Teacher Education - Lead Clinical Faculty Adjunct

Western New Mexico University•Mission, NM

10d

About The Position

The Lead Clinical Faculty Adjunct mentors and coaches practice teachers, teacher residents, and alternative licensure teachers in school settings. The role supports and implements co-teaching as needed, supervises clinical experiences face-to-face and/or virtually, and collaborates with Teacher Education Program faculty, mentor teachers, partner schools, and districts. The position also develops and maintains mentoring materials and supports, communicates with internal and external contacts, completes required assessments by established deadlines, and helps maintain a positive, safe, inclusive, student-centered learning environment in accordance with WNMU and College of Education policies, values, and professional standards.

Responsibilities

Mentor and coach practice teachers, teacher residents, and alternative licensure teachers in school settings.
Implement and support co-teaching as needed.
Complete a minimum of three classroom observations each semester.
Collaborate with Teacher Education Program faculty to meet teacher candidates’ needs during practice teaching, teacher residency, and alternative licensure capstone clinical experiences.
Supervise clinical experiences face-to-face and/or virtually as needed.
Develop and maintain materials and supports for mentoring.
Collaborate with mentor teachers and partner schools and districts.
Participate in ongoing personal and professional development.
Maintain comprehensive communication with internal and external contacts.
Model professional standards and ethics in accordance with WNMU philosophy and the College of Education mission and vision.
Submit and complete required assessments for practice teachers, teacher residents, and alternative licensure capstone clinical experience students by required deadlines and according to COE and WNMU procedures.
Maintain a positive, safe, inclusive, student-centered learning environment that supports success by enforcing WNMU policies, including the student code of conduct, and policies established by the Teacher Education Programs Department, College of Education, and Office of Academic Affairs.
Perform other duties as assigned.