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Let's see Mark… Given your seven point steps to evaluating the Instructor, here are a few ideas as to HOW to coolect this info…. >>1 – Check the educators' knowledge of CAD (ACE – AutoCAD certification examinations)<< Establish a higher pass/fail percentage for the Instructor >>2 – Check the educators' ability to put together a sample exercise.<< Develop a submittal process wherein the instructor can provide copies of two or three lessons prepared… potentially either credit course work or the "injection molded" seminar stuff. >>3 – Check the educators' ability to plan and put together a curriculum.<< This one could be lumped with the sample exercises, above. >>4 – Measure the extent of the educators' pedagogical knowledge and/or training<< Submitting training records, or classroom time??? Credit course work, or even "seminars" attended, could supply adequate review materials to help determine this requirement. >>5 – Check the ability of the educator to *deliver* the content in different styles, in different environments.<< Sounds like we're talking about a review video, or an instructional evaluation at an assigned ATC. Maybe student survey's would be useful….keep in mind that not everyone works for an ATC (news flash!!!). >>6 – Check the ability of the educator to EVALUATE the performance of her/his students on a continuing basis, and adjust the delivery accordingly for more effective learning.<< Good luck with this one, but it sounds like another case for a video review. I'm not sure we're gonna be able to measure this one. Folks with a psycology degree would "fare" well…..the evaluation vidoe would help deteremine the ability, but…. >>7 – Check the students' learning outcomes and course exit competencies… did they get what they were supposed to? (the ultimate reflection of an educator)<< This is gonna be toooooo subjective to measure with any credibility. If I get a student who doesn't like my voice inflections, or hair style, or the nrevous twitch – they're goner's. We could use this, but it shouldn't weigh too heavy….a student will often feel like I tried my very best to get the point across, but they'll have some learning block or other distractions (like the twitch thing), and THEY didn't get all they could've out of the class. Hard to tell. Get a Grip…Bill Elliott