Hi everyone, Data and Software Carpentry are looking for interested folks to join the Carpentry Instructor Trainer community.
Carpentry Instructor Trainers run instructor training workshops, lead online teaching demonstrations, and engage with the Trainer community about how best to train new instructors. Trainers are also actively involved in developing and maintaining the instructor training curriculum. We meet regularly to discuss our teaching experiences and stay up to date on policies, procedures, and changes to our curriculum. The Trainers are an eclectic group. Some of us have formal training in pedagogy, some are experienced Carpentry instructors, others run Carpentry-like trainings as part of their jobs, and others pitch in on their own free time. We all share a commitment to helping new instructor trainees become familiar and comfortable with Carpentry teaching practices and principles. More detailed information about what Trainers do can be found here <https://github.com/carpentries/policies/blob/master/trainer-agreement.md>. Trainers-in-training meet one hour a week for eight weeks to engage in a series of discussions around teaching pedagogy and creating welcoming classroom environments. After completing this part of the training, new Trainers shadow a teaching demonstration and part of an online instructor training event. Trainers-in-training also attend regular meetings of the Trainer community. This group of Trainers will start meeting in July and be eligible to teach instructor trainings by September. If you’re interested in joining the Trainer community, please apply here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchAJhZiLSVmqSab1QxG1H30tCAHg_BcUwfctnJpzIhOVo1Bg/viewform?c=0&w=1>! Applications will be open until June 14th. If you have any questions about the training process or the expectations for being a Trainer, please get in touch with Erin ([email protected] ). Best, Erin -- Associate Director, Data Carpentry Director of Instructor Training, Software and Data Carpentry Research Associate, MMG Dept., UC Davis
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