Faculty & Staff
Center for Professional
Development
The Center for Professional Development provides accessible, self-paced
instructional modules and learning resources especially geared for
part-time, non-credit program faculty and staff.
Through funding provided by the USDOL Bridges to Health Careers
Initiative, Naugatuck Valley
Community College is developing
an online Instructor Proficiency
Certificate (IPC) program to
address 21st century quality
and skill standards for instructors/trainers.
The required courses are designed to provide basic teaching theory
and techniques, while the elective courses provide both new and
veteran faculty an opportunity to grow professionally and enhance
their teaching skills. Instructors who complete the four required
and two elective courses will be awarded the CCC Instructor Proficiency
Certificate in recognition of their accomplishments.
With information and training on current educational trends and
teaching methodologies, the
IPC program is particularly relevant for
instructors who are recognized as content
experts in their field but who may have limited
teaching experience. It is also useful for
instructors whose primary teaching experience
has been with young people, and who are seeking
to adapt their teaching methods to serve the diverse adult populations
of community college continuing education programs.
New for Fall 2009
Instructor Proficiency Certificate (IPC)
Required Courses:
- Introduction to Adult Learning
- Introduction to Teaching to Varied Learning Styles
- The Psychology & Practice of Adult Classroom Management
Electives (Choose 2):
- Developing Learning Activities
- Maximizing the Learning Potential of ESL Students in Your Class
- Designing Assessment Strategies
- Teaching Critical Thinking
Learning Resources Links:
21st
Century Skill Standards for Instructor/Trainer
Quality
Standards – A Practical Guide for Non-Credit
Program Development
Teaching
Resource Center-Teaching Tips
Teaching and Learning Center
- Teaching Tips
