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Become a Certified Instructional Design Specialist...
Write Golden Training Curriculum that’s Easier to Learn and More Enjoyable to Teach
Finally, You’ll Have a Step-By-Step Plan for Turning Curriculum Into…
ENGAGEMENT, LEARNING AND RETENTION
(Hint: It looks something like this…)
Ordinary instructional designers just don’t get it….
There was a time when having expertise was enough, but today (if you actually want to get engagement, learning and retention), you need to do more.
So how do you do it?
How do you build “curriculum” that turns instructional design into engagement, learning and retention?
Fortunately, that’s what you’re about to learn.
FACT: Businesses Need Instructional Designers
(…Who Actually Know What They’re Doing)
I’m not going to sell you on the importance of instructional design.
If you’re here, you already know it’s an essential aspect of any training strategy, because instructional design:
- Increases ROI and efficiency…
- Engages and nurtures both employees and trainers by providing ACTUAL results, and most importantly it…
- Enables your training to be engaging (and stick consistently!)
So that’s why businesses need instructional designers.
There’s just one problem: Most so called “instructional designers” don’t know what they’re doing.
That’s where you come in.
As a Certified Instructional Design Specialist, you are uniquely qualified to help business convert training into engagement, learning and retention.
What You’ll Learn In This Course
The Curriculum Life Cycle
Discover how to create stellar content for all 3 stages of instructional design. When you know this, you’ll be able to attract new students to your class and take them on a journey from Engagement through Retention and all the way to Application.
Participant Centered Needs
Learn the 8 audience-centered building blocks you need to succeed as an instructional designer. Whether you want to create new training curriculum from the ground up or remodel existing curriculum, you will learn how to develop curriculum based on business needs.
Teaching Design Mastery
Master the 9 critical teaching strategies and 13 essential teaching tools of a successful lesson. You’ll learn what types of hooks to create, the secret to writing great content, how to create highly-engaging activities, relevant stories, “what now” examples, fun things, and more.
Curriculum Production
Learn how to develop training materials that double the retention in less time using a combination of facilitator guides, learner workbooks, in-class activities, assessments, slideshows, evaluation surveys and marketing materials. You’ll leave with a complete design template you can customize to fit any training program.
The Curriculum Life Cycle is the foundational approach we implement at Rule the Room Train the Trainer and works for anyone. Enroll Today »
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Why Should I Take This Course?
What Will I Get From This Course?
Instructional Design Mastery Course Details
In this 16-hour course you’ll learn everything you need to know about instructional design. You’ll learn about the right type of curriculum for the right audience, and exactly how to distribute it!
Module 1:
Identify Your Audience
Lesson 1: Identify Their Roles
Lesson 2: Identify Their Goals
Lesson 3: Identify Their Why
Module 2:
Identify What They Do
Lesson 1: What They Already Do
Lesson 2: What They Want to Do
Lesson 3: What They Need to Do
Module 3:
Organize What They Do
Lesson 1: Organize Tasks and Subtasks
Lesson 2: Create Modules and Lessons
Lesson 3: Set up a Curriculum Design Spreadsheet
Module 4:
Determine What to Teach
Lesson 1: Determine conventions to Teach
Lesson 2: Determine algorithms to Teach
Lesson 3: Determine Concepts to Teach
Module 5:
Organize What to Teach
Lesson 1: Simplify and Group Objectives
Lesson 2: Add Objectives to Curriculum Design Spreadsheet
Lesson 3: Mark Objectives for Assessments
Module 6:
Determine the Initial Class Structure
Lesson 1: Solidify Course Groupings
Lesson 2: Customize Course Titles and Lesson Titles
Lesson 3: Determine Course Timelines
Module 7:
Determine Why They Want It
Lesson 1: Create Lesson Hooks
Lesson 2: Create Class Hooks
Lesson 3: Create and Agenda and Takeaways
Module 8:
Research Teaching Strategies
Lesson 1: The Four Learning Styles
Lesson 2: Research Individual Activities
Lesson 3: Research Group Activities
Module 9:
Research Teaching Tools
Lesson 1: Keep Their Attention
Lesson 2: Get Follow Along
Lesson 3: Get Understanding
Lesson 4: Determine If They Got It
Module 10:
Select Strategies and Tools
Lesson 1: Select Teaching Strategies
Lesson 2: Choose Teaching Tools
Lesson 3: Lecture and Activities
Module 11:
Make It Real to Them
Lesson 1: Insert Relevant Stories
Lesson 2: Insert "What Now" Examples
Lesson 3: Insert Fun Things
Module 12:
Proof the Class Structure
Lesson 1: Proof the Structural Design
Lesson 2: Proof the Teaching Design
Lesson 3: Proof Course Timelines
Module 13:
Create Facilitator Guides
Lesson 1: Create the Framework
Lesson 2: Fill in the Lesson Framework with Text
Lesson 3: Use Pictures to Add Impact
Module 14:
Create Activities and Assessments
Lesson 1: Create Activity Content
Lesson 2: Create "Your-Turn" Assignments
Lesson 3: In-Class Assignments
Module 15:
Create Workbooks and Handouts
Lesson 1: Create Learner Workbooks
Lesson 2: Create a Class Agenda
Lesson 3: Create Tip Sheets
Module 16:
Create a Slideshow
Lesson 1: Create Core Content Slides
Lesson 2: Create Supplemental Slides
Lesson 3: Add Pictures to Slides
Module 17:
Create Evaluation Surveys
Lesson 1: Design Your Evaluation Survey
Lesson 2: Produce Your Evaluation Survey
Lesson 3: Interpret Your Evaluation Survey
Module 18:
Create Marketing Materials
Lesson 1: Create a Marketing Message
Lesson 2: Create a Marketing Flyer
Lesson 3: Create a Marketing Video
What You’ll Get
When you enroll today, you’ll receive instant access to:
- The Instructional Design Mastery Course
- 18 Core Modules
- 54 Video Lessons
- 405 Page Instructional Design Mastery Learner Workbook
- 18 Practical “Your Turn” Assignments
- Curriculum Design Spreadsheet Template
- Facilitator’s Guide Template
- 18 Quizzes (one for each module)
Plus, upon successful completion of the course and all the exams, you will also receive:
- A badge designating you as a Certified Instructional Design Specialist that can be hosted on your website, email signature and LinkedIn profile
- A digital, printable certificate suitable for framing
- Status and recognition as a Certified Instructional Designer
Course Details
- Tuition: Limited Time Special Just $297 (Normally $497)
- Level: Intermediate/Advanced
- Setting: Online/Virtual
- Course Length: 16 Hours
- Expected Completion Time: 7 – 14 Days
Who Should Get Certified?
Training Professionals
Grow in your career, and make training fun with engaging learning techniques that guide people through a learning process that sticks.
Team Leads
There’s nothing harder than managing a team that can’t apply what they’ve learned back on the job. So let us fix that for you.
Directors & VP’s
Give your managers and employees the training they need, so you can stay focused on strategy and execution, not on costly errors or injuries.
Instructional Designers
Infuse your lessons with fun and excitement to fully engage your audience and maximize learning with meaningful metrics along the way.
Founders and CEO’s
Running a business is hard enough without also having to worry about training, so let us worry about it, instead, saving the company tons of time and money.
How it Works
TAKE THE COURSE
The course is a 16 hour intensive training with 54 lessons, 400+ page learner guide, 18 quizzes, & a final exam.
PASS THE TEST
70% or better is required to pass the exam. You have 3 attempts to pass.
DISPLAY YOUR BADGE
You’ll get a digital badge to share on your social channels & a printable certificate for framing.
About Your Instructor
Jason Teteak is the Founder and CEO of Rule the Room Train the Trainer. Jason first made a reputation in the medical training industry, where he was known as “the Epic trainer of trainers.” In response to many requests, he began to offer personalized services and quickly developed a following as a private training coach and training consultant whose clientele includes elite institutions, universities, and top corporations.
In 20 years of working as a trainer and a trainer coach, he has helped more than 15,000 training professionals to “Rule the Room” and has appeared before more than 200,000 people. He’s won praise and a wide following for his original methods, his engaging style, and his knack for transferring training skills via practical, simple, universal and immediately actionable techniques. Or as he puts it “No theoretical fluff”.
He founded Rule the Room Train the Trainer with a mission to DOUBLE the impact of 10,000 training professionals in the next 5 years. The Rule the Room Train the Trainer team, under Jason’s management, has flipped the model and changed the approach to great training and instruction for even the most seasoned veterans.
Rule the Room Train the Trainer is Different
Sure, you can probably find other “train-the-trainer” trainings and certifications that cover similar topics, but a Rule the Room certification is unique because it’s built and taught by real trainers who actually write and train their own classes and observe, coach and train thousands of trainers to mastery.
In other words, we aren’t “researchers” sharing “theoretical fluff”. We’re in-the-trenches trainers who despise untested theory and believe that the best way to learn training techniques is to actually get up and teach in front of a real classroom. If that sounds like something that fits you, then welcome! You’re in the right place.
Pick Your Program
Mastery Class Only
$297
- or -
6 Payments of $57
Instructional Design Mastery Class
18 Core Modules
54 Video Lessons
18 Review Quizzes
405 Page Workbook
Curriculum Design Spreadsheet Template
Facilitator’s Guide Template
Important: For a limited time, when you enroll in the Activity Facilitation Mastery class, you can take the certification exam and achieve the designation of Activity Facilitation Specialist for free! ($200 Value)
Class + Certification
$297 (Normally $497)
- or -
6 Payments of $57
Instructional Design Mastery Class
18 Core Modules
54 Video Lessons
405 Page Learner Guide
18 Review Quizzes
405 Page Workbook
Curriculum Design Spreadsheet Template
Facilitator’s Guide Template
– PLUS –
Instructional Design Specialist Certification:
Certification Exam
Displayable Badge
Printable Certificate
Status as an Instructional Design Specialist
Choose your payment option on the next page
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: “How will this Rule the Room certification help me?”
A: It depends on who you are…..
If you’re a business owner, this certification is a great way to learn instructional design yourself. It’s also a great way to train and certify members of your own team and get them up to speed in half the time on the latest instructional design trends and best practices.
If you’re a consultant, this certification is a practical way to show that you are an Instructional Design Specialist, which could help you attract better, higher-paying clients, boost their ROI and efficiency, and lower turnover, safety and security concerns.
If you’re a student, this certificate can set you apart from other graduates who may have a business or education degree, but don’t have the specialized skills that employers today are looking for.
If you’re an employee or training professional, this certificate can make you more valuable to your company, which can get you that raise or promotion you may deserve (but don’t have a reason to request).
Q: “How valuable is this Rule the Room certification?”
A: The certification itself is highly valuable if your goal is to set yourself apart from the competition. What’s even MORE valuable than any certification is the knowledge and understanding you’re going to gain when you take this class and pass all the tests. You will know instructional design. I’ll say that again: YOU WILL KNOW INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN.
Q: “Can I retake the test if I fail?”
A: Sure, you can retest twice (for a total of 3 attempts). If you fail the test three times, you’ll need to retake the class (it’s free to do so) along with all of the core module quizzes before you take the test again.
Q: “When do I have to finish the class?”
A: You can go at whatever pace suits you best! You’ve got a lot of other things going on in your life, so just because you enroll in the workshop doesn’t mean you need to complete it right away. In fact, you can start and finish the workshop whenever you want. Either way, we’re going to be there with you every step of the way to ensure you’re successful and can get certified.
Q: “How soon can I finish the class and/or get certified?”
A: The Instructional Design Mastery class is 16 hours of video training, so if you are dedicating yourself full time to it, you could probably finish in 3 days, but we don’t recommend that. Instead, we recommend you take 7 – 14 days (if you can give your full attention to the material. If you only have a little bit of time each day, then you should dedicated 4 – 6 weeks to finish it up and take the test.
Q: “How certain can I be that I will be certified?”
A: It’s never a guarantee. If it was, then our certification wouldn’t mean anything. Instead, it does mean something, and because of that, you’re going to have to work at this thing to get certified. When you do get certified, you can be certain that it will actually mean something. The class and the test are both going to challenge you, but rest assured we make everything simple, easy to understand, and quick to learn. With that said, you will have to earn your certification.
Q: “Can I just sit in on the class to take my instructional design to another level? I.e. Do I have to get certified?”
A: Right now the cost for the class is $297. Ordinarily the site fee for the certification exam is $497, but currently we have waived that fee and are allowing students to take the exam up to 3 times for free. This will change in the future, at which time we may allow non-certification candidates to audit our classes at a discounted rate, but the price will never be lower than $297.
Q: “How hard is the test?”
A: You can liken our tests to the story of “goldilocks and the three bears” – not too hot and not too cold. In other words, they’re hard enough that you need to study and know your stuff, but we don’t make them intentionally hard just to be difficult. We make them as hard as they need to be to make sure you know how to “Rule the Room”. We believe learning doesn’t happen until a behavior change occurs, so to preserve the integrity of this certification, we have made the test challenging and the questions specific to our proprietary Rule the Room Train the Trainer techniques, methodologies and recipes. Don’t expect to pass the test just because you have taken other trainings or certification courses in the past. This training is different, and the exams will reflect those differences.
Q: Why are Instructional Designers so valuable?
A: Instructional Design is the front line effort of all your training and retention efforts. If you know how to develop appropriate content at the right time in the employee and customer journey, and EXACTLY how to implement it, then you’ll be able to build a path to better results and ensure everyone knows how to do their part in the best way possible. When you can help others teach twice as much in even less time, you’ll be one of the most essential employees at your organization.
