The process of Instructor Support is tailored to the needs of the individual instructor. The process of support has three phases:
- Planning – This includes developing instructional activities based on current knowledge and participants’ needs, and incorporating adult learning principles.
- Implementation – This may include co-presenting or observation.
- Evaluation – This includes reflection and review of both the learning experience and the performance of the instructor.
Supporting Instructors accept responsibility for the quality of all three phases of support. Both the Instructor and Supporting Instructor should complete the Instructor Support Documentation form to summarize how they planned, reviewed and assessed instruction.
When an instructor has accumulated enough hours of instruction experience to move to Affiliate II, Certified, Master, or Specialist II levels, s/he should send documentation of instruction hours (dates/time/topic) and a copy of the Instructor Support Documentation form to Northern Lights. This document must be signed by both the instructor and the supporting instructor.
The Vermont Northern Lights Career Development Center works with many partners to unify and enhance the professional development system for early childhood and afterschool professionals in Vermont. It is funded by a grant from the Child Development Division of the Vermont Agency of Human Services. The Community College of Vermont (CCV) and the Vermont Child Care Industry and Careers Council (VCCICC) are co-grantees.
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