222 - Organizing and Instructing Group Classess

Course Title: Organizing and Instructing Group Classes - 222

Credits: 3 (Approx. 42 work-hours)

Instructor: Angelica Steinker, M.Ed., CDB, C.C.B.C., CDBC

Course Description

Organizing and Instructing Group Classes 222 is a 4-month course that explores how to design, organize, run and instruct group dog training classes. Students will be called on to develop a business plan for and design group classes. Logistics and business practices will be addressed in detail, as will instruction approaches.

Course Texts

  • Coaching People to Train Their Dogs by Terry Ryan
  • It’s not the Dogs it’s the People! by Nicole Wilde
  • Teaching Clicker Classes An Instructor's Guide to Using Reinforcement in Dog Training by Deborah Jones, Ph.D.

Enrollment Package Includes

  • Coursework document with assignments and course notes
  • Student Handbook
  • Access to Classroom, with transcripts from Guest Visits and handouts
  • Free membership with IIACAB and to all issues of its journal JACAB
  • Access to your Instructor for one-on-one guidance
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Schedule

The course begins as soon as your enrollment is complete and you receive your enrollment package. Although we allow 4 months for this course, you are free to complete the course sooner if you can, and we do allow extensions if need be.

Prerequisites

Principles of Learning and Behavior 104
Dog Training Processes 105

or

Permission of the school. Enquire and assure us that you already have a solid grasp of the principles of learning and basic techniques in dog training.

IAABC Credits: Approved course with 15 CEUs.

Tuition

$350 Cdn. (Currency Converter) + 4% fee for for online payments. Textbooks not included in tuition. They may be purchased through http://www.dogwise.comhttp://www.amazon.comhttp://www.abebooks.com or http://www.half.com in most cases. Also check the Student LibraryCanadian Residents 5% GST.

Enrollment

Visit the "ENROLL" page and follow the application instructions.

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