Adjunct Faculty - Elementary & Middle-Level Education

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The Bachelor of Science degree in Education prepares students for teaching positions in schools serving children from birth through grade 8.

Students choose a teaching concentration that leads to certification in either Early Care and Education (Birth through Grade 2), Elementary Education (Grades K-6), or Middle Level Education (Grades 6-8).

Adjunct teaching applicants are expected to have strong communications skills, and have work experiences in the discipline in which they expect to teach.

teaching at the post-secondary education level is preferred.

Applicants are required to have a minimum of a Master’s degree from an accredited institution, recent or current experience working in the middle school education field, and:

• Understand the mission and values of Wilmington University.
• Submit a Teaching Philosophy, following these guidelines: Provide a description of your teaching philosophy. Your description should be no more than 1.5 pages in length and should include the following information: (1) A brief statement (5-7 sentences) explaining how you plan to provide excellence in teaching, relevancy of curriculum, and individual attention to students, which is the cornerstone of Wilmington University’s mission statement. (2) Based on your statement above, please briefly answer the following questions: (a) Explain your beliefs, theories and/or methods regarding teaching and how they shape your concept of successful teaching? (b) How do you know when you are teaching effectively? (c) How do you develop and maintain positive relationships with students? (d) How do you create a supportive learning environment? and (3) Include a summary of your thoughts on education and the role that you feel you could play in developing students to be successful in their discipline, career, and life. (This statement can be pasted in the area provided in the application or attached via the attachments area of the application.)