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TRiO Upward Bound seeks faculty and community instructors to teach summer classes to high school students.

By Gabriel Guerrero

April 27, 2021

Metropolitan State University of Denver faculty members looking for a rewarding way to spend summer break can make a difference in the lives of Denver youth by teaching a summer course.

The TRiO High School Upward Bound Summer Academic Program will be held virtually from June 21 to July 30. The college-prep program is designed to support underresourced and first-generation college-bound high school students. The goal is to help students build the skills and motivation necessary to complete high school and to enter and succeed in their postsecondary education.

TRiO Upward Bound is seeking faculty and community instructors to plan and teach hands-on, project-based, rigorous coursework to ninth- through 12^th-grade students. The positions offer instructors the opportunity to develop content while building meaningful relationships with TRiO Upward Bound students.

Instructor Option 1: 

Instructors will teach two sections of the course they propose: one section differentiated for incoming ninth- and 10^th-graders and a second section differentiated for 11^th- and 12^th-graders. These classes are taught two days per week, twice per day, for six weeks. In addition, on June 28, each instructor will lead their class in a 30-minute mini-session. Compensation of $4,000 includes time allotted for program development, lesson planning, attending staff orientation prior to the start of the camp and participating in the Sharing Day Closing Celebration.

Instructor Option 2:

Instructors will teach one section of the course they propose two days per week. The course content should be differentiated for a class composed of ninth- through 12^th-graders. This course is scheduled to be taught once per day, two days per week, for six weeks. In addition, on June 28, each instructor will lead their class in a 30-minute mini-session. Compensation of $2,000 includes time allotted for program development, lesson planning, attending staff orientation prior to the start of the camp and participating in the Sharing Day Closing Celebration.

Instructor eligibility:

• Current MSU Denver faculty or qualified community member.
• Experience with understanding the needs of first-generation, low-income and at-risk youth who are college-bound.

The application deadline is May 4. To apply for an instructor position, please follow the link here. For additional information, please contact Gabriel Guerrero, education manager and advisor for TRiO Upward Bound, at gguerre4@msudenver.edu or 970-301-2472.