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Faculty Training
Annual Curriculum Sharing Event: NWTC/K-12 Spring Summit
The NWTC/K-12 Spring Summit is the annual curriculum sharing event offered to high
school instructors that are planning to offer transcripted credit for the following
academic year. The Summit is held annually to provide professional development to
new and existing high school teachers that offer NWTC coursework at their high school.
NWTC faculty offer curriculum sharing sessions and broader professional development
is provided to update high school instructors on curriculum, labor market, assessments,
NWTC curriculum products, career pathways, etc. This is a required event and helps
in creating the mentorship between NWTC faculty and high school instructors.
K-12 Train the Trainer Courses
History & Purpose: The Summer Train the Trainer
Program has been offered since 2009 and has grown
each year. The purpose of this program is to provide
high school instructors the professional training in NWTC
coursework to be prepared to duplicate the coursework
in transcripted credit agreements at their respective
high schools. NWTC wants to provide more in depth
training to best prepare our high school teachers in
our content areas. This will then reinforce the rigor of
NWTC curriculum as well as student preparedness.
Course Delivery: The Summer Train the Trainer
coursework is meant to be delivered in an accelerated
mode of instruction with the ability to still cover all
competencies and provide adequate lab time. The
coursework can be delivered in this manner because
instructors will come with solid foundational knowledge.
Grading & Assessments: As of Spring 2015, the
expectation for Summer Train the Trainer courses will
include the same grading and assessment expectations
as our adult learners. In order to teach the coursework
as transcripted credit, the high school instructor will
need to earn a minimum of a “B” grade in the course.
This will reinforce our instructor preparedness and also
give them an understanding of student assessments
included in the transcripted coursework. Additionally,
maintaining the course specific assessment tools will
provide evidence of our instructor training for our
Higher Learning Commission (HLC) expectations.
Mentorship/Relationship Building: In addition to the
content expertise delivered by NWTC Faculty through
the Train the Trainer coursework, relationships naturally
develop with high school instructors. High school
Instructors can significantly influence student career
planning. Increasing instructor knowledge of NWTC
academic programs and labor market needs helps high
school students understand marketable career choices
for their future. This mentor relationship becomes a
springboard for further connectivity to assist with
curriculum questions and post-secondary transitions.
Instructor Tuition & Textbooks: With support
of K-12 grants and NWTC leadership, NWTC
has been able to waive the tuition of the
Summer Train the Trainer programming.
Learning Solutions: K12 Relations handles the enrollment
process for these instructors and coordinates the class
set up and offerings based upon interest. Instructors
and/or school districts will need to cover the costs of any
textbooks, personal protective equipment, tools, etc. that
might be needed during the Summer Train the Trainer
coursework. NWTC also tries to accommodate high school
instructor enrollment requests outside of the Train the
Trainer series through enrollment into regular NWTC
scheduled course sections. K-12 Instructors can contact
our K-12 Relations Specialist who will process enrollment
requests and waive tuition if the course enrollment is
related to a future transcripted credit agreement.
High School Instructors’ Credits: High school instructors
will earn post-secondary college credit at NWTC at
the successful completion of their Summer Train the
Trainer coursework. K-12 Relations will also work with
other post-secondary institutions at instructor request
if they are interested in graduate course credits. The
involved post-secondary institution will determine any
additional costs and credit value related to these courses.
Please identify this need prior to course enrollment.
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