Requirements for the Certificate IV Program
[must be completed within one (1) academic year]

1. Participation in 2 Fall TC Community training sessions

Fall Training Session 1 (Required)

Fall Training Session 2 (Required)

2. December TC Community Professional Development Session participation

3. Spring TC Community training Professional Development Session participation

4. Completion of a minimum of 8 ITCs

Further Details:

The Certificate IV Program trains participants to provide constructive feedback in the peer review of pedagogical strategies and presentation skills. Because a core emphasis of the Program centers on the development of, and active participation in the Teaching Consultant Community, these requirements must be completed within a single academic year to ensure continuity and to foster collegiality and sharing of pedagogical experiences and perspectives. Additional information can be found in the FAQ section (V).

1. Fall orientation and Training sessions (2 required sessions) :

Session 1 (Tue September 6, 2011, 2:00-4:00pm):

At this session consultants are trained to conduct the following:

Individual Teaching Consultations (ITC):
Presentation Consultations (PC):
Micro-teaching Sessions (Discipline-Specific Feedback):

Session 2 (Tue September 13, 2011, 4:00-6:00pm):

At this session consultants are trained to conduct the following:

Discussion Facilitation skills:

Developing effective discussion group facilitation skills. Teaching consultants learn the underlying core features of group dynamics, and strategies for employing inclusive and engaging discussion facilitation practices. Because teaching consultants have the opportunity to serve as Discussion Leaders for the five workshops of the Sheridan Teaching Seminar Certificate I Program , this component of the program provides key training for facilitating these discussions. The skills learned in this training session are also applicable for teaching seminars and leading discussions in courses.

Teaching Consultants have the option to become a Discussion Leader for the Sheridan Teaching Seminar - Cert I Program. Those who choose to become Discussion Leaders must commit to leading all 5 workshops of Cert I. Because they will be working with the same group of Cert I participants throughout the year, leading a discussion group is comparable to teaching a section and the consultants will be instrumental in building a collaborative and interactive community of participants.

2. December TC Community Professional Development Session (Th December 8, 2011, 3:00-4:30PM)

3.Spring TC Community Professional Development Session (Th April 26, 2012, 4:00-6:00PM)

4. Completion of a Minimum of 8 ITCs

All Teaching Consultants must complete a minimum of eight (8) ITCs.

Requirements for the Certificate IV Program [must be completed within one (1) academic year]

Requirements for the Certificate IV Program
[must be completed within one (1) academic year]