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Certification for Part-time Faculty

Certification for Part-time Faculty. Convocation October 25, 2011. Who must be Certified?. Credit instructors Must obtain WTCS Adult Ed Certification Non-Credit Instructors Must be “certifiable” under WTCS standards, but need not actually obtain certification

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Certification for Part-time Faculty

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  1. Certification for Part-time Faculty Convocation October 25, 2011

  2. Who must be Certified? • Credit instructors • Must obtain WTCS Adult Ed Certification • Non-Credit Instructors • Must be “certifiable” under WTCS standards, but need not actually obtain certification • Instructors certified after hiring

  3. In What Must They Be Certified? • Certification Types • Approval • Certification granted to teach a particular course • PT Vocational Instructors who teach less than 3 unique courses • Provisional • Certification granted to teach in a particular instructional area • All academic instructors and vocational instructors teaching 3 or more unique courses • 5-year • Granted to teach in a particular instructional area

  4. How Do They Become Certified? • Requirements • Educational Experience • Academic • Bachelors degree (Masters required by College Accreditation Agency) • Vocational • Bachelors degree or equivalent • “BA Equivalent”= Occupational experience, education and training equaling 7 years or 14,000 hours • Work Experience • Academic- 12 months in any field except education • Vocational- 24 months as fully qualified, non-teaching, worker in instructional area • Teaching Experience • 2 years FT or 8 semesters PT teaching experience required for 5-year certificate • Coursework • The “Magic 7” • Continuing Education

  5. What Are the “Magic 7” Courses? 50. Curriculum or course construction 2 cr.* 51. Philosophy of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education 2 cr.* 52. Teaching methods 2 cr.* 53. Educational psychology 2 cr.* 54. Educational evaluation 2 cr.* 55. Guidance and counseling 2 cr.* 69. Educational diversity 2 cr.*

  6. When Do They Have to Be Certified? • Initial Certification Period • 3 years • One “Magic 7” course must be completed • Renewal Period • 2 years • One additional “Magic 7” course per renewal period. • Each renewal period ends August 31 of the appropriate year • Progress towards 5-year certificate

  7. Where Do They Get the Courses? • CETL • Certification vs. BA credit vs. Masters credit • Learning Academy • School-year offerings • On-line offerings

  8. How is the 5-Year Certificate Renewed? • Renewal every 5 years • Must complete 6 credits through one or more of the following: • 6 approved semester credits of course work (Continuing Education) • 6 “credits” of appropriate occupational experience • 55 hours = 1 credit • 6 credits of professional growth activity (i.e. convocation attendance) • 40 hours= 1 credit • Lots of other options: Workshops, Professional Service, Professional Speaking, Cross-Training, Special Assignments, Print Media/Art or other productions, Leadership role, Curriculum development, Instructional Innovation, Research and Development, Mentoring, Externships, etc.

  9. Who Issues the Certification? • WTCS • WI Stat 38.04(4) • State Technical College Board sets standards for instructors • WI Administrative Code, Chapter TCS 3 • MATC • Completes Forms • Pays fee ($9 per instructional area per year) • Is fined for non-compliance • Within MATC • HR Department- Jennifer Bentley, Laurel Anderson

  10. Why Be Certified? • Teaching is a Profession • Subject matter expertise does not always translate into teaching expertise • Professional Quality Control • Teaching in VoTech system not like University • Differing student backgrounds • Age, Employment, Educational Experience/Achievement, Demographics • Open Enrollment • Combines subject matter expertise of college instructor with teaching expertise of secondary school instructor.

  11. What Changes Have Been Proposed? • Group of 5 Tech School Presidents (including BettseyBarhorst) • Eliminate state certification requirements, leave instructor credentials up to individual colleges. • Use discipline-specific standards • School decides what, if any, standards are required • History of problems with school-led quality initiatives • Course Portfolios • PT faculty evaluation • Position requirements that vary based on inappropriate considerations • PT Guild Model • Maintain Statewide Uniform Certification • Enhance on-line/ on-demand certification course offerings, expand other flexible course options • Incentivize 5-year certification • Maximize instructor content-area certification

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