Instructor Qualifications for EE 1301

The qualifications listed below reflect the minimum qualifications a high school instructor must meet before applying to teach the UMN course EE 1301: Introduction to Computing Systems.

Licensure

CIS instructors must have a valid Minnesota teaching license or an approved alternative.

Experience and proficiencies (all required)

• Three years of experience teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) topics to high school juniors or seniors
• At least one year of teaching advanced-level or honors STEM courses.
• General knowledge of electronic circuits, microprocessors, sequential (computational) thinking, data structures, flow control, iteration, recursion, file I/O, pointers, memory management, and basic object-oriented programming concepts.
• Previous experience programming in C/C++.

Demonstration of advanced, relevant content knowledge (select one)

1. Graduate degree in a relevant field (including, but not limited to, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science)
2. Graduate degree in any field plus 18 graduate credit hours in a relevant field (including, but not limited to, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science)
3. Graduate degree in any field plus five significant, relevant examples from options A through L, below
4. Undergraduate degree in a relevant field (including, but not limited to Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science) plus three professional experience examples from options A through L, below
5. Undergraduate degree with significant coursework in STEM plus six professional experience examples from options A through L, below

Description of Equivalent Experience Options (only required if #3 or #4 is selected above)

A: Graduate credits in relevant fields

Especially in STEM fields. Must be taken from an accredited institution. These need not have been taken as part of a graduate degree program.

• Three semester-length credits or 45 hours are considered one experience
• Can be applied up to six times

If including this option in your Description of Professional Experience, include a list of relevant graduate coursework. For each course include the title, where taken, and number of credits earned. Faculty will evaluate the courses you list for relevancy to the topics taught in the UMN course or to advanced topics in the same field. If the applicability isn’t obvious from the course title, please describe the relevance.

B: Discipline-specific professional development

Specifically in STEM fields, for example, Project Lead the Way training, STEM-related AP training, SciMathMn or Minnesota STEM Network conferences or training, or other relevant workshops, training, conferences, or seminars.

• 30 hours of professional development is considered one experience
• Can be applied up to three times

If including this option in your Description of Professional Experience, include a list of each professional development workshop, the sponsoring group or organization, and total hours. Refer to Faculty Guiding Questions #1: Discipline-specific professional development.

C: Professional experience requiring regular use of technology

Including engineering, computer science, or mathematics in the performance of your responsibilities. May include paid employment or volunteer work.

• Each year is considered one experience
• Can be applied up to six times

If including this option in your Description of Professional Experience, respond to Faculty Guiding Questions, #9: Experience requiring regular use of skills or content knowledge related to the field.

D: Coaching competitive STEM activities

For secondary or post-secondary students in activities such as FIRST Robotics Competition, FIRST Tech Challenge, VEX Robotics Competition, etc.

• Two years is considered as one experience
• Can be applied up to six times

If including this option in your Description of Professional Experience, respond to Faculty Guiding Questions, #9: Experience requiring regular use of skills or content knowledge related to the field.

E: A relevant personal project leveraging STEM knowledge and skills

Each project must be greater than 50 hours of professional work. Examples: Installed a solar array, recorded usage data and utilized it in a class or non-classroom learning environment, or built an Internet of Things smoker with temperature and humidity control.

• Each distinct project is considered one experience
• Can be applied up to three times

If including this option in your Description of Professional Experience, respond to Faculty Guiding Questions, #9: Experience requiring regular use of skills or content knowledge related to the field.

F: Published textbook, journal article, textbook chapter, or essay

May include similar scholarly work in STEM areas, especially those related to topics covered in the course or on teaching STEM classes (for example a paper concerning teaching published in an IEEE Education Society or American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference).

• Each publication is considered one experience
• Can be applied up to three times

If including this option in your Description of Professional Experience, describe the significance of the work, particularly as it applies to the topics covered in the UMN course or to advanced topics in the same field. Include a link to the publication or provide, with your application, an abstract or copy that lists your authorship.

G: Fellowships or awards

This includes recognition from school, district, state, regional, national, or international organizations for teaching in any STEM area to high school or undergraduate students.

• Each fellowship or award is considered one experience
• Can be applied up to three times

If including this option in your Description of Professional Experience, describe your awards using tips from Faculty Guiding Questions, #8: Receiving an award or other recognition.

H: Participation in nationally normed assessment activity

Must be related to STEM areas, such as Advanced Placement test grading or serving as a National Board Certification assessor in science.

• Each year of service is considered one experience
• Can be applied up to three times

If including this option in your Description of Professional Experience, respond to Faculty Guiding Questions, #10: Participation in a nationally normed assessment activity related to the field.

I: Successful and effective teaching experience in a course leading to undergraduate credit

Must be in STEM area subjects through dual credit, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or teaching undergraduates on a college or university campus.

• Two years is considered one experience
• Can be applied up to six time

If including this option in your Description of Professional Experience, describe your teaching experience using tips from Faculty Guiding Questions, #3: Teaching of a course leading to undergraduate credit for students.

J: Passing score (or better) on relevant subject matter tests

Including National Board of Professional Teaching Standards test in Science, GRE subject matter tests, or other relevant subject matter tests related to STEM.

• Each exam is considered one experience
• Can be applied up to two times

If including this option in your Description of Professional Experience, discuss the significance of the test, indicate the date taken and where taken. Provide documentation, such as a certificate or letter with your score.

K: Active participation in a relevant professional organization

Organizations may include Project Lead the Way, CSforAll, American Society of Engineering Education, Minnesota Technology and Engineering Educators Association, International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, Computer Science Teachers Association, etc.

• Two years in officer or equivalent position is considered one experience
• Can be applied up to two times

If including this option in your Description of Professional Experience, respond to Faculty Guiding Questions, #14: Demonstrated community engagement.

L: Field test or review curriculum

This may include working with a publisher or serving on a textbook review and selection committee for a postsecondary or secondary institution in a STEM field.

• Each book or year of service is considered one experience
• Can be applied up to two times

If including this option in your Description of Professional Experience, list and describe roles and responsibility using tips from Faculty Guiding Questions, #12: Field test, review or edit curriculum for publisher or #13: Serve on textbook selection committee for secondary or postsecondary institution.