Content Enhancement PD Apprentice Resources
The CER apprentice is required to:
- Include and request support from their SIM Mentor when planning and preparing detailed agendas.
- Present portions or all of an Overview presentation and a CER professional development.
- Build a portfolio including all the items outlined on the University of Kansas, Center for Research on Learning checklist of requirements.
- Submit materials in a timely fashion to their mentor for review.
- Share the completed portfolio PRIOR to submission for certification through the SIM Content Enhancement Professional Developer Badge on BadgeList.com.
- Remember to thank your mentor
Post-Institute CER Apprenticeship Expectations
With guidance from an institute instructor(s) and support from a SIM Mentor, apprentices will complete a set of tasks to show skills and competencies embodied in a SIM Professional Developer. These tasks typically take 1-2 years to complete. We highly encourage apprentices to complete these requirements within two years to maintain momentum in the process. Evidence from completion of these tasks will be presented as a portfolio on www.BadgeList.com under the SIM Content Enhancement Professional Developer badge.
Post Institute CER Apprenticeship Expectations Table
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COMPETENCY: a cluster, category, or group of abilities, behavior, or knowledge critical to success in a specific organizational role |
CER Post-Institute expectations table (doc) The "Task for Portfolio" column represents recommendations for how the candidate can demonstrate competencies and skills. The “Differentiation” column provides examples of how those tasks can be adjusted or modified for candidates with different needs. Any differentiation adjustments to the tasks are determined collaboratively with and will be approved by the KUCRL PDL facilitating the process. The "Completed and Comments" column can be used for note-taking by both the PDL and SIM Mentor to document progr |
- Frequently Asked Questions-CER
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Purpose
To prepare potential professional developers in SIM™ Content Enhancement to answer difficult questions that often are asked at SIM™ professional development sessions.
Directions
Select 15 questions to answer. Please be brief but complete in your responses. The answers to these questions are provided at professional development sessions for SIM™ potential professional developers, may be found in the required readings, instructor's guidebooks for individual routines, and in SIMville. As you respond to the questions, note the article or source of your response for your own use later. These must be completed as a part of the potential professional developer requirements.
Note that apprentices have helped each other answer these questions as part of the institute experience, and they will finish their FAQ assignment on their own during their apprenticeship.
Content Enhancement Frequently Asked Questions (links to external site.)
CER FAQ Readings (links to external site.)
FAQ Readings Common to both CER and LS (links to external site)
- Content Enhancement Mentor
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CER Mentor Letter
Dear Content Enhancement SIM Mentor,
Thank you for agreeing to serve as Mentor for a Content Enhancement Routines (CER) SIM Professional Developer Apprentice during their apprenticeship. Because you are an active, certified CER SIM Professional Developer, you have already experienced an apprenticeship yourself, and we know you will be a valuable asset during this process. The following information is to guide you in that process of being a mentor...
Please read the entire mentor letter.
Download Overview of Mentor Responsibilities
The Mentor will need to:
- Support the apprentice in planning for the Overview presentation and CER professional development.
- Provide opportunities for the apprentice to see other SIM PDers in action.
- Provide any assistance to the apprentice as needed.
- Critique the Overview and CER Professional Development activities using the “Mentor Feedback Checklists.”
- Provide feedback and time for reflection with apprentice.
- Be supportive through the process. Although some of the work is about instructing and feedback, some of the work is about encouragement, support, and advisement.
- Review the completed portfolio PRIOR to submission for certification through the SIM Content Enhancement Professional Developer Badge (Links to an external site.) on www.BadgeList.com (Links to an external site.).
- CER Planning Outline/Guide
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This is an example of a planning outline (Links to an external site.) that an apprentice may like to use. Any planning outline, guide, detailed agenda is fine to use. The SIM Apprentice will co-plan with the SIM Mentor
- CER Presentation Checklists
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There are several checklists that are used during the apprenticeship period. Each checklist can be found in this CER Mentor Feedback Checklist folder (Links to an external site.).
SIM Overview Presentation Checklist
The SIM Overview presentation checklist is to be completed by the SIM Mentor during the presentation, used to debrief the presentation experience with the apprentice afterwards, and included in the submitted institute portfolio. Note that the checklist does not need to be shared publicly on BadgeList.
SIM Overview Reflection Form
The SIM Overview reflection form is to be completed by the apprentice and shared during the debrief session with the SIM Mentor. This form should be submitted with the institute portfolio, but does not need to be posted in its entirety on BadgeList. Apprentice can post reflection statements on BadgeList that they are comfortable sharing publicly.
CER Specific PD Session Checklist
The CER Specific Presentation checklist is to be completed by the SIM Mentor during the CER Professional Development Session, used to debrief the PD experience with the apprentice afterwards, and included in the submitted institute portfolio. Note that the checklist does not need to be shared publicly on BadgeList.
CER Specific PD Session Reflection Form
The CER PD Session reflection form is to be completed by the apprentice and shared during the debrief session with the SIM Mentor. This form should be submitted with the institute portfolio, but does not need to be posted in its entirety on BadgeList. Apprentice can post reflection statements on BadgeList that they are comfortable sharing publicly.
Device and Implementation Checklists
In addition to the above checklists, SIM Mentors are recommended to use the specific device checklists and implementation checklists, found in SIMville on the Checklists page or under the specific CERs. SIM Apprentices are encouraged to use these during PD sessions with participants as well.
- Certification Completion
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The certification process is complete when:
- The apprentice submits a complete portfolio to the KUCRL – SIM Professional Development Team by clicking “Request Feedback” on the SIM Content Enhancement Professional Developer Badge (Links to an external site.).
- The KUCRL – SIM Professional Development Team will work with a designated SIM Professional Development Leader to review and check the portfolio for quality and completeness. If additional information is needed, the apprentice and mentor will be notified.
- The designated SIM Professional Development Leader notifies the KUCRL – SIM Professional Development Team of the completion of the requirements for certification.
- KUCRL – SIM Professional Development Team will in turn notify the apprentice and mentor of the completion of the requirements for certification.
- The new SIM Professional Developer is presented a certificate at a state, regional, or international SIM Update Conference to celebrate this accomplishment.