Associate Professor of Elementary Education - Oklahoma Baptist University
for sections present: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections with real specific content.
We have job posting: includes mission statement, expectations, purpose, essential functions (Teaching and Instruction, Advising and Student Support, Service and Collaboration, Accreditation and Assessment, Other Duties). Required qualifications, education required, experience required, special requirements. Benefits summary.
We need to map to sections: About the role (purpose), Responsibilities (essential functions), Requirements (maybe required qualifications?), Qualifications (education/experience?), Skills (maybe communication etc.), Benefits (OBU Benefits Summary). Pay and Schedule not present, so omit.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc.
We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent.
We must use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to decide which content goes where.
Section headings:
- About the role: could be purpose paragraph: "Purpose: The McCabe Family School of Education ...". We'll put that as prose.
- Responsibilities: list of essential functions: Teaching and Instruction, Advising and Student Support, Service and Collaboration, Accreditation and Assessment, Other Duties. Each could be sub-items? We'll just list each duty as
- . Might need to preserve details inside each duty. Could embed
inside
- ? Usually
- can contain
. We'll put each duty as
- with its description as
inside.
- Requirements: maybe "Required Qualifications" and "Special Requirements". Could combine.
- Qualifications: maybe "Education Required" and "Experience Required". Could be separate but we have limited headings. Could put Education and Experience under Qualifications.
- Skills: maybe "Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills. Commitment to collaboration, mentoring, and professional excellence." Also "Knowledge of Oklahoma Academic Standards..." etc.
But we need to avoid duplication. Let's extract all substantive info.
From posting:
Mission statement and expectations: maybe not needed for job but could be considered About the role? Probably not needed; but we can include as part of About the role? The instructions: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep mission statement and expectations? They are part of job posting but not specific to role? Might be considered boilerplate? It's about OBU mission and expectations for all employees. Could be considered generic but still substantive. However we might drop if considered boilerplate? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Mission statement is not exactly that; it's about the university. Might be considered relevant to role. I'd keep it in About the role as prose.
Purpose paragraph: "Purpose: The McCabe Family School of Education at Oklahoma Baptist University invites applications for a full-time, in-person faculty position in Elementary and Early Childhood Education. Primary job duties involve teaching undergraduate and/or graduate education courses, advising teacher candidates, participating in accreditation and assessment initiatives, and contributing to the mission of preparing highly effective, Christ-centered educators."
Then essential functions details.
Then Required Qualifications: Master's degree in education or related field required; doctorate strongly preferred. Current teacher certification in Elementary Education required; additional Early Childhood certification preferred. Knowledge of Oklahoma Academic Standards and teacher preparation expectations. Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills. Commitment to collaboration, mentoring, and professional excellence.
Education Required: Master’s degree in Education or a related field. Preferred: Doctorate degree in Education or a related field.
Experience Required: Minimum of three years of successful classroom teaching experience in a PK-12 school setting. Preferred Higher education teaching experience. Experience supervising teacher candidates or mentoring novice teachers. Experience teaching higher education courses in person, online, and/or hybrid formats. Demonstrated commitment to faith integration in education. Familiarity with accreditation processes and assessment systems.
Special Requirements: Must be a member of a local evangelical* Christian church. Evangelical is a broad term referring to segment within Christianity which maintains the authority of the Bible and the belief in salvation by faith in Jesus alone.
Benefits: OBU Benefits Summary paragraph.
We need to avoid duplication: Required Qualifications and Education Required/Experience Required overlap. We'll combine into sections.
Let's decide:
About the role: include mission statement, expectations, purpose paragraph.
Responsibilities: essential functions (Teaching and Instruction, Advising and Student Support, Service and Collaboration, Accreditation and Assessment, Other Duties). We'll list each as
- with
inside.
Requirements: maybe combine Required Qualifications and Special Requirements? But we have separate headings: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We could put Required Qualifications under Requirements, Education/Experience under Qualifications, and Skills under Skills.
Thus:
- Requirements (
Requirements
): list items: Master's degree in education or related field required; doctorate strongly preferred. Current teacher certification in Elementary Education required; additional Early Childhood certification preferred. Knowledge of Oklahoma Academic Standards and teacher preparation expectations. Commitment to collaboration, mentoring, and professional excellence. Must be a member of a local evangelical Christian church. (We could also include Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills? That's more skill.)
- Qualifications (Qualifications
): Education Required and Experience Required. We'll list education: Master’s degree in Education or a related field (required); Doctorate degree in Education or a related field (preferred). Experience: Minimum of three years of successful classroom teaching experience in a PK-12 school setting; Preferred higher education teaching experience; Experience supervising teacher candidates or mentoring novice teachers; Experience teaching higher education courses in person, online, and/or hybrid formats; Demonstrated commitment to faith integration in education; Familiarity with accreditation processes and assessment systems.
- Skills (Skills
): Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills. Commitment to collaboration, mentoring, and professional excellence. (But we already used commitment in Requirements; maybe we move collaboration etc to Skills. We'll keep Skills: Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills; Commitment to collaboration, mentoring, and professional excellence.)
- Benefits (Benefits
): OBU Benefits Summary paragraph.
We must not include Pay or Schedule.
Now ensure we don't repeat info. Let's craft.
About the role: include mission statement and expectations and purpose.
Mission statement: "OBU transforms lives by equipping students to pursue academic excellence, integrate faith with all areas of knowledge, engage a diverse world, and live worthy of the high calling of God in Christ."
Expectations for all Employees: list of expectations: Demonstrate commitment to the essentials of the Christian faith. Commit to the mission and vision of Oklahoma Baptist University. Treat people with dignity and respect. Build relationships on honesty, integrity, and trust. Strive for excellence through teamwork, leadership, and a strong work ethic. Manage human and financial resources wisely and efficiently.
We can put these as - under About the role? Or as prose. Since it's a list, we should use
- . The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Expectations is a list, so we should use
- . Good.
Purpose paragraph: we can put as
.
Thus About the role will have
mission statement, then
expectations, then purpose.
Now Responsibilities: essential functions.
We have headings within essential functions: Teaching and Instruction, Advising and Student Support, Service and Collaboration, Accreditation and Assessment, Other Duties. Each has bullet-like sentences. We'll make each as
- with
inside.
Let's extract each:
Teaching and Instruction:
- Teach in-person undergraduate courses in Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, and Professional Education.
- Design engaging, developmentally appropriate, and standards-aligned learning experiences for teacher candidates.
- Integrate Christian faith and worldview naturally throughout instruction and professional practice.
- Maintain current course syllabi, assignments, and learning materials aligned with state and accreditation expectations.
- Utilize effective instructional technology and best practices in teaching and learning.
- Provide timely feedback and assessment of candidate performance.
- Manage all courses using the institution’s learning management system – Canvas.
Advising and Student Support:
- Serve as an academic advisor for teacher education candidates.
- Maintain regular office hours and provide support and mentoring for students.
- Assist candidates with program planning, certification requirements, and professional development opportunities.
- Support students during clinical experiences, internships, and student teaching placements.
Service and Collaboration:
- Participate in School of Education meetings, committees, accreditation work, and university service opportunities.
- Collaborate with faculty on program development, curriculum alignment, and assessment initiatives.
- Assist with recruitment, retention, and partnership activities with schools and community organizations.
- Participate in professional organizations, conferences, and ongoing professional growth activities.
- Support recruitment events, advising days, and School of Education activities
- Engage in scholarly activities (e.g. presentations, publications, etc.).
Accreditation and Assessment:
- Contribute to accreditation processes including CAEP, OEQA, and program review initiatives.
- Assist with data collection, assessment reporting, and continuous improvement efforts.
- Maintain knowledge of current Oklahoma certification requirements, standards, and educational best practices.
Other Duties:
- Maintain knowledge of current Oklahoma certification requirements, standards, and educational best practices. (duplicate of above? but we keep)
- Participate within the campus community, serving on committees as assigned.
- Participate fully in campus faculty development opportunities.
- Demonstrate potential for academic leadership, including possible consideration for administrative roles in program coordination or oversight.
- Interest or experience in leading or developing online graduate-level programs (such as an online Master of Arts in Teaching program) is a plus.
- While this is an in-person position, there is potential for some online instruction at the undergraduate or graduate level.
Note there is duplicate line about maintaining knowledge of Oklahoma certification requirements appears both in Accreditation and Assessment and Other Duties. We'll keep both but could deduplicate? Instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Duplicate lines are allowed? It says remove duplicated lines. So we should remove duplicated lines. The line appears twice; we should keep only one occurrence. We'll keep it under Accreditation and Assessment maybe, and remove from Other Duties.
Now Requirements section: list items.
We need to decide what goes here. Let's list:
- Master's degree in education or related field required; doctorate strongly preferred.
- Current teacher certification in Elementary Education required; additional Early Childhood certification preferred.
- Knowledge of Oklahoma Academic Standards and teacher preparation expectations.
- Commitment to collaboration, mentoring, and professional excellence.
- Must be a member of a local evangelical Christian church.
We might also include Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills? That is skill.
Now Qualifications: Education and Experience.
Education:
- Master’s degree in Education or a related field (required).
- Doctorate degree in Education or a related field (preferred).
Experience:
- Minimum of three years of successful classroom teaching experience in a PK-12 school setting.
- Preferred higher education teaching experience.
- Experience supervising teacher candidates or mentoring novice teachers.
- Experience teaching higher education courses in person, online, and/or hybrid formats.
- Demonstrated commitment to faith integration in education.
- Familiarity with accreditation processes and assessment systems.
Now Skills:
- Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Commitment to collaboration, mentoring, and professional excellence.
But we already have commitment in Requirements; maybe we move commitment to Skills only and remove from Requirements. However Requirements already had commitment to collaboration etc. We could keep it in Requirements as part of required qualifications; but then Skills would duplicate. To avoid duplication, we should decide where each piece belongs. Let's see original: Under Required Qualifications they listed: "Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills. Commitment to collaboration
for prose. We need to decide which content goes where. Section headings: - About the role: could be purpose paragraph: "Purpose: The McCabe Family School of Education ...". We'll put that as prose. - Responsibilities: list of essential functions: Teaching and Instruction, Advising and Student Support, Service and Collaboration, Accreditation and Assessment, Other Duties. Each could be sub-items? We'll just list each duty as
inside
. We'll put each duty as
inside. - Requirements: maybe "Required Qualifications" and "Special Requirements". Could combine. - Qualifications: maybe "Education Required" and "Experience Required". Could be separate but we have limited headings. Could put Education and Experience under Qualifications. - Skills: maybe "Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills. Commitment to collaboration, mentoring, and professional excellence." Also "Knowledge of Oklahoma Academic Standards..." etc. But we need to avoid duplication. Let's extract all substantive info. From posting: Mission statement and expectations: maybe not needed for job but could be considered About the role? Probably not needed; but we can include as part of About the role? The instructions: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep mission statement and expectations? They are part of job posting but not specific to role? Might be considered boilerplate? It's about OBU mission and expectations for all employees. Could be considered generic but still substantive. However we might drop if considered boilerplate? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Mission statement is not exactly that; it's about the university. Might be considered relevant to role. I'd keep it in About the role as prose. Purpose paragraph: "Purpose: The McCabe Family School of Education at Oklahoma Baptist University invites applications for a full-time, in-person faculty position in Elementary and Early Childhood Education. Primary job duties involve teaching undergraduate and/or graduate education courses, advising teacher candidates, participating in accreditation and assessment initiatives, and contributing to the mission of preparing highly effective, Christ-centered educators." Then essential functions details. Then Required Qualifications: Master's degree in education or related field required; doctorate strongly preferred. Current teacher certification in Elementary Education required; additional Early Childhood certification preferred. Knowledge of Oklahoma Academic Standards and teacher preparation expectations. Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills. Commitment to collaboration, mentoring, and professional excellence. Education Required: Master’s degree in Education or a related field. Preferred: Doctorate degree in Education or a related field. Experience Required: Minimum of three years of successful classroom teaching experience in a PK-12 school setting. Preferred Higher education teaching experience. Experience supervising teacher candidates or mentoring novice teachers. Experience teaching higher education courses in person, online, and/or hybrid formats. Demonstrated commitment to faith integration in education. Familiarity with accreditation processes and assessment systems. Special Requirements: Must be a member of a local evangelical* Christian church. Evangelical is a broad term referring to segment within Christianity which maintains the authority of the Bible and the belief in salvation by faith in Jesus alone. Benefits: OBU Benefits Summary paragraph. We need to avoid duplication: Required Qualifications and Education Required/Experience Required overlap. We'll combine into sections. Let's decide: About the role: include mission statement, expectations, purpose paragraph. Responsibilities: essential functions (Teaching and Instruction, Advising and Student Support, Service and Collaboration, Accreditation and Assessment, Other Duties). We'll list each as
inside. Requirements: maybe combine Required Qualifications and Special Requirements? But we have separate headings: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We could put Required Qualifications under Requirements, Education/Experience under Qualifications, and Skills under Skills. Thus: - Requirements (
Requirements
): list items: Master's degree in education or related field required; doctorate strongly preferred. Current teacher certification in Elementary Education required; additional Early Childhood certification preferred. Knowledge of Oklahoma Academic Standards and teacher preparation expectations. Commitment to collaboration, mentoring, and professional excellence. Must be a member of a local evangelical Christian church. (We could also include Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills? That's more skill.) - Qualifications (Qualifications
): Education Required and Experience Required. We'll list education: Master’s degree in Education or a related field (required); Doctorate degree in Education or a related field (preferred). Experience: Minimum of three years of successful classroom teaching experience in a PK-12 school setting; Preferred higher education teaching experience; Experience supervising teacher candidates or mentoring novice teachers; Experience teaching higher education courses in person, online, and/or hybrid formats; Demonstrated commitment to faith integration in education; Familiarity with accreditation processes and assessment systems. - Skills (Skills
): Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills. Commitment to collaboration, mentoring, and professional excellence. (But we already used commitment in Requirements; maybe we move collaboration etc to Skills. We'll keep Skills: Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills; Commitment to collaboration, mentoring, and professional excellence.) - Benefits (Benefits
): OBU Benefits Summary paragraph. We must not include Pay or Schedule. Now ensure we don't repeat info. Let's craft. About the role: include mission statement and expectations and purpose. Mission statement: "OBU transforms lives by equipping students to pursue academic excellence, integrate faith with all areas of knowledge, engage a diverse world, and live worthy of the high calling of God in Christ." Expectations for all Employees: list of expectations: Demonstrate commitment to the essentials of the Christian faith. Commit to the mission and vision of Oklahoma Baptist University. Treat people with dignity and respect. Build relationships on honesty, integrity, and trust. Strive for excellence through teamwork, leadership, and a strong work ethic. Manage human and financial resources wisely and efficiently. We can put these as- under About the role? Or as prose. Since it's a list, we should use
- . The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Expectations is a list, so we should use
- . Good.
Purpose paragraph: we can put as
. Thus About the role will have
mission statement, then
- expectations, then
- with
inside. Let's extract each: Teaching and Instruction: - Teach in-person undergraduate courses in Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, and Professional Education. - Design engaging, developmentally appropriate, and standards-aligned learning experiences for teacher candidates. - Integrate Christian faith and worldview naturally throughout instruction and professional practice. - Maintain current course syllabi, assignments, and learning materials aligned with state and accreditation expectations. - Utilize effective instructional technology and best practices in teaching and learning. - Provide timely feedback and assessment of candidate performance. - Manage all courses using the institution’s learning management system – Canvas. Advising and Student Support: - Serve as an academic advisor for teacher education candidates. - Maintain regular office hours and provide support and mentoring for students. - Assist candidates with program planning, certification requirements, and professional development opportunities. - Support students during clinical experiences, internships, and student teaching placements. Service and Collaboration: - Participate in School of Education meetings, committees, accreditation work, and university service opportunities. - Collaborate with faculty on program development, curriculum alignment, and assessment initiatives. - Assist with recruitment, retention, and partnership activities with schools and community organizations. - Participate in professional organizations, conferences, and ongoing professional growth activities. - Support recruitment events, advising days, and School of Education activities - Engage in scholarly activities (e.g. presentations, publications, etc.). Accreditation and Assessment: - Contribute to accreditation processes including CAEP, OEQA, and program review initiatives. - Assist with data collection, assessment reporting, and continuous improvement efforts. - Maintain knowledge of current Oklahoma certification requirements, standards, and educational best practices. Other Duties: - Maintain knowledge of current Oklahoma certification requirements, standards, and educational best practices. (duplicate of above? but we keep) - Participate within the campus community, serving on committees as assigned. - Participate fully in campus faculty development opportunities. - Demonstrate potential for academic leadership, including possible consideration for administrative roles in program coordination or oversight. - Interest or experience in leading or developing online graduate-level programs (such as an online Master of Arts in Teaching program) is a plus. - While this is an in-person position, there is potential for some online instruction at the undergraduate or graduate level. Note there is duplicate line about maintaining knowledge of Oklahoma certification requirements appears both in Accreditation and Assessment and Other Duties. We'll keep both but could deduplicate? Instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Duplicate lines are allowed? It says remove duplicated lines. So we should remove duplicated lines. The line appears twice; we should keep only one occurrence. We'll keep it under Accreditation and Assessment maybe, and remove from Other Duties. Now Requirements section: list items. We need to decide what goes here. Let's list: - Master's degree in education or related field required; doctorate strongly preferred. - Current teacher certification in Elementary Education required; additional Early Childhood certification preferred. - Knowledge of Oklahoma Academic Standards and teacher preparation expectations. - Commitment to collaboration, mentoring, and professional excellence. - Must be a member of a local evangelical Christian church. We might also include Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills? That is skill. Now Qualifications: Education and Experience. Education: - Master’s degree in Education or a related field (required). - Doctorate degree in Education or a related field (preferred). Experience: - Minimum of three years of successful classroom teaching experience in a PK-12 school setting. - Preferred higher education teaching experience. - Experience supervising teacher candidates or mentoring novice teachers. - Experience teaching higher education courses in person, online, and/or hybrid formats. - Demonstrated commitment to faith integration in education. - Familiarity with accreditation processes and assessment systems. Now Skills: - Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills. - Commitment to collaboration, mentoring, and professional excellence. But we already have commitment in Requirements; maybe we move commitment to Skills only and remove from Requirements. However Requirements already had commitment to collaboration etc. We could keep it in Requirements as part of required qualifications; but then Skills would duplicate. To avoid duplication, we should decide where each piece belongs. Let's see original: Under Required Qualifications they listed: "Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills. Commitment to collaboration
purpose. Now Responsibilities: essential functions. We have headings within essential functions: Teaching and Instruction, Advising and Student Support, Service and Collaboration, Accreditation and Assessment, Other Duties. Each has bullet-like sentences. We'll make each as
- with
- . Good.
Purpose paragraph: we can put as
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Expectations is a list, so we should use
- . The instruction: Use