How We Operate

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Overview

Questions

  • How do instructor trainees become certified?
  • How do Carpentries workshops operate?

Objectives

  • Suggest ways in which Instructor Trainers can support Instructor trainees who may be intimidated or confused by checkout procedures.
  • Identify confusing features of The Carpentries operational landscape.

Reading:

From The Carpentries Instructor Training curriculum:

From How Learning Works:

  • Conclusion: Applying the Eight Principles to Ourselves (p. 212 - 218)
  • Appendix E: What Are Rubrics and How Can We Use Them? (p. 232 - 241)
  • Appendix F: What Are Learner Checklists and How Can We Use Them? (p. 242 - 243)

Practice Teaching

Individuals who didn’t practice teaching last week will be selected to teach 3 minutes of their chosen lesson episode from Instructor Training. You can incorporate negative teaching practices, if desired. After you finish teaching, you will give yourself feedback and then receive feedback from other group members using The Carpentries 2x2 rubric.

Discussion Questions

  1. What questions do you have about policies and procedures for running a workshop or training? Where do you think trainees might find this information confusing or unclear?

Key Points

  • The Carpentries can appear large and complicated to newcomers, and Instructor Training may be a trainee’s first encounter with the community.
  • Instructor Trainers may need to overcome their own expert awareness gaps in relation to The Carpentries while teaching Instructor Training.