Instructor Development

Course Description

This is the new 16 hour Instructor Development Course. Unlike other USPS courses, the Instructor Development course is not designed to enhance boating skills. Rather, its emphasis is on enhancing presentation techniques and instructor skills. The course has been designed to demonstrate interactive teaching methods focused on adult learning. Students are required to prepare lesson plans and give three presentations to their peers utilizing a variety of teaching aids and presentation skills. The instructor may assign a topic for these presentations or you may use material and PowerPoint slides from existing USPS courses, and they may build on one another.
Note that ALL materials for the Instructor Development 2013 course MUST be downloaded from the Educational Department web site. No Instructor Development 2013 hard copy materials are available from the Materials catalog. Students wishing to purchase a black & white copy of the SM may do so for $5.00 by notifing the Instructor at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it a week in advance.