PEARS Instructor Essentials Online

Description

PEARS® Instructor Essentials Online is the self-directed, online portion of the PEARS® Instructor Essentials Blended Learning course.

• This course covers the components of the instructor cycle, including Prepare, Teach, Test & Remediate, Close, and Keep Current. It includes core information about instructing AHA courses, followed by course-specific information for PEARS®.
• Prior to taking this course, candidates must have a current PEARS® Provider course completion card. Candidates who successfully complete the PEARS® Instructor Essentials course, followed by course monitoring, will receive a PEARS® instructor card, which is valid for two years. PEARS® instructors are then able to teach the PEARS® instructor-led course.
• It is taught in a blended-learning format. AHA PEARS® instructor candidates must complete the online portion, fol­lowed by the hands-on session conducted by Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) training center faculty.
• The course educates instructor candidates on how to adequately use AHA instructor teaching materi­als, ensure that students meet learning objectives, offer student coaching skills, provide an objective skills performance evaluation, and follow AHA instructor and course poli­cies. The course covers core content and discipline-specific content required to teach AHA courses.
• Continuing education credits available
• Tech requirements are available at https://elearning.heart.org/courseTechnicalRequirement
• Shipping and handling charges will be removed when the order is processed.
• Codes will be emailed within 24 hours when orders are placed between 7:30am–5:30pm CST Monday–Friday. If order is placed on Friday after 5pm CST, code will be emailed Monday morning.

Description:

Below are detailed specifications for this product:

• Self-paced, accessible wherever Internet access is available
• Presented in two parts: Core and PEARS®; both must be completed unless Core has been completed as part of previous AHA instructor training.
• Includes interactive exercises and videos
• Includes Resource Center with access to AHA’s Program Administration Manual, the PEARS® Instructor Candidate Workbook, the PEARS® Instructor Essentials Classroom Checklist, and quick links to the AHA Instructor Network and cpr.heart.org
• Certificate of completion available to print when the online portion has been completed successfully; certificate must be presented for access to the hands-on, faculty-led session.
• Students have access to all information in the online portion for 24 months after activation of their key to help reinforce what they have learned.
• Includes audio and subtitles for students who may have a visual or auditory disability
• Continued education credits available