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This course will be taught in person on campus at UW-Madison.

25-30 hours per week

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education or content related field.
• 2 years of teaching experience with precollege students preferred. Student teaching experience will be considered.
• Graduate level coursework, completed or in progress, is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and deliver engaging content to high school students is preferred.
• Energetic approach to learning.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work well with students, administration, and support staff.
• Experience planning and modifying curriculum to meet the needs of all students.

• Experience working with high school students
• Experience teaching content area subject

Instructor for the “Astronomy: The Evolving Universe” course for the Accelerated Learning Program. Program dates are July 2-22, 2023. The instructor’s main role in the program is to be a teacher and a facilitator of learning. Instructors can expect to work with a class size of up to 16 high school students. Course description listed below:

Explore the universe from the big bang to the death of stars. Join an exploration of the universe, including black holes, supernovae, white dwarfs, pulsars and the Milky Way. Other topics may include distances of stars and galaxies; quasars; expansion of universe; modern big bang cosmology, dark matter, dark energy.

Instructors are responsible for:

• Developing (or modifying) an engaging course with activities and lessons designed to provide high quality and fast-paced learning for advanced high school students.
• Developing curriculum with Badger Precollege administrators
• Completing all hiring requirements and trainings required by Human Resources at UW Madison
• Participating in staff orientation before the program begins
• Attending instructor check in meetings scheduled throughout the program.
• Completing post program student evaluation materials.

Instructors can expect to teach eager, curious students with a strong interest in the subject matter. For more information, please visit our website at https://precollege.wisc.edu/alp.

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