Instructor Training
Instructor Training
Here is instructor training.
- Current content: https://carpentries.org/become-instructor/
- Instructor Training curriculum: https://carpentries.github.io/instructor-training/
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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?
 | Evidence-Based Teaching Practices. Learn evidence-based teaching practices to be more effective both in Carpentries workshops and your teaching more broadly. |
| Create An Inclusive Classroom. Leave with tools to create a positive classroom environment. |
| Live Practice. You will have several opportunities to practise teaching and receive real-time feedback. |
| Become A Certified Carpentries Instructor. Teaching skills are in demand! Completing Instructor Training and becoming certified look great on applications for teaching and research-support positions. |
| Teaching Opportunities. Certified Instructors have ongoing opportunities to develop their teaching skill by teaching. |
| 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 in communities they care about. |
| Community. Join a global community of like-minded professionals passionate about teaching coding and data science skills. |
How To Become An Instructor
The Carpentries workshops are taught by trained and certified volunteer Instructors. Certified Carpentries Instructors can Self-Organise workshops at home or volunteer to join a workshop at another site through our Centrally-Organised workshops program. We match our Instructors with teaching opportunities that fit their schedules, travel interests, and availability. We have held workshops in over 40 countries on every continent (including Antarctica!). This is how you can become a Certified Instructor:
- Get Invited or Accepted: There are two ways to access Instructor Training. Apply and be accepted to our Open Instructor Training Program. Optionally, you may receive an invitation via email from a member organisation or other group that has arranged for training.
- Attend An Instructor Training Event: The 16-hour training runs over two full days or four half days and covers the basics of educational psychology, evidence-based classroom practices, and how to apply both to teaching workshops for The Carpentries.
- Complete Certification Steps: After the training, you will be asked to complete 3 checkout steps: Attend a discussion session where you can ask questions about teaching and learn from other instructors; Complete a teaching demonstration, which is a group practice session where you will demonstrate 5-minutes of teaching and receive feedback; and contribute to a Carpentries Lesson. See our Checkout Instructions page for more details.
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Join our global community.
By attending a Carpentries Workshop, you are joining a community of instructors, helpers, learners, and more.
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Contact Us
Have Questions? Please consult our Instructor Training FAQ or contact the Instructor Training Team. Our Team is ready to answer any additional questions you may have. To reach us, or to find out more, please send us an email to instructor.training@carpentries.org.