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Overview

Carpentries Instructor Training gives you strategies to teach coding and data workshops. Our 16-hour hands-on training teaches the basics of educational psychology and evidence-based teaching practices. During the training, you will practise these new skills while getting to know others who share your interests. After the training, you may complete three “checkout” steps to become a Certified Carpentries Instructor. Certified Instructors can volunteer to teach at our “centrally-organised workshops” with our global community virtually or in-person. They are also able to organise Carpentries workshops for their local community.

Why Instructor Training?

• Trainees do not needed previous experience. Something here to speak to why * trainees with no previous experience will still excel.
• Evidence-Based Teaching Practices. Your Trainees will learn evidence-based * teaching practices to be more effective both in Carpentries workshops and * teaching more broadly.
• Create An Inclusive Classroom. Trainees leave with tools to create a positive * classroom environment.
• Become A Certified Carpentries Instructor. Being a Carpentries Instructor is a * great professional development opportunity for your Instructors. Carpentries * credentials can elevate their profile and yours on the global stage.
• Local Impact. Instructors have the option to team up with other colleagues to * self-organise Carpentries workshops that address the coding or data needs of * their peers. Instructors can lead the way to improve coding and data skills of * your organisation.
• Networking. When Instructors join an instructional team, they create connections * that can benefit your institution and combat isolation across departments and * professional communities around the world.
• Live Practice Instructor Training does not end with certification! Team teaching, along with Carpentries surveys and formative assessment practices, facilitate continued development of your Instructors’ teaching skills.

What Trainees Will Learn

Carpentries Instructor Training is a 16-hour, hands-on training that covers the basics of educational psychology and evidence-based teaching practices. It is also the first step to become a certified Carpentries Instructor.

Instructor Training Curriculum Summary

• How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Teaching
• Creating Inclusive And Accessible Learning Spaces
• Memory And Cognitive Load
• Building Skill With Feedback
• Motivation and Demotivation
• Preparing To Teach
• Review Instructor Certification Steps
• Onboarding To The Instructor Community

What to Expect

Your trainees will receive priority access to all upcoming Instructor Training events. Instructor Training events are generally available in two time formats: two full-day or four half-day events. These events are scheduled multiple times per month across a range of time zones to serve our global community.

Once invoicing is complete you can expect to:

1. Receive A Registration Code: Our Instructor Training team will set up and share a registration code for your trainees. This code can be used to unlock priority registration in Instructor Training events.
2. Share Code With Trainees: We provide you with an email template so that you can share the code widely with folks in your organisation, or you can identify people of interest and share the code with that select group of trainees.
3. Register for Instructor Training: Your trainees may register for any event that suits their schedule(s), either as a group or individually.
4. Complete Training & Certification: After the training, Trainees can become Certified Carpentries Instructors by completing 3 checkout steps: Attend a discussion session where they can ask questions about teaching and learn from other instructors; Complete a teaching demonstration, which is a group practice session where trainees will demonstrate 5-minutes of teaching and receive feedback; and contribute to a Carpentries Lesson.

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