Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) A licensed school that intends to provide
teacher training must utilize a teacher curriculum that includes a program
consisting of a minimum of 750 clock hours or a 25 credit hour equivalency (1
credit hour equals 30 clock hours) of instruction. The licensed cosmetology or
esthetics school may provide online hours in theory, but online hours shall not
exceed 10% of the hours required in each of subsections (1), (2), (3), (4) and
(5). The minimum number of hours shall be as follows:
1) 250 hours of Post-Graduate School Training
that includes: all subjects in the basic esthetics curriculum (see Section
1175.835
), including theory and practice. Presentation of material must include the
concepts that are intended to be taught and the skills to be acquired during
the various phases of basic education.
2) 20 hours of Educational Psychology that
shall include, but not be limited to, topics in educational objectives, student
characteristics and development, the learning process, and an evaluation of
learning that relates to teaching. These hours shall be waived on behalf of
esthetics teacher students who have completed a course in Educational
Psychology at an accredited college or university.
3) 20 hours of Teaching Methods (Theory) that
shall include, but not be limited to, topics in individual differences in
learning, lesson planning and design, lesson delivery, assessment of learning
performance, classroom management, student motivation and classroom climate.
These hours shall be waived on behalf of esthetics teacher students who have
completed a course in Teaching Methods-Secondary Level at an accredited college
or university.
4) 150 hours of
Application of Teaching Methods that includes: preparation and organization of
subject matter to be presented on a unit by unit basis; and presentation of
subject matter through application of varied methods (lecture, demonstration,
testing and assignments). Presentations must provide teaching objectives to be
accomplished and correlate theoretical with practical application.
5) 50 hours of Business Methods that
includes: Inventory, recordkeeping, interviewing, supplies, the Act and this
Part.
6) 260 hours of Student
Teaching under the on-site supervision of an Illinois licensed teacher. The
student teacher shall present theoretical and practical demonstrations to
students in the basic curriculum.
b) The approved program for a 500-hour
Teacher Training Course shall be based upon 2 years of practical experience and
shall consist of the Teacher Training Curriculum outlined in this Section with
the exception of the 250 hours of Post-Graduate Training.
