Sessional Lecturer

**Sessional Lecturer - EDUC 1308U PJ Mathematical Thinking & Doing - Winter 2025**

**Tracking Code**:req1213

**Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education**

**Number of Sections**: 2

**Appointment Type**: Limited Term

**Salary Grade**: Administered in accordance with the Collective Agreement

**Posting Date**:July 25, 2024

**Closing Date**: December 6, 2024

**Course Name and Number**:EDUC 1308U - PJ Mathematical Thinking and Doing

**Location of classes: Downtown Oshawa Campus Location**

**Course Start Date: January 6, 2025**

**Course End Date: April 25, 2025**

Reporting to the Dean and working in close collaboration with the BEd Program Director, the Sessional Instructor provides instruction to B.Ed students in the Faculty of Education.

**Responsibilities/Accountabilities**:
The primary responsibility of the applicant is to (develop and) teach a theoretically, methodologically sophisticated and relevant course at the university level within the parameters of the course description listed above. In keeping with a technology-enhanced learning environment utilizing laptop computers and wireless connectivity, the Sessional Lecturer will deliver the course using a technology-enhanced learning approach that includes a variety of inclusive teaching and learning strategies and assessments. The Sessional Lecturer will prepare, deliver and grade all course material and assignments and be available for consultation with students during and following completion of the course session.

**Qualifications**:

- or problem-based learning environments, with a proven aptitude for teaching at the pre-service and/or K-6 school levels.

**Required Skills**:

- A proven commitment to providing innovative and inclusive teaching strategies;
- Evidence of successful teaching, including via appropriately challenging inquiry
- or problem-based lessons, at the pre-service and/or grades K - 6 levels;
- Evidence of the integration of theories of learning/teaching into instructional practice, including task design and development;
- Evidence of an ability to critically reflect on one’s own professional practice and adapt practices as needed;
- Evidence of an ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment;
- Excellent communication skills with an ability to maintain effective relationships with a range of faculty, staff and students;
- Evidence of teaching that fosters reflection, critical thinking, creativity, innovation, problem solving and independence;
- Openness to new and diverse perspectives for the learning and teaching of mathematics;
- Demonstrated evidence of understanding of how (pre-service) teachers learn and develop mathematical knowledge for teaching;
- Knowledge of grades K to 6 mathematics education in the Ontario context;
- Demonstrates an understanding of core content within the OCT accreditation requirements;
- Evidence of a well-grounded understanding of curricular and pedagogical design, educational research, and assessment;
- Evidence of integration of digital technologies with instructional practice.

**Education**:

- A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area of study is required;
- A Master’s degree in education and / or mathematics is required;
- A member in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers is required;
- A PhD in education or a related relevant field of study would be an asset.

**Experience**:

- Successful teaching within the grades K to 6 classroom context;
- Successful infusion of technologies in practice as purposeful teaching tools for, as, and of learning in the classroom;
- Demonstrated evidence-based, or research-informed practice;
- Successful teaching experience in a pre-service teacher education program is an asset;
- Experience working within an LMS;
- Experience working in a virtual environment is an asset.

Priority will be given to an Internal Applicant who has taught any course for the University in three (3) different sessions in the past thirty-six (36) months, provided they meet the requirements for the position as outlined in the job posting.

**How to Apply**:
Ontario Tech University respects people's different needs and therefore will take all reasonable steps to ensure accommodation for applicants where appropriate. The University is also committed to ensuring that confidentiality is maintained throughout all aspects of the recruitment cycle.

If you require accommodation, please contact Julie Day, Health and Disability Management Specialist. For more information about the universities policies for accommodating employees with disabilities please review the university’s Accessibility Policy.

The university acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation which is covered under the Williams Treaties. We are situated on the Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation which includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi.

**Job Location**: Oshawa, ON, Canada