Sessional Lecturer - CTL7029Y - Curriculum and Teaching in Music: Instrumental - Intermediate/Senior

University of Toronto • Toronto, ON

1d • Onsite

About The Position

These courses investigate approaches to music learning, teaching, and assessment through instrumental and vocal performance, composition, conducting, listening, analysis, and creative problem-solving. Candidates will develop a repertoire of diverse teaching and assessment strategies appropriate for Ontario students in grades 7-12. A range of music education philosophic orientations, Ministry of Education policies, music technologies, research-informed pedagogies, and those emerging in the field are considered while learning to design of curriculum lessons and units. Recent research questioning the music education paradigm of the past 25 years is examined. A practitioner research stance is the basis for all assignments. Assignments involve practical applications of methodology and frequent personal reflections on music teaching. This course is one of a pairing of courses to be taught by the same instructor. As such, one instructor will be hired to teach this course in pairing with CTL7056H 0101/CTL7057H 0101 Intermediate Music-Instrumental & Intermediate Music Vocal. Curriculum relevant to the I/S courses (CTL7029Y/CTL7030Y) are offered on Monday afternoons. Curriculum relevant to both Intermediate (CTL7056H and CTL7057H) and I/S (CTL7029Y/CTL7030Y) are offered together as one class on Wednesday afternoons. The instructor will receive 1.0 stipend for teaching CTL7029Y/CTL7030Y.

Requirements

• Possess a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience
• Demonstrate currency and mastery in the course subject matter
• Demonstrate excellence in teaching, including online teaching as relevant
• Demonstrate evidence of knowledge and practice of principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion
• Demonstrate excellence in teaching and leading teachers/teacher-candidates professional learning
• Possess both instrumental and vocal skills
• Demonstrate curriculum studies, pedagogies, and assessment through a broad range of music-making media and styles
• Have K-12 Ontario classroom experience

Nice To Haves

• An Ontario Teaching certificate is an asset

Responsibilities

• Prepare, organize, and teach this graduate course
• Be available to students seeking assistance between classes
• Evaluate and provide students with feedback on their work
• Attend a pre-course planning/preparation meeting with the course instructional team
• Attend MT All-Instructor Meetings (AIM)
• Submit course syllabus as requested by the department

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree