This Basic Instructor Certification course is designed to provide the basic concepts of instruction and to increase the quality of professional law enforcement training. This course introduces the student to the teaching-learning process, phases of the teaching-learning process, factors affecting learning, needs assessment, task analysis, developing learning objectives, preparing a lesson plan, and methods of instruction. The students will be taught how to develop and use instructional media to enhance their presentations. In addition, the fundamental techniques of developing testing and evaluation procedures will be presented. Each trainee must demonstrate the basic knowledge and skills required to effectively instruct a lesson during two teaching exercises which will be evaluated by two instructors.

Required class material: Students will need to bring a laptop to class. Your laptop must have a Microsoft Word-compatible word processor (or Mac) and presentation software (e.g., PowerPoint). Access to a computer is required for successful completion of this course since the student will be creating lesson plans and performing research for student presentations.

Instructor Amy Zapata
amy.zapata@elliscounty.texas.gov