Human Resources

EDUC 418/518L Elementary Student Teaching and Seminar

The Education Department at Lake Forest College invites candidates with an elementary education background to apply for a part-time position in a highly successful, rigorous liberal-arts teacher licensure program, starting in Spring 2025.

Part-time Instruction for EDUC 418/518L Elementary Student Teaching and Seminar includes:

• School-based student-teaching supervision (observations and coaching)
• Communicating and meeting with cooperating teachers
• Facilitating once-per-week evening student teaching seminar

Required Qualifications: 

• An earned master’s degree in education related area
• At least three years of experience teaching in self-contained elementary classrooms grades 1-6
• Demonstrated commitment to culturally responsive and anti-racist pedagogy

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience mentoring, coaching, and/or providing professional development for pre-service or in-service teachers
• Experience in ESL, bilingual education, and/or special education 

Interested applicants should send by email: (1) a letter of interest, (2) a curriculum vitae/resume, and (3) one letter of recommendation that speaks directly to the quality of the applicants teaching to:

Dr. Jacquelynn Popp
Chair, Education Department - Email: popp@lakeforest.edu

*Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled.

Lake Forest College: 

A highly selective liberal arts college located on Chicago’s North Shore, Lake Forest College enrolls approximately 1,800 students from more than 40 states and from more than 100 countries. Lake Forest is one of the most diverse small colleges in the Midwest with approximately 40% of our student body comprised of domestic students of color and international students. At Lake Forest College, the quality of a faculty member’s teaching is the most important criterion for evaluation. The College also expects peer-reviewed publications and active participation in the College community. Lake Forest College embraces diversity and encourages applications from women, members of historically underrepresented groups, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.