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Level I and Level II Professional Preparation Training

This program is approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing and meets the 1995 revised standards for teacher training.

Level I
Participants in Level I will learn and develop the basic competencies required for success in today’s vocational or adult classroom.  Our Level I session covers:

• Direct Instruction
• Engaging all students in learning
• Introduction to cooperative learning
• Student assessment
• Classroom discipline
• Classroom management and safety
• Utilizing technology in the classroom
• Motivational techniques

Level II
Level II training expands on the skills developed in Level I.  Advanced topics include:

• Cooperative learning
• Motivational techniques
• Classroom discipline and management
• Meeting the needs of all students
• Lesson organization
• Differentiated instruction
• History of vocational/adult education
• Technology

Please note:  Each session involves 60 hours of total classroom time and a 30-hour independent assignment.  The creation of a professional portfolio is the focus of the independent assignment.  The deadline for submission of this assignment is approximately three months into the school year.  Details are given during each session.  Credit for completing Level I and/or Level II will only be given after the portfolio has been received and graded.

The cost of each level is $700.00 (includes lunch).  Both trainings are scheduled yearly during the summer.  Each session meets from 8:30 a.m. –  4:00 p.m.  Monday – Friday for two weeks.  All sessions meet at the Chico ROP Center, 2491 Carmichale Drive, Chico. College credit can be obtained through CSU Chico at a cost of $55 per semester unit.  Details regarding this option will be available from the staff.

The required text for Level I and Level II is Teaching Strategies: A Guide to Better Instruction 6th Edition.  Orlich, Harder, Callahan, Gibson (IBSN: 0-618-04287-3).  Approx. cost - $80.00.  The book can be found online, i.e., Amazon.com or at local bookstores, i.e., Barnes & Noble.

For information about how to obtain a Designated Subjects Vocational or Adult Teaching Credential, please contact:  Patti Underhill, Credential Technician • (530) 532-5646 • punderhill@bcoe.org

Northeastern California Regional Consortium

The Northeastern California Regional Consortium (NCRC) was approved as a Local Education Agency (LEA) for recommending candidates for the Designated Subjects Credential in 1976 and has operated continuously since that time.  The consortium has been coordinated since its inception by the Butte County Office of Education.  The Director of the consortium is Paul Watters.

The purpose of the consortium is to serve local school districts, ROC/P’s, and Adult Education programs by providing comprehensive Designated Subject Credential information, evaluation and processing services along with the delivery of quality Level I and Level II coursework. 

Instructor/Coordinator Level I & Level II

Bob Benoit, Director
Instructional Resource Center
Butte County Office of Education

Bob has 20 years of experience teaching rural high school students and a subsequent decade of experience providing teacher professional development as a county Curriculum Coordinator.  He provides extensive knowledge of the process by which state driven curriculum and assessment are institutionalized at the site and classroom level.

He has taught Level I & Level II for the consortium for the past four years and is considered an expert on instructional strategies.  He has presented statewide at the California Council for the Social Studies and CUE, and nationally at the ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development).  Participants appreciate the fact that he uses and models excellent instructional techniques to teach the course.