Instructor Qualifications for LAT 3003 & 3004

The qualifications listed below reflect the minimum qualifications a high school instructor must meet before applying to teach the UMN courses LAT 3003: Intermediate Latin Prose and 3004: Intermediate Latin Poetry

Licensure

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

Experience and proficiencies (all required)

• Three years of experience teaching advanced high school and/or college students;
• Experience teaching works by classical Roman writers (both prose writers and poets) such as Cicero, Caesar, and Vergil at an advanced high school level or intermediate collegiate level.
• Proficiency in reading and reciting Latin, and knowledge of Latin and classical Roman literature and culture, commensurate with guidelines laid out in the ACL/SCS "Guidelines for Latin Teacher Preparation" (2023).
• A good active knowledge of classical Latin vocabulary, morphology, and syntax, as written in Rome in the 1st centuries BCE and CE.
• A demonstrated commitment to staying current with both pedagogy and content through reading, ongoing professional development, and/or graduate coursework.

Demonstration of advanced, relevant content knowledge – select one

1. Graduate degree in the field(s) of Latin or Classics
2. Graduate degree in any field plus 18 graduate credit hours in Latin or Classics
3. Graduate degree in any field plus all of the following:
   1. at least three semester-length graduate level credits in classical Latin literature,
   2. at least six semester-length credits of advanced coursework (undergraduate or graduate level) in classical Roman culture, and
   3. three equivalent experience options from A through J, below
4. Undergraduate degree in Classics or Latin, plus all of the following:
   1. at least three semester-length graduate level credits in classical Latin literature,
   2. at least six semester-length credits of advanced coursework (undergraduate or graduate level) in classical Roman culture, and
   3. five equivalent experience options from A through J, below

Description of Equivalent Experience Options (if 3 or 4 selected above)

A: Graduate credits in the discipline

Specifically credits in Latin, beyond those required by the options listed above. These need not have been taken as part of a graduate degree program.

• Three semester-length credits are considered one experience
• Can be applied up to five 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 Latin or Classics. For example, Advanced Placement training workshops; International Baccalaureate workshops in Latin; conventicula (summer programs in spoken Latin); NEH summer seminars in Classics or Latin; ACL summer institutes; annual meetings of CAM, WAFLT, CAMWS, or SCS; or other relevant workshops, trainings, 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: Published textbook, journal article or essay in the discipline

May include similar scholarly or creative work in the field of Classics or Latin.

• Each publication is considered one experience
• Can be applied up to two 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.

D: Fellowships or awards for recognition of teaching Classics or Latin

This includes recognition of high school or undergraduate teaching from school, district, state, regional, national, or international organizations.

• Each fellowship or award is considered one experience
• Can be applied up to two 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.

E: Participation in nationally normed assessment activity

Must be related to Latin such as Advanced Placement test grading.

• Each year of participation 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.

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

Including 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 three times

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.

G: Discipline-specific leadership role

Such as department chair in a secondary or postsecondary institution, or in professional organization such as CAM, WAFLT, CAMWS, NCLG, ACL, ACTFL, SCS, or the Vergilian Society.

• Each leadership role of at least one year is considered one experience
• Can be applied up to three times

If including this option in your Description of Professional Experience, describe your leadership experience using tips from Faculty Guiding Questions, #4: Discipline-specific leadership role.

H: Presentations at relevant conferences

These may include local, state, regional, or national workshops or conferences such as meetings of CAM, WAFLT, CAMWS, ACL, ACTFL, or SCS.

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

If including this option in your Description of Professional Experience, list and describe presentations using tips from Faculty Guiding Questions, #5: Presentations.

I: Field test or review curriculum

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

• Each distinct project 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 a textbook selection committee for a secondary or postsecondary institution.

J: Other options, including formal overseas programs

Examples may include the Classical Summer School at the American Academy in Rome or the summer programs of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens; participation in archaeological excavations in Europe, Africa, or the Middle East at sites relevant to classical antiquity.

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

If including this option in your Description of Professional Experience description, respond to Faculty Guiding Questions, #6: Discipline-specific community of practice.