Position: Sessional Lecturer to teach HDP2292H: Assessment for Instruction (two sections: Fall 2005 and Winter 2006)

Course Description: Critical analysis of assessment procedures including psychometric tests, curriculum-based assessment, and dynamic assessment and of the function of assessment in relation to adaptive instruction. A practical component is included.

Estimated course enrolment: 20

TA support: none

Class schedule:

Thursdays 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. from September 2005 until December 2005.

Mondays 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. from January 2006 until April 2006.

Sessional dates of appointment:

Fall section: September 12, 2005 until January 9, 2006.

Winter section: January 9, 2006 until May 19, 2006.

Salary: Sessional Lecturer I rate of $5,500 per half credit

Qualifications: Candidates must hold a teacher’s certificate of qualification, a related postgraduate degree, and demonstrated expertise in special education and adaptive instruction. Preference will be given to individuals with prior graduate teaching experience in special education and adaptive instruction. The Department is committed to equity, diversity, democracy, and respect among its members and candidates must be willing to work in that environment.

Duties: Prepare, organize, and lead two sections of this graduate half-course; be available to students seeking assistance between classes; evaluate and provide students with feedback on their work.

Applications: All applications must be received by July 18, 2005. Please indicate in a letter of application why you believe your experience qualifies you to teach this particular course. Include a CV and the names and contact addresses/telephone numbers/emails of three referees. Applications should be sent to Professor Janet Astington, Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology, OISE/UT, 252 Bloor St West, Toronto, ON M5S 1V6 tel: 416.923.6641, ext 7406; fax: 416. 926.4713; email: jwastington@oise.utoronto.ca.

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902, Unit 3 Collective Agreement

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Position: Sessional Lecturer to teach HDP2280H: Introduction to Special Education and Adaptive Instruction (two sections: fall 2005 and winter 2006)

Course Description: A critical analysis of current issues related to identification and programming for children with special needs. The emphasis is on using well-founded research to inform instructional practices and decision-making. This course is designed to promote reflective thinking about key topics in Special Education that educators must conceptualize from both theoretical and practical perspectives. It is intended to provide students with knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will enable evidence-based understanding of what is involved in working with exceptional learners across a variety of settings, but primarily in an inclusive classroom situation. Focus is placed on curriculum being flexible in responding to diversity, so that teachers are guided to make appropriate accommodations and modified expectations for the various categories of exceptionality. Since characteristics of special needs and second language learners are often inter-related, ESL support will also be addressed.

Estimated course enrolment: 20

TA support: none

Class schedule:

Mondays 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. from September 2005 until December 2005.

Wednesdays 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. from January 2006 until April 2006.

Sessional dates of appointment:

Fall section: September 12, 2005 until January 9, 2006.

Winter section: January 9, 2006 until May 19, 2006.

Salary: Sessional Lecturer I rate of $5,500 per half credit

Qualifications: Candidates must hold a teacher’s certificate of qualification, a related postgraduate degree, and demonstrated expertise in special education and adaptive instruction. Preference will be given to individuals with prior graduate teaching experience in special education and adaptive instruction. The Department is committed to equity, diversity, democracy, and respect among its members and candidates must be willing to work in that environment.

Duties: Prepare, organize, and lead two sections of this graduate half-course; be available to students seeking assistance between classes; evaluate and provide students with feedback on their work.

Applications: All applications must be received by July 18, 2005. Please indicate in a letter of application why you believe your experience qualifies you to teach this particular course. Include a CV and the names and contact addresses/telephone numbers/emails of three referees. Applications should be sent to Professor Janet Astington, Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology, OISE/UT, 252 Bloor St West, Toronto, ON M5S 1V6 tel: 416.923.6641, ext 7406; fax: 416. 926.4713; email: jwastington@oise.utoronto.ca.

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902, Unit 3 Collective Agreement

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Position: Sessional Lecturer to teach HDP2230H: Designing Educational Programs (two sections: Fall 2005 and Winter 2006)

Course Description: An educational program consists of a sequence of learning activities carried out over an extended period of time to accomplish a number of longterm learning goals. The main goal of this course is to help students learn how to plan educational programs that can accommodate a variety of children and achieve a variety of learning goals.

Estimated course enrolment: 20

TA support: none

Class schedule:

Tuesdays 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. from September 2005 until December 2005.

Thursdays 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. from January 2006 until April 2006.

Sessional dates of appointment:

Fall section: September 12, 2005 until January 9, 2006.

Winter section: January 9, 2006 until May 19, 2006.

Salary: Sessional Lecturer I rate of $5,500 per half credit

Qualifications: Candidates must have a postgraduate degree and evidence of expertise in the development, implementation and evaluation of educational programs. Preference will be given to individuals with prior graduate teaching experience in educational programming. The Department is committed to equity, diversity, democracy, and respect among its members and candidates must be willing to work in that environment.

Duties: Prepare, organize, and lead two sections of this graduate half-course; be available to students seeking assistance between classes; evaluate and provide students with feedback on their work.

Applications: All applications must be received by July 18, 2005. Please indicate in a letter of application why you believe your experience qualifies you to teach this particular course. Include a CV and the names and contact addresses/telephone numbers/emails of three referees. Applications should be sent to Professor Janet Astington, Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology, OISE/UT, 252 Bloor St West, Toronto, ON M5S 1V6 tel: 416.923.6641, ext 7406; fax: 416. 926.4713; email: jwastington@oise.utoronto.ca.

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902, Unit 3 Collective Agreement