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TEA Professional Development Cadre

The TEA Instructional Advocacy Team is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted from members interested in serving on the TEA Professional Development Cadre. Those selected for the cadre will participate in training-of-trainers (ToT), where they will be prepared to deliver effective and objective based professional development sessions on such topics as classroom management, educator professionalism and cyber safety.

If selected, potential cadre members must successfully complete the three-day Training of Trainers (ToT) scheduled for June 23-25, 2015, in Nashville. TEA will cover lodging, mileage and meals associated with the training. Interested members should possess quality public speaking skills, good interpersonal and intergroup relational skills, and knowledge of current trends in teacher best practices. In addition, those selected must possess the ability to grasp adult learning styles and train adult learners from diverse backgrounds. Upon completing the training, participants will be skilled to deliver professional development sessions throughout Tennessee on behalf of TEA.

Click here to download a copy of the TEA Cadre Application. If you are interested, the application should be completed and returned to Deborah Bonner at dbonner@tnea.org  on or before Wednesday, June 5, 2015. If there are questions, please feel free to contact Terrance Gibson at 800.342.8367 or tgibson@tnea.org.