The Department of Teaching and Learning within the College of Education at the University of Iowa is seeking an Adjunct Instructor for the following 3-semester hour course to be taught in the Fall 2025 semester for the Regents Alternative Pathway to Iowa Licensure (RAPIL) Program:

• EDTL:3060 - Learning & Instruction for Today's Classroom
  
  • This online course requires students to build effective instructional practice with emphasis on lesson planning and incorporation of evidence-based instructional strategies. 
  • Course Learning Outcomes
    • build pedagogy from a student-centered mindset
    • align professional practices to Iowa Teaching Standards
    • develop content knowledge through analysis of content standards
    • design age-appropriate lesson plans that align to content standards
    • justify incorporation of specific evidence-based instructional strategies in lesson plans based on student need
    • evaluate lesson plans and instruction against set criteria
    • identify areas of instructional growth through reflective practice
    • differentiate lesson plans and instruction based on student need
  • Major Course Assignments
    • Collaborative Lesson Planning - content teams collaborate to construct a comprehensive lesson plan using the RAPIL template.
    • Small Group Instruction - students provide instruction to their non-content group peers in a digital setting.
    • Professional Observation and Feedback - students use a framework to provide constructive feedback to their non-content peers.
    • Lesson Plan Reflection - students reflect on instructor and peer instructional feedback to improve a lesson plan.
    • Differentiated Instructional Sequence - teachers refine the instructional sequence portion of a lesson plan based on knowledge of best practice.
    • Unpacking Content Standards - students work to State of Iowa-required content standards to improve objective writing skills.
    • Iowa Teaching Standards Pre/Post Evaluation and Reflection - students evaluate current practice and end of course practice based on Iowa Teaching Standards.
    • Final Lesson Plan - students submit a final lesson plan focusing on objectives, alignment, student engagement, and high impact instructional strategies.

Position Expectations

• Co-teach with University of Iowa adjunct instructor, Marci Dunlap. Each instructor will have one full course section.
• Course length - 8 weeks, Fall Semester (October - December).
• Class Meetings
  • Wednesday evenings via Zoom, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
  • 2 full Saturdays (9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.), in person, location determined by Program Coordinator
• Attend RAPIL faculty workshops
• Participate in RAPIL applicant interviews (May)

Ideal Faculty Candidate Will Have:

• Secondary classroom experience
• University-level teaching experience in education-related courses in some or all of the focus areas above
• Experience teaching with technology and/or online courses