Q:
How do I become an NSPS Instructor?
A:
Contact the specific Division Discipline Program
Supervisor (from the Staff Corner page) and refer to paragraph 6.48 of the
Division
Policy & Procedures Manual.
• It is
vital to keep the Division ID Supervisor and
discipline Program Supervisors in the loop on
all instructor issues. Instructor
appointments are generated on a course
completion record when an IT recommendation is
emailed to Discipline Program Supervisor after a
mentoring period is complete. The mentoring
duration depends on the material to be covered
and the witnessed intern performance regarding:
1. Stage presence
- comfy in front of a group, not nervous or
fidgeting (knowing the material to be presented
enhances stage presence)
2. Material
Articulation - does the intern present the
material in a way the student understands (talk
the talk)?
3. Skill
Demonstration - doing what was presented in
lecture (walk the walk)
4. Error
Detection - are performance errors caught and
correctly assessed?
5. Error
Correction - is the proper corrective measure
articulated?
6. Feedback -
does this critical communication present an
honest assessment, provide a way ahead for
future positive student performance
and encourage renewed enthusiasm?
• When the
witnessing IT has a comfort/confidence level
with the intern's performance in the areas
above, the instructor appointment recommendation
is then emailed to the Program Supervisor. At
the Program Supervisor's discretion, the
Supervisor may want to witness intern
performance at a particular event of their
choosing.
• A
dangerous liability situation we can't afford to
involve ourselves in: At no time is an
intern to instruct solo. Instructor interns must
be under the direct supervision of an NSPS credentialed instructor
for that discipline at all times. |