The Five Forms of Instructor Power (2021-09-07) -
By Gayla Parks, CMA (AAMA)Power, to some degree, is a feeling that comes as a basic human need. Power is exhibited in any classroom in many ways. If the student’s need for power is not met, they will employ it in one form or another. As an instructor, we too have a basic need for power and are less inclined to react if we are not experiencing that feeling of control over our destiny.
We are in a management role of the class and require power in another form — the power to influence student behavior. Having
teacher power gives us the right to ask others, the students, to do something. As instructors, we need to ask the students to do many things during the course we are teaching. These requests come from some basis of power and aid in the achievement of the efficacy of student success. What follows are five basic forms of teacher power that are exerted in the classroom:
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ProTrain Recommended for a 10-year Accreditation (2021-08-09) -
On 2-4 August 2021, ProTrain (
www.protrainedu.org) hosted a team of evaluators Dr. Glen Mort, Vice President of Accreditation from the prestigious Middle States Association Commission of Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS), a national accreditation body. The purpose of this 3-day virtual visit was to perform a total assessment of ProTrain’s business operations, training development and delivery, program content, and student support as a virtual vocational-technical school. Dr. Glen Mort, Middle States Vice President chaired a 5-person peer review team that reviewed and included verification of all supporting documentation, as well as extensive interviews with representatives from ProTrain’s senior leadership, staff, faculty, students, and multiple stakeholders. MSA-CESS reviews and interviews focused on the 12 Reflection Standards of Quality the 12 programs ProTrain put forward for accreditation review.
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High Paying Technology Careers without a Degree (2021-07-08) -
The future of work is here, and it doesn’t always require a formal degree to have a great job. There are numerous high-paying technology careers that can be achieved with very little education. A simple certificate or certification can land you a high-demand position with a competitive payout; and many of these can be awarded in less than a year, putting you on the fast track to a better career.
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