Instructor Development
Learn to Start Instructor Development begins with the transition from teachers of knowledge to mentors of skill. Through this process they gain more confidence in their value and have more transparent outcomes in their classrooms. Instructors have the opportunity to act as experts on student formative development rather than on subject content which allows them to mentor students as individuals with unique value.
Three Steps to Become an LTS Instructor
Step 1: Evaluation
Learn to Start instructors fit specific criteria that include: having the charisma to engage and challenge a room into action, bringing strong self-confidence but not ego to the classroom, recognizing that the focus of the program is on skill development rather than delivery of content, modeling transparency and direct communication skills in order to develop a culture of live feedback. The evaluation process allows transparency between Learn to Start and prospective instructors to determine fit.
Process for Evaluation
Prospective instructors complete the online instructor profile. Upon completion, instructors receive a SWOT analysis detailing their alignment with Learn to Start pedagogy and their ability to be successful in a LTS classroom.
Prospective instructors who receive a successful alignment will be scheduled for a video conference call with Learn to Start to confirm alignment.
The evaluation process culminates with a three day, in-person workshop in which prospective teachers will walk through the first section of the curriculum, meet with industry leaders, and gain access to the LTS EDU platform.
Step 2: Training and Support
The Learn to Start classroom is a new model for education and our instructors need a support system that builds their confidence and increases their value. This support system also allows for transparent assessment of LTS Instructors and their ability to accomplish the promised outcomes for student development.
Process for Training & Support
LTS Instructors complete the training program on the LTS EDU platform prior to the first day of school. This includes crafting an individual value proposition, creating a LTS Portfolio, and completing the skill certification process to model for students.
LTS Instructors complete the Instructor Debrief for each curriculum task throughout the school year.
LTS Instructors meet with the LTS Education team quarterly to ensure consistency of instruction.
Step 3: Industry Certification
Learn to Start Instructors are the daily mentors in the room with students who are becoming market-ready, therefore our instructors also have to continue to develop their own market-readiness and awareness of current industry trends and needs. Industry is immersed inside of LTS classrooms, and so are our instructors.
Process for Industry Certification
LTS Instructors must earn the LTS Industry Certification by the end of their second year of instruction. The Certification takes place inside of the LTS Mentorship Journal and instructors use it to show direct connection between industry demands and their students’ outcomes.
Inside of the Mentorship Journal, instructors complete the Market-Ready Guidance section in which they have action-based tasks centered on industry expert master classes.
The evaluation process culminates with a three day, in-person workshop in which prospective teachers will walk through the first section of the curriculum, meet with industry leaders, and gain access to the LTS EDU platform.
Inside of the Mentorship Journal, instructors complete the Network section in which they create a network of guest speakers who can share their story and offer feedback to their students.
Training and Curriculum Guide
The Learn to Start Program provides a comprehensive Training and Curriculum Guide that walks instructors through the foundational pedagogy and step-by-step implementation of the curriculum.
Instructors have the opportunity to act as experts on student formative development rather than on subject content which allows them to mentor students as individuals with unique value.
The training evaluation provides instructors with their own market-ready components to model in their classrooms.
Performance Data
Instructors have access to real-time data that reflects on their own usage of the platform, their students’ usage of the platform, and the outcomes their students are experiencing in their class.
Interconnectivity with Students
The Instructor and Learner Platforms are interconnected so instructors can view all student accounts, their portfolios, their journals, provide direct feedback, and work with them through the certification process.
They have access to the same market-based resources and instructors can model their own market-readiness using the platform in the same way students use it.
Certification
Instructors use the Certification Guide to mentor students through the certification process. The skills and their requirements for proving proficiency are clearly defined and explained.
Each curriculum task leads directly to student development for both their portfolios and certification process.
Instructors provide feedback and determine if a student has proven proficiency leading to their submission to Learn to Start for certification.
School Administration Role in
Learn to Start Outcomes
Schools administrators gain access to a client portal giving them full transparency of their students and teachers. Administrators complete an online training program to lead the LTS program at their schools. LTS conducts ongoing audits of school outcomes for its teachers and students to assess administrator performance.
