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The Master Teacher track is designed to give a specific direction to an instructor's educational development and to provide a goal independent of certification for those interested. With the time and commitment involved in completing the program, a Master Teacher will develop a sense of purpose and pride in both themselves and their continued training. The Master Teacher track has a core of professional development courses that allows instructors to acquire new knowledge from specialists in a variety of fields related to skiing and ski teaching. The track consists of the core curriculum and candidates will be asked to complete one Accreditation program, or "major" if you will, of their choice.
Instructors who are not pursuing Master Teacher Certification (MTC), but find a specific course that is of interest to them may also take MTC courses. MTC course work must be completed within six seasons. Instructors may choose to begin the MTC program as a Level I instructor and incorporate the Level II exam into their completion schedule. Validation will be in the form of written comprehensive exams that will be taken after completion of the first 10 to 11 credits, and again upon completion of the remaining 10 credits. Written material will be provided at each course for reference and for use in studying for the exams. Participant must be Level II to attempt the final exam.
Level II Certification is required to become a Master Teacher. Level II members who successfully complete the MTC, and then attend a Level III exam, will be required to successfully complete only Part 1 (skiing) of the exam to achieve Level III status. Achieving the Master Teacher designation is separate from achieving Level III Certification. The criterion for using the MTC for Level III, Part 2 Teaching is as follows: a candidate must finish the MTC anytime during either the same ski season in which Level III, Part 1 is passed, or during the following two seasons. If the MTC program and testing is not successfully completed by the end of this time frame, a candidate must take the Level III Part 1 exam again. A candidate may complete the MTC program first and follow by passing the Level III Skiing exam anytime after that to qualify for Level III Certification. In this scenario, all update clinics after completion of the MTC must be Accreditation program courses and there may be no lapses in membership for any reason.
Master Teacher candidates must complete all required courses (12 credits), one Accreditation Program (6 credits) of their choice, and two optional courses (2 credits) that meet the criteria for their selected Accreditation Program. Participants will not need to "sign up" or "declare interest" in the Master Teacher Program. The courses attended, dates and locations are all tracked internally. The course credits will count toward certification up to six seasons, beyond this time frame, the outdated credits will have to be retaken. All courses satisfy the educational requirement to maintain membership. Indoor courses may only be used for credit every other re-up.
All of the optional indoor courses are one-day overviews of a subject. If the member elects to take one of the two-day Accreditation courses in the same topic as a substitute, that course will serve as a one credit optional course. As an example, you may substitute the two-day accreditation course in biomechanics for the one-day optional indoor course on biomechanics. You will receive one credit toward your optional work for this.
A candidate who has completed ten or more credits of coursework is eligible for "mid-term" testing. The ten credits tested will be your first ten credits of coursework as determined by the dates of the courses taken. The candidate will receive a comprehensive test that includes ten multiple-choice questions for each course taken. The candidate must score at least 7 out of 10 for each course. If a member is unsuccessful on the exam for any course, s/he will be able to retake that exam at a regularly scheduled testing location without retaking the course. After one failed retake attempt, the candidate will be required to retake the course. A member may not retake a quiz during the same sitting. All exams are administered at regularly scheduled event and returned to the office for scoring. You will be notified of your results within one week. Exams may not be taken home or administered at another event. Should you wish to review a failed exam, you may do so by scheduling an appointment with the office.
There are several Accreditations to choose from. Once a participant has completed all six credits in any given Accreditation, they will receive a certificate for that specific program. Candidates may complete more than one accreditation, however only one accreditation program is required to achieve Master Teacher Certification.
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