension’s six‑course Artistry Career Technical Education (CTE) Credential Program, developed in partnership with the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture’s Visual and Performing Arts Education (VAPAE) Program. This innovative curriculum integrates contemporary teaching artistry with California Career Technical Education (CTE) credential requirements to prepare practicing artists to become effective, credentialed educators in K‑12 public schools.

This position requires an in‑person instruction and live online instruction.

Through an interdisciplinary approach, candidates explore the foundations of arts education, culturally responsive and equity‑centered pedagogy, creative learning theory, social‑emotional learning, and the role of teaching artists in today’s classrooms. Concurrently, students develop a strong understanding of California CTE standards, professional responsibilities, educational law and ethics, curriculum development, and workforce‑connected learning. Throughout the course, participants connect theory to practice by reflecting on their work in school settings and developing instructional strategies that foster creativity, inclusion, and student engagement.

As the first course in the six‑course credential sequence, this class establishes the professional, pedagogical, and artistic.

UCLA Extension, in partnership with the Visual and Performing Arts Education Program (VAPAE) at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, seeks an Arts Education Instructor to lead Foundations of Teaching Artistry & CTE, the first course in a new six‑course, post‑baccalaureate CTE Credential in Teaching Artistry
- California’s first CTE credential built specifically for teaching artistry pedagogy. This is a limited appointment contract position for one 10‑week hybrid course, beginning September 23, 2026. The instructor’s primary area of expertise is arts education - theory, practice, pedagogy, and praxis - with a strong preference for familiarity with the teacher credentialing process and the CTE credential in particular. A CTE Coordinator/Specialist joins periodically as a guest instructor to support the CTE‑credentialing portion of the course.

• Lead weekly seminar sessions (in‑person and via Zoom), delivering arts education content grounded in social justice pedagogy, social‑emotional learning, culturally relevant/sustaining pedagogy, and Universal Design for Learning as applied to arts‑education contexts
• Guide candidates through lesson design and facilitation of original arts‑based K‑12 learning experiences, including supervision of the Micro Team‑Teaching lesson and sample art piece
• Coordinate with the periodic guest CTE Coordinator/Specialist so CTE credential content (CTC standards, legal/ethical obligations, the credential pathway)…