COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
As established professionals, career school teachers are knowledgeable
about their respective specialties. As first-time instructors, their concern, therefore, is not with what to teach,
but how to teach it. To meet this need, the Coalition of New York State Career Schools, and its predecessor organizations,
have provided Teacher Training to licensed and registered career schools for more than twenty-five years. All courses
are approved by the New York State Education Department to meet Private Trade and Registered Business School Teacher License
Requirements.
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE WHAT WE FEEL IS THE BEST POSSIBLE
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, ALL COALITION COURSES ARE LIMITED TO 7 1/2 INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS PER DAY AND ARE NORMALLY SPACED A WEEK
APART TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT TIME FOR REVIEW AND CLASS PREPARATION.
Course #1 Methods of Occupational Instruction
Course Length: 30 hours
The foundation course for occupational subjects. A comprehensive survey of teaching
methods to support an instructor who is (or will be) in the adult skills classroom, it covers essential elements of occupational
teaching, including the learning process, lesson planning, fundamentals of communication, motivation and class management,
instructional strategies and assessment techniques.
Course #2 Advanced Communication in the Classroom
Course Length: 30 hours Prerequisite: Course # 1
This course focuses on effective communication between teacher and learner, including stimulus
variation, effective use of questions and listening skills. Designed to develop communication techniques introduced
in Course 1, it takes a case-management approach using case studies from a variety of teaching situations for class problem
solving.
Course # 3 Advanced Classroom Management
Course length: 30 hours Prerequisite: Course # 1
This course covers techniques for providing a more effective learning environment, including
class organization and control, reinforcement and motivational strategies. Designed to develop class management techniques
introduced in Course 1, it takes a case management approach, with case studies from a variety of teaching situations for class
problem solving.
The Coalition also offers specialized methods training for English-as-Second-Language(ESL)
instructors:
Course ESL #1 Introduction to Teaching ESL
Course length: 30 hours
The essentials of teaching ESL, including special needs of the ESL learner, common approaches
to ESL instruction, lesson planning, techniques for teaching grammatical and phonetic structures, pronunciation and vocabulary,
as well as instructional aids for the ESL classroom.
Course ESL #2 ESL Performance Skills Development
Course length: 30 hours Prerequisite: Course ESL #1
This course covers ESL placement and progress assessment, developing an individualized instruction
plan, traditional and innovative teaching methods, problem solving for the ESL learner and multicultural factors in ESL instruction.
SCHEDULE OF COURSES (Winter/Spring 2010)
Methods of Occupational Instruction (Course I)
March 6, 13, 20, 27 (Saturdays)
Sanford Brown Institute, LI
April 10-11,
April 24-25 (Weekends) Huds. Valley Sch. Aesthetics, West Park
April 10, 17, 24, May 1 (Saturdays) Apex Technical School,
NYC WAIT LIST
Advanced Communication in the Classroom (Course II)
March
6, 13, 20, 27 (Saturdays) NY
Institute of Business & English, NYC WAIT LIST
Advanced Class Management (Course III)
April 17, 24, May 1, May 15 (Saturdays) Sanford Brown Inst, NYC WAIT LIST
May
1, 8, 15, 22 (Saturdays)
CIHT, Garden City, LI
Introduction to Teaching ESL (ESL I)
ESL Performance Skills Development (ESL II)
How
to Register
Step 1. Select the course, dates and location you prefer.
Step 2. Download theTeacher Training Registration Form
(click on the
link at the bottom of this page to download the form)
Step 3. Fill in all required information.
Step 4. Sign the form.
Step 5. Enclose payment by check or money order payable to "COALITION Teacher Training."
Step 6. Mail the completed form and payment to:
Coalition Teacher Training Dept.
c/o Deloris Mitchell
86-75 Midland Parkway, Apt. 4L
Jamaica Estates, NY 11432
