Arts Education Instructor: Teaching Artistry & CTE (Hybrid)

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA); Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 16,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

UCLA Extension, in partnership with the Visual and Performing Arts Education Program (VAPAE) at UCLA, seeks an Arts Education Instructor to lead Foundations of Teaching Artistry & CTE, the first course in a six-course credential sequence. This is a limited appointment for one 10-week hybrid course starting Sept 23, 2026.

Expertise in arts education and familiarity with credentialing is preferred. The role involves in-person and Zoom sessions, collaboration with a guest CTE Coordinator, and

Qualifications

• Substantial professional experience as a teaching artist and/or arts educator.
• Fluency in social justice pedagogy, social-emotional learning, culturally relevant/sustaining pedagogy, and Universal Design for Learning as applied to arts-education contexts.

Responsibilities

• Lead weekly seminar sessions (in-person and via Zoom), delivering arts education content grounded in social justice pedagogy, social-emotional learning, culturally relevant/sustaining pedagogy, and Universal Design for Learning as applied to arts-education contexts.
• Guide candidates through lesson design and facilitation of original arts-based K-12 learning experiences, including supervision of the Micro Team-Teaching lesson and sample art piece.
• Coordinate with the periodic guest CTE Coordinator/Specialist so CTE credential content reads as one integrated narrative alongside the arts-education content.
• Facilitate weekly creative-reflection practice (Padlet posts, Trio Dives) connecting course content to each candidate’s field placement.
• Grade and provide feedback on weekly assignments, the Social Message Art Piece, the Micro Team-Teaching Presentation and Lesson Plan, and the Teaching Artist Advisory Network project.
• Support each candidate’s capstone Teaching Artist Philosophy Statement and Individual Learning Plan, informed by the candidate’s ongoing conversations with their mentor teacher.
• Maintain the course Canvas site, post weekly readings/media, and manage attendance and grading records

Skills

Teaching artist experience

Arts education

Social justice pedagogy

Universal Design for Learning

Education

MA required

MFA or PhD

Job description

UCLA Extension, in partnership with the Visual and Performing Arts Education Program (VAPAE) at UCLA, seeks an Arts Education Instructor to lead Foundations of Teaching Artistry & CTE, the first course in a six-course credential sequence. This is a limited appointment for one 10-week hybrid course starting Sept 23, 2026.

Expertise in arts education and familiarity with credentialing is preferred. The role involves in-person and Zoom sessions, collaboration with a guest CTE Coordinator, and