Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) A licensed hair braiding school that
intends to provide hair braiding teacher training must utilize a teacher
program that includes a minimum of 600 clock hours or a 20 credit hour
equivalency (1 credit hour equals 30 clock hours) of instruction. The licensed
school may provide online hours in theory, but online hours shall not exceed
10% of the hours required in each of subsections (a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and
(6). The minimum number of hours shall be as follows:
1) 100 hours of Post-Graduate School Training
that includes subjects in the basic curriculum in Section
1175.1535,
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
cosmetology 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 cosmetology 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 Illinois Barber,
Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 and this
Part.
6) 260 hours of Student
Teaching under the on-site supervision of a qualified teacher who is the holder
of a current teacher's license issued by the Division. The student teacher
shall present theoretical and practical demonstrations to students in the basic
curriculum.
b) A student
may practice student teaching only after completing 20 hours of Educational
Psychology and 20 hours of Teaching Methods as specified in subsections (a)(2)
and (a)(3).
c) The approved program
for a 500-hour Teacher Training Course shall be based on 2 years of practical
experience as a hair braider and shall consist of the teacher training
curriculum outlined in subsection (a) with the exception of the 100 hours of
post-graduate training.
