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Answers to Frequently Asked Questions regarding Instructor Orientation and
Responsibilities:
FMNP Instructor applications will be determined according to (i) individual
qualifications, (ii) the appropriateness and sufficiency of any sponsor
organization, and (iii) the mission and educational delivery needs of the
FMNP.
- Instructors must be affiliated with a parent organization that will support FMNP
training conceptually and physically (classroom for 20 students, AV equipment).
- Instructor applications will be reviewed by appropriate FMNP staff,
including certified FMNP Instructors.
- Instructors are expected to schedule and provide FMNP training (40-hr module) at least
once per calendar year – flexibility exists in how classes are scheduled.
- Instructors may teach as part of an Instructor Team, but
all Instructors must have minimum qualifications, attend Instructor Orientation,
and be registered as Instructors with the FMNP. This is to promote team teaching and
assist organizations in providing training opportunities that best fit their schedules and
needs.
- Instructor Organizations (not individuals) will receive financial incentives for FMNP
training, currently established at $65/student.
- FMNP Instructors from different organizations are encouraged to collaborate and assist
each other in any and every way possible.
- Instructors are encouraged to seek partnerships with local experts to assist during
field trips as appropriate.
- Additional field trips may be
incorporated into training at the discretion of the Instructors, but additional trips
cannot be made mandatory (i.e., there cannot be an extra charge placed upon
the students and attendance cannot be mandatory to graduate the class).
- FMNP Students must complete the 40 hours of training to be certified. If a student
misses a class, they can make special arrangements with the Instructor to attend another FMNP class or
make up the class work they missed with the Instructor. These
arrangements are at the Instructor’s discretion and approval and may be
discussed with the FMNP Program Coordinator.
- FMNP will assist with marketing efforts (press releases, local TV releases) and provide
a marketing package (brochures, course flyers, posters, press releases) to the
Instructors. FMNP Instructors have primary responsibility for promoting their classes
(newsletters, mail outs, displays, hand-outs, public talks). The
FMNP Program Coodinator will market each class to the FMNP listserves.
- FMNP class registration closes two weeks prior to the first class date. This allows
time for certificates to be made and for class materials (workbooks, record forms,
patches/pins) to be mailed out to the Instructor.
- Additional questions should be directed to FMNP support staff:
Sandy Mickey
FMNP Program Coordinator (curriculum/media questions, general program questions)
EMAIL: sandymickey@ufl.edu PHONE:
239-658-3400 / FAX: 941-658-3469
Shelby Sowder
FMNP Conference Coordinator (Instructor financial registration,
scheduling a class, registration questions)
EMAIL: msowder@ufl.edu PHONE: 352-392-5930 / FAX: 352-392-9734
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