Art and Art History Lecturer Pool - Art Education

Overview

Department Summary
The Department of Art and Art History, established in 1911, offers BA, BFA, MA, and MFA degrees and is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). Here’s what we offer to prospective students: award-winning faculty and an outstanding technical and administrative staff; a best-in-the-west combination of facilities for creating, exhibiting, and researching art across various media;

a commitment to fostering creative and critical thinking; opportunities to innovate across different media; and a friendly and supportive community.

Brief Description of Duties

The Department of Art and Art History at San Jose State University is actively seeking part-time faculty members for the studio/seminar lecturer position. The selected individuals will be responsible for teaching a variety of courses in studio art and theories of art education to students in the BA Art-Preparation for Teaching major, as well as to others interested in art education.

Course materials, teaching strategies, and advisement should address the diverse needs of our student population, which includes varying ages, cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, primary languages, and academic preparation levels. In addition to teaching, department lecturers are expected to participate in 1-2 faculty meetings per semester and provide assessment data and information to the department.

The on-site supervisor of single subject credential candidates in Art travels to school sites where each student teacher has been placed, ordinarily in Santa Clara or Santa Cruz counties. The supervisor will also be available for seminars and overview sessions held on the SJSU campus. Specific responsibilities include:

Mileage costs for travel to the school sites are reimbursed by the Department of Teacher Education.

Responsibilities for Course Management

• Demonstrate awareness of and address the needs of a student population of great diversity—including age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation—through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advisement.
• Faculty shall organize all their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).
• All classes must be offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester or term, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e., asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, in-person, or hybrid).

Required Qualifications

Master of Arts degree in Art Education or equivalent degree. A lecturer in Art Education must hold or be qualified to hold a California Single Subject Credential in Art. At least two years teaching art in K-12 public schools. The Art Education studio/seminar course instructor must have a demonstrated ability to teach all levels of Art Education classes to art education undergraduates and other students.

The position(s) require thorough knowledge of single subject credentialing requirements for elementary and secondary art teachers in the state of California. Strong working knowledge of the California Arts Standards for Public Schools, Prekindergarten Through Grade Twelve (2019) and the California Arts Education Framework for Public Schools Transitional kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (2020) application to the development of curriculum. Knowledge of the theoretical and practical constraints and possibilities of classroom teaching.

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