Certification Information
There are four progressive levels of TAGteach certification:
Primary
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Your certification entitles you to use the appropriate TAGteach certification badge. You must remain a TAGteach member in good standing to use the badge.
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Primary Certification
Requirements:
Evaluation fee for Primary certification (from online course): $75.00
Objectives:
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of TAGteach principles including:
- Use a marker as data and positive reinforcement
- Understand, formulate, and implement the Focus Funnel
- Create proper tag points using the WOOF protocol
- Integrate the TAGteach tools into an existing lessons
Level 1 Certification
*Required if using the TAGteach member logo on any form of advertising
Prerequisite - TAGteach Primary Certification
Evaluation fee for Level 1 certification: $75.00
Requirements:
- Complete a TAGteach Primary Certification seminar.
- Perform and provide written documentation of 10 hours of TAGteaching using an approved audible marker.
- Provide video documentation of proficiency using TAGteach tools. Video must include a teaching demonstration using an audible marker, tag points, and the Focus Funnel.
- Be a member in good standing with TAGteach. You must remain a member in good standing to retain your certification (effective Jan 1, 2013).
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- Complete the TAGteach Online course and submit completed worksheets and journal.
- Perform and document a minimum of 15 hours of TAGteaching using an approved audible marker.
- Provide video documentation of proficiency using TAGteach tools. Video must include a teaching demonstration using an audible marker, tag points, and the Focus Funnel.
- Be a member in good standing with TAGteach. You must remain a member in good standing to retain your certification (effective Jan 1, 2013).
Objectives:
- Gain experience using TAGteach tools
- Decide when, where, how and why to use the focus funnel and tag points and self tagging
- Learn to recognize when student and or teacher need a higher rate of reinforcement
- Improve the use and timing of the audible marker
Video Documentation:
- Choose material that will allow for assessment of TAGteach objectives. There should be at least one illustration from each of the five objectives.
- Video documentation must include sound. The video can be accompanied by a written log and/or detailed intro, voice over, or subtitles to provide the necessary information.
Journal Documentation:
- Choose material that will allow for assessment of the TAGteach objectives. There should be at least one written description of your encounters from each of the five objectives.
- Journals entries should include: date, time, and length of TAG sessions, skills to be tagged, desired and actual outcome, lessons learned and suggestions.
- TAGteach International instructors and/or members of its advisory board will review submitted documentation in a professional and timely manner.
Level 2 Certification
*Required to be considered to be eligible to use materials created by TAGteach in presentations or any form of consulting
Prerequisite - TAGteach Level 1 Certification
Evaluation fee for Level 2 certification: $100.00
Requirements:
- Have been active in the application of TAGteach in one or more fields for at least nine months.
- Document a minimum of twenty-five additional hours using TAGteach tools.
- Provide a class/course syllabus for your chosen field, including: how you will introduce and integrate TAGteach into the program.
- Provide documentation of you leading a session (in your field) with TAGteach tools and demonstrating the objectives below.
- Attend a second TAGteach seminar or Advanced Workshop and present your work with TAGteach tools to attendees.
- Be a member in good standing with TAGteach. You must remain a member in good standing to retain your certification (effective Jan 1, 2013).
- Sign a contract with TAGteach International.
Objectives:
- Become proficient at using TAGteach tools
- Explain and demonstrate the use of: the audible marker, focus funnel, tag points, point of success, value-added and causation tag points and reinforcement plans
- Be able to evaluate an existing teaching and learning procedure and identify ways in which to improve it with TAGteach
- Identify student behaviors that demonstrate frustration or fatigue and how to alleviate using TAGteach tools.
- Create an "game" atmosphere while teaching using TAGteach tools
Level 3 Certification: Ability to Teach Others
Required to present TAGteach Certification seminars
Prerequisite - TAGteach Level 2 Certification and nomination from TAGteach International
Evaluation fee for Level 3 certification: $150.00
Requirements:
- Have been active in the application of TAGteach in one or more fields for at least 2 years.
- Applicant will have experience in the development and implementation of TAGteach programs and will contribute to the TAGteach knowledge base by documenting improvements in the programs they have developed in their field. Applicants should have experience using TAGteach in multiple disciplines and be creative and confident in applying the principles of TAGteach to any application.
- Use the principles of TAGteach and an audible marker in a minimum of two disciplines.
- Present a TAGteach Certification seminar under the guidance of TAGteach International
- Complete all available TAGteach online courses.
- Sign a contract with TAGteach International.
- Final certification is contingent on the applicant’s final assessment including his or her ability to represent TAGteach International in a positive and professional manner including: public speaking, interaction with others, presentation and communication skills.
- Be a member in good standing with TAGteach. You must remain a member in good standing to retain your certification (effective Jan 1, 2013).
Objectives:
- During the Level 3 Certification process the applicant will bring their skills to the highest level based on the current state of the art in TAGteach practice.
- They will apply their practical and theortical knowledge in teaching others about TAGteach through planning and implementation of a TAGteach Primary Certification Seminar.
- Applicants will work closely with TAGteach principals to ensure efficient and accurate transfer of knowledge.
