{"id":1332,"date":"2019-08-21T10:36:40","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T14:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mcp\/?page_id=1332"},"modified":"2026-09-18T10:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T14:31:37","slug":"apply-to-teach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mcp\/apply-to-teach\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply to teach an MCP Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Apply to teach an MCP Course\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mini-Courses Program (MCP) provides students from grades 8 to 11 with the chance to experience Carleton University for a one-week enriched learning experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Undergraduate Recruitment Office is looking for enthusiastic Faculty, Staff and\/or Graduate Students who are interested in teaching an MCP course to a group of bright young students during the first week of May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/288\/Instructor-Responsibility-2026.pdf\">roles and responsibilities<\/a> of an MCP Course Instructor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"submit-an-mcp-course-proposal\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Submit an MCP course proposal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you have a subject that you are passionate about teaching? Submit an MCP course proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Course Applications are now Closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tips and tricks for submitting a successful proposal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><p data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"273\"><strong data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"153\">Consult your department head\/supervisor<\/strong>: Discuss time commitment, gather course ideas, and learn about available resources (materials, funding, connections).<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"415\"><strong data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"308\">Create a strong course title<\/strong>: Make it captivating, relevant, and appealing to Grades 8-11; the title is what drives student interest.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p data-start=\"550\" data-end=\"638\"><strong data-start=\"550\" data-end=\"579\">Consider teaching support<\/strong>: Partner with a co-instructor or invite guest lecturers.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"747\"><strong data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"672\">Provide a backup instructor<\/strong>: Back-up instructors are required, your course won&#8217;t be selected without one.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"861\"><strong data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"782\">Use undergraduate volunteers<\/strong>: They can assist in various ways and earn Co-Curricular Record (CCR) credit.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1138\"><strong data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1013\">Plan your classroom needs<\/strong>: Instructors are responsible for booking department-specific rooms; MCP assigns general rooms, with computer labs given on a first-come basis.<\/p><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mini-Courses Program (MCP) provides students from grades 8 to 11 with the chance to experience Carleton University for a one-week enriched learning experience. The Undergraduate Recruitment Office is looking for enthusiastic Faculty, Staff and\/or Graduate Students who are interested in teaching an MCP course to a group of bright young students during the first [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[],"class_list":["post-1332","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mcp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mcp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mcp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mcp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mcp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1332"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mcp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1599,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mcp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1332\/revisions\/1599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mcp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mcp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=1332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}