CIRTL Practitioner Certification
The CIRTL Practitioner Certification stands as a prestigious testament to learners' profound commitment to the art of teaching and learning. This advanced credential empowers earners with a comprehensive understanding of pedagogical strategies, cultivated through active participation in an array of pedagogical activities. By attaining this certification, learners demonstrate their adeptness in creating dynamic, inclusive, and highly effective learning environments that resonate with diverse student populations. Moreover, earners will be able to implement and integrate one or more evidence-based teaching strategies for students in a learning experience while contributing to local professionally-focused learning communities associated with teaching and learning. This achievement encompasses engaging workshops, practical teaching experiences, and scholarly exploration, culminating in a teaching philosophy that embraces ethics and innovation.
Earning Criteria
- At least 2 of the 5 activities demonstrating teaching experience or learning about educational research including 1) Any workshop on educational research/Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2) Actual teaching experience to demonstrate one's leadership skills in a real-world environment. (may be a TA, guest lecture, or instructor of record, may be on UMBC campus or another college/university may be face-to-face or online delivery) 3) Planning Your Teaching as Research Project course (offered online at CIRTL.net or at UMBC)
- At least 1 of the 5 activities focused on diversity, diverse learners, or culturally responsive teaching and learning to create inclusivity within any environment of focus.
- Revised teaching philosophy statement to display the understanding and ethics behind education leadership roles.
Additional Details
Time to earn
Learning Outcomes
- Synthesize and create innovative teaching plans that cater to diverse learners.
- Critically assess the impact of educational research on teaching and learning practices.
- Design, execute, and evaluate a Teaching-as-Research (TAR) project.
- Construct a refined teaching philosophy statement demonstrating an understanding of educational ethics and leadership.
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