Name Address Name of ministry where you will be teaching the PSNC classes email address for newsletter You must complete all the requirements listed on the Provisional PSNC Teacher s Certification application before you start this application. You have three months to complete the following activities. Once these are completed, you will receive your full certification. All of the teacher training materials required for this teacher certification can be purchased or downloaded from the PSNC website: www.psncweb.com. If you do not have the PSNC student materials required for this part of the training you can order them from the Teen Challenge USA office. The four textbooks used for this certification course should also be at your place of ministry. If you do not have them, please order them from the Teen Challenge International, USA Curriculum office or through your local bookstore. Important Notice! In September 2001 we updated the tapes for the PSNC Teacher Certification Course to new video training sessions with an accompanying workbook. You may continue to use the audiotapes or CDs or order the new Teacher Certification DVDs. *I am using the DVDs or the CDs for this training. (Please circle one)* 1. Read How to be a People Helper, by Dr. Gary Collins (Gospel Light). Download and use the Reading Project Record Sheet to keep track of your progress on How to Be a People Helper. It s in Section 1 of the Teacher Certification materials. 2. Complete Does God Have Plans for My World?
Page 2 3. Complete Lesson 103, Yes, I Want to Become a Christian. 4. Complete Lesson 104, My Questions About Christianity. 5. Complete Lesson 105, I m Not Sure if I am a Christian. You can skip pages 12-15 and pages 18-20. These pages are the same as pages 5-11 in Lesson 103. 6. Complete Lesson 106, Now That I m a Christian. You can skip pages 18B-20. These pages are the same as pages 9-11 in Lesson 103. 7. Read chapters 6-16 and 19-20 in Creative Bible Teaching, by Lawrence Richards (Moody Press, Chicago, IL). Download and use the Reading Project Record Sheet to keep track of your progress on these chapters. It s in Section 1. 8. Complete Project 309, Sometimes I Feel Like Leaving. 9. Complete Project 201, Showing Kindness. Fill in your answers. 10. Complete Project 202, Forgiving Others. 11. Complete Project 203, Your Thoughts. 12. Complete Project 204, A New Way of Talking.
Page 3 13. Complete Project 205, Showing Respect. 14. Download and read the Teacher s Guide for Project 205. (Section 4) 15. Complete Project 206, Enthusiasm. 16. Download and read the Teacher s Guide for Project 206. (Section 4) 17. Read Project 207, Showing Gentleness. 18. Download and read the Teacher s Guide for Project 207, Showing Gentleness. 19. Read carefully Project 302, New Hope for Life. 20. Download and read the Teacher s Guide for Project 302. (Section 4) 21. Read Project 303, Go See the Judge. 22. Download and read the Teacher s Guide for Project 303. (Section 4) 23. Watch DVD #2 Session Four, Individual Lessons: Sunday Sermon Personalization Class, or listen to CD #48E The Sunday Sermon Personalization Class.
Page 4 24. Read the Student Manual for the Sunday Sermon Personalization Class. 25. Download and read the Teacher s Manual for the Sunday Sermon Personalization Class. (Section 4) 26. Download and read the article entitled, Introduction to the Student Learning Contracts. (Section 2) 27. Download and read the article entitled, Basic Concepts used in the Student Learning Contracts. (Section 2) 28. Watch DVD #3 Session Six, Student Learning Contracts, and complete pages 30-51 in the video workbook or listen to CD #12P under the same title. 29. Download and read the article entitled, Resources & Forms for the Student Learning Contracts. (Section 2) 30. Download and read Introduction to the Basic Requirements for Unit One through Unit 4. (Section 2) 31. Download and read the Basic requirements for Unit 1 Salvation. (Section 2) 32. Download and read the Basic requirements for Unit 2 Self Image. (Section 2) 33. Download and read the Basic requirements for Unit 3 Spiritual Growth. (Section 2)
Page 5 34. Download and read the Basic requirements for Unit 4 Family Relationships. (Section 2) 35. Download and read the Basic requirements for the Personal Growth Contract. (Section 2) 36. Download and read the Basic requirements for Unit 5 Work & Responsibility. (Section 2) 37. Read Project 304, Discoveries of Today. 38. Download and read the Teacher s Guide for Discoveries of Today. (Section 4) 39. Read Project 305, Biography of My Family. 40. Download and read the Teacher s Guide for Project 305, Biography of My Family. (Section 4) 41. Read Project 306, Responsibility. 42. Download and read the Teacher s Guide for Project 306, Responsibility. (Section 4) 43. Read Project 307, My Life of Work.
Page 6 44. Download and read the Teacher s Guide for Project 307, My Life of Work. (Section 4) 45. Read Project 308, Interviewing Christian Workers. 46. Download and read the Teacher s Guide for Project 308, Interviewing Christian Workers. (Section 4) 47. Section 2 of your Teacher Certification Course materials contains two articles with information on student learning contracts for months 5-12. If you are planning to use the student learning contracts beyond the first four, you will want to take time to download and study these two articles. Overview of the 5-12 Month Classes Resource List for Months 5-12 for PSNC classes and Group Classes You have now completed the requirements for full PSNC teacher certification. Please send in this application with your Reading Project Record Sheets on How to Be a People Helper and Creative Bible Teaching. These materials will be returned to you with your full PSNC teacher s certificate. MAIL TO: Teen Challenge International, USA PSNC Teachers Certification PO Box 249 Ozark, MO 65721 (417) 581-2181 Please list on a separate sheet of paper any requirements you feel should be added or eliminated from the PSNC teacher certification materials.