Becoming a Teacher Trainer

Basic Requirements

Before you make your application please contact mgoose@web.net to establish that:

You have taught for at least two years in a P-CMG program that meets all program standards
There is a need for a Teacher Trainer in your area

Once these essentials have been confirmed you can begin the application process.

Application Process

Please send to mgoose@web.net the following:

Your resume
Three letters of reference: these should include one from your Parent-Child Mother Goose work, one from work outside of Parent-Child Mother Goose Program, and one from a non-work situation
Current (up to date) Program Membership information for the program you teach in
A letter that includes the following:
- Why you wish to be a Teacher Training Workshop Facilitator
- The strengths and skills you would bring to facilitating these training workshops
- The challenges and rewards you have experienced in offering the P-CMGP
- Why you think the P-CMGP is important
- How you see the program benefiting your community / region / country
- Permission to speak to our contacts in your area
- Dates of P-CMGP workshops you have attended
- Date of your most recent Program Report

Once your application is reviewed you will be contacted and if it is accepted you will begin the training process as son as an experienced Training Facilitator can arrange to visit your program and discuss the training with you.

Training Process

Part One: Program Visits

The apprentice will visit three to four Parent-Child Mother Goose Programs with a qualified TTW Facilitator. The Apprentice will have the opportunity to discuss the observations with the Facilitator.

Part Two: Workshop Observation

The Apprentice will observe the teaching of at least one Teacher Training Workshop and will discuss the workshop with the Facilitator.

Part Three: Co-Facilitation

The Apprentice will co-facilitate one or more TTWs with an experienced Workshop Facilitator. The Apprentice and the Facilitator will meet before and after each workshop to discuss teaching, including:

The goals and methods of the workshop
The format and flow of each day of the workshop
The particular needs of participants
How the workshop will be co-facilitated
Evaluation and debriefing

Evaluation

Evaluation is an ongoing process. At each step, the applicant will receive feedback on work to date and affirmation that training is to continue. After each TTW, the Training Facilitator will write an evaluation report on the training process and discuss it with the Apprentice. After each TTW, the Apprentice will write a self-evaluation and comments for discussion on the training process and discuss it with the Training Facilitator.

Training Period

The time this training process takes will vary depending on individual circumstances.

For more information on the workshop facilitator apprenticeship process, please email mgoose@web.net or call 416-588-5234.