2027-2028 Dual Credit High School Instructor – Woodworking 1A: Machinery & Methods

Madison College•Madison, WI

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Madison College is recruiting qualified, licensed current high school teachers to teach dual credit/concurrent enrollment courses at their high school. The high school must be within the Madison College district as defined by WTCS. Instructors deliver college courses in the high school setting, follow college curriculum, use effective learning strategies, teach college-level material, assess learning according to college standards, and participate in department-level college activities. The position reports to the Dean of the School of Technologies and Trades and the Dean of Early College and Workforce Strategy. The instructor is responsible for teaching Woodworking 1A: Machinery & Methods through the Early College Achievement Program (ECAP), supporting students’ academic and career planning in relation to the dual-credit course and pathways, and collaborating with a college faculty mentor to plan instructional strategies. The instructor must participate in required dual-credit training, ECAP workshops, and other designated meetings; support students with academic concerns in collaboration with the faculty mentor; and follow college requirements for testing, records, timely grades, evaluation, and student support. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Content-specific training takes place during the spring and summer. Applicants are responsible for ensuring their high school’s processes and procedures are followed for implementing concurrent enrollment courses. Salary and benefits are not provided.

Requirements

Be a currently licensed high school teacher who meets Higher Learning Commission and college requirements.
The high school must be within the WTCS-defined Madison College district.
Meet one of the stated qualification pathways: a technical diploma aligned with Woodwork Career Alliance Skill Standards and two years or 4,000 hours of related work experience; or five years or 10,000 hours of related work experience.
Obtain an associate’s degree within three years of employment, unless waived, when qualifying through the technical-diploma pathway.
Obtain a technical diploma and/or associate’s degree within three years of employment, unless waived, when qualifying through the five-year/10,000-hour work-experience pathway.
Have at least one year or 2,000 hours of occupational work experience within the five years before appointment, unless waived for at least two years of post-secondary teaching experience in the field within the previous five years.
Knowledge of current educational methods and strategies, including learner-centered instruction, assessment, evaluation, and collaborative techniques that address gaps in student access and achievement across race, gender, and disability.
Skill in using educational technology.
Knowledge of and ability to incorporate multicultural perspectives into course content and delivery.
Communication and human-relations skills with people from diverse socioeconomic and racial backgrounds and with individuals with disabilities.
Submit a resume documenting related workforce experience and direct teaching experience, transcripts, and a copy of a DPI license.

Responsibilities

Teach Woodworking 1A: Machinery & Methods through the Early College Achievement Program (ECAP).
Follow college curriculum and deliver college-level instruction using effective learning strategies.
Assess student learning according to college standards.
Assist with students’ academic and career planning related to the dual-credit course and pathways.
Develop and plan instructional strategies in collaboration with a college faculty mentor.
Participate in required dual-credit training, ECAP workshops, and other designated meetings.
Assist and advise students with assignments, tests, grades, course content, and other academic matters in collaboration with the college faculty mentor.
Follow college policies and directions regarding student testing, record keeping, timely grading, evaluating student performance, and student academic support.
Participate in college activities at the department level.
Ensure high school processes and procedures are followed for implementing concurrent enrollment courses.