Teacher Education Multiple​/Single Subject Supervisor

Department Summary

At this point in history as intersecting crises of racial, economic, health, and environmental justice buffet our lives and communities and exacerbate inequalities in educational and other institutions, the San José State University (SJSU) Teacher Education Department (TED) finds itself in a moment of transformational change. In alignment with the SJSU Strategic Plan, Transformation 2030, the Lurie College of Education (LCOE) Strategic Plan, and the TED vision and mission, we seek to reimagine PK-12 teacher education by centering the assets of students who are diverse in terms of ethnicity / race, language, socioeconomic status, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurology, creed, and other intersectional characteristics of identity.

While centering students’ intersectional identities as assets, we simultaneously seek to partner with other LCOE and SJSU departments and programs, community colleges, PK-12 districts and schools, and community organizations to create anti‑racist, culturally sustaining, and emancipatory education structures for students and pathways for educators. We aim to transform the local teaching force so that it better reflects the students we serve.

We invite applications for a pool of part‑time instructors to provide clinical supervision and seminars to elementary and secondary teacher candidates engaged in student teaching. Clinical supervision involves observations of classroom teaching (in person and online), maintaining records of candidates’ areas of growth and need, participating in bi‑weekly seminars, attending monthly supervisor meetings and professional development, and serving as liaison between the university and school sites.

• Candidate must demonstrate awareness and experience understanding the needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, cultural background, ethnicity, primary language and academic preparation – through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advisement.
• All Faculty should be organizing their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), the official LMS provided for the SJSU community. All classes at SJSU, whether online or not, must be anchored in the Canvas platform to ensure faculty‑student connection in a common space as all students are directed to log in to Canvas for online access to their classes.
  
  You will have access to this system prior to the semester start date.
• Initiate contact with the mentor teacher and communicate with them regularly.
• Orient mentor teachers to the teacher education program and remain a primary point of contact throughout the semester.
• Assist credential candidates in planning and aligning lessons to the California state standards and completing a comprehensive assessment.
• Schedule and observe assigned teacher candidates at least six times each semester; up to three observations can be done via video. Each observation consists of the components below, and the candidate is responsible for uploading related documentation to Canvas, the web‑based learning management platform most commonly used at SJSU:

• The supervisor reviews and provides feedback on the lesson plan.
• Observation of the lesson (in person or via video).
• Two of these observations will be done collaboratively with the mentor teacher.
• Debrief the lesson using the appropriate debrief form to guide the discussion.
• The candidate will submit a reflection; the supervisor reviews it and provides additional feedback as needed.

• In addition to the required observations, maintain records on candidates’ development as teachers. All documentation related to student teaching is uploaded to Canvas (in most cases, the candidate uploads and the supervisor reviews).
• Lead / participate in a biweekly seminar focused on topics that address candidates’ needs in their placement classrooms.
• Supervisors in the single‑subject program will lead the biweekly seminar.
• Supervisors in the multiple subjects / bilingual authorization program will facilitate discussion groups, supported by a seminar taught by a lead instructor.
• Beyond required seminars and observations, communicate via phone or email and…