Certified Reporting Instructor (CRI) Education
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What is the CRI?
The Certified Reporting Instructor (CRI) program for teachers of court reporting encourages excellence in the educational programs that prepare tomorrow’s court reporters. Become a Certified Reporting Instructor and take advantage of the growing opportunities available to teach court reporting. The Certified Reporting Instructor education is an online program required for all CRI candidates. This program will expand your level of knowledge for becoming a more effective realtime reporting instructor. You must pass with a score of 80 or better.
In the five-weeks of online interactive instruction, you will have an opportunity to:
-learn about successful teaching methods and communication with students
-gain insight into the learning process and development of a court reporting course
-interact through demonstration of classroom management
After successful completion of the CRI Education, you are granted a completion certificate.
For complete information on all requirements to earn the Certified Reporting Instructor (CRI) certification, visit the CRI webpage.
Class Dates: TBD
Price: Member $489.99
Nonmember $565.99
Textbook ($89.99) is included in the registration price
Total CEU 1.0 Product will expire 60 days from the start of class.
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Contains 2 Component(s)
Course syllabus and introduction: After program registration, please review the syllabus and introduce yourself to your fellow participants and instructors.
After program registration, please review the syllabus and introduce yourself to your fellow participants and instructors.
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Inspiring the next generation of court reporters begins with exposing them to all of the possibilities of the court reporting profession.
Inspiring the next generation of court reporters begins with exposing them to all of the possibilities of the court reporting profession. What is court reporting? What do court reporters do? Where do court reporters work?
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Contains 8 Component(s)
The Planning module reviews strategies on how to plan an effective lesson for court reporting students.
Upon completion of this module, participants will be able to:
tackle the issues of building content understanding for the court reporting student and recognition of what “understanding” means; supporting student needs – and these vary from student to student, time to time, course to course;
use the instructor’s knowledge of his/her students both generally and with specific regard to training and educational needs;
and create assessments that ensure appropriate monitoring of student learning is taking place.
Kelly Moranz
Instructor
Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C)
Kelly R. Moranz, CRI, is an instructor at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) in Parma, Ohio. Kelly, who holds the nationally recognized professional certification of Certified Reporter Instructor, has been in the court reporting field since 1985 and is a graduate of Tri-C. She has worked in multiple freelance firms in a variety of roles and became involved in education in 2006 as a part-time faculty member at Tri-C. She currently serves at the school’s court reporting program manager. Kelly has been instrumental in developing courses and curriculum, recruiting, and expanding the program. She also facilitates a mentorship program that has been recognized by Tri-C for its unique approach in supporting students. She was awarded the Ralph M. Besse Excellence in Teaching Award in 2015 by Tri-C and received the inaugural JCR Award for Leadership and Team-building for schools in 2016. In 2016, she was also named NCRA’s Educator of the Year and presented with the CASE Award of Excellence. NCRA’s CASE (Council on Approved Student Education) Award of Excellence recognizes the important role student education plays in the court reporting profession and honors educators for their dedication and outstanding achievement and leadership.
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Contains 5 Component(s)
The Instructional Methods module will discuss various environments and the most important aspects to be considered to promote maximum learning wherever the learning occurs.
Upon completion of this module, participants will be able to define learning environments, discuss learning engagement, describe strategies to deepen students’ thinking, utilize subject-specific teaching methods, and recognize testing integrity policies.
Jen Krueger
Instructor
Cuyahoga Community College
Jen Krueger, PhD, FAPR, RMR, CRI, CPE began her career in the court reporting field in 1977. Following her graduation from a court reporting program in Cleveland, she worked as a freelance reporter and attained her Registered Merit Reporter certification. In 1989, she began to teach part-time at Cuyahoga Community College’s court reporting program. Discovering how much she loved teaching and working with students, she went on to get a bachelor’s degree in adult education from Empire State College, a master’s degree in curriculum and technology from Grand Canyon University, and a Ph.D. in instructional design from Capella University.
Jen has been recognized professionally, having received awards from the Sloan Consortium, an exemplary online course award from Blackboard, the Martin-Fincun Award from the Ohio Court Reporters Association, and NCRA’s CASE Educator of the Year award. Jen was the chair and co-chair of the Teachers Community of Interest for many years, has presented at several NCRA Conventions, and has written numerous articles for the JCR.
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Contains 7 Component(s)
The Assessment module will discuss the wide variety of methods or tools that educators use to evaluate, measure, and document the learning progress and skill acquisition of students.
Upon completion of this module, participants will learn the wide variety of methods or tools that educators use to evaluate, measure, and document the learning progress and skill acquisition of students.
Jennifer Sati
Program Director/Instructor
Anoka Technical College
Jennifer Sati has been a court reporter since 1985. She is from Dayton, Minn., and currently serves as program director and instructor for judicial reporting and broadcast captioning at Anoka Technical College in Anoka, Minn. She continues to caption professionally and also leads the school's annual Veterans History Project event, which honors local veterans and captures their wartimes stories. A member of NCRA, Sati currently serves on its Council of Approved Student Education and as a chief examiner for the CRR, CBC, and CCP NCRA Skills Tests. At the state level, Sati was awarded the Distinguished Service Award in 2012 and the Instructor of the Year in 2005 by the Minnesota Association of Verbatim Reporters and Captioners. She is a frequent presenter and contributor to the association's conventions and its membership publication. Sati is a past vice president and secretary of the Minnesota Freelance Court Reporters Association, which has since merged with MAVRC.
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Contains 6 Component(s)
The Unique to Court Reporting and Captioning Instruction module will discuss how to create purposeful dictation, learn how instruction is an influence on retaining students, and define what is mentoring and coaching and how to use it.
Upon completion of this module, participants will be able to create purposeful dictation, learn how instruction is an influence on retaining students, and define what is mentoring and coaching and how to use it.
Len Sperling
Chair
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Len Sperling is currently the chair of the Captioning and Court Reporting program at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and has been a faculty member for over 20 years. Before joining NAIT, he was a freelance reporter working mainly in the areas of pretrial and quasi-judicial proceedings. He has sat on numerous NCRA committees over the years and has presented at various conventions and workshops on court reporting education. He obtained an MBA in 2011.
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Contains 3 Component(s)
The Unique to Court Reporting and Captioning Instruction module will discuss how to create purposeful dictation, learn how instruction is an influence on retaining students, and define what is mentoring and coaching and how to use it.
Upon completion of Module 5, you will submit your two dictation files via NCRA Box. Please save these files with your name in the title. Your dictation should be uploaded no later than Sunday, February 11, 2024, at 11:59 PM ET.
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Contains 1 Component(s), Includes Credits
CRI Certificate
Retrieve your CRI Certificate as completion of the CRI Education program. If needed, register for the RPR WKT to complete all requirements to earn the certification.
Jen Krueger, PhD, FAPR, RMR, CRI, CPE began her career in the court reporting field in 1977. Following her graduation from a court reporting program in Cleveland, she worked as a freelance reporter and attained her Registered Merit Reporter certification. In 1989, she began to teach part-time at Cuyahoga Community College’s court reporting program. Discovering how much she loved teaching and working with students, she went on to get a bachelor’s degree in adult education from Empire State College, a master’s degree in curriculum and technology from Grand Canyon University, and a Ph.D. in instructional design from Capella University.
Jen has been recognized professionally, having received awards from the Sloan Consortium, an exemplary online course award from Blackboard, the Martin-Fincun Award from the Ohio Court Reporters Association, and NCRA’s CASE Educator of the Year award. Jen was the chair and co-chair of the Teachers Community of Interest for many years, has presented at several NCRA Conventions, and has written numerous articles for the JCR.
Kelly R. Moranz, CRI, is an instructor at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) in Parma, Ohio. Kelly, who holds the nationally recognized professional certification of Certified Reporter Instructor, has been in the court reporting field since 1985 and is a graduate of Tri-C. She has worked in multiple freelance firms in a variety of roles and became involved in education in 2006 as a part-time faculty member at Tri-C. She currently serves at the school’s court reporting program manager. Kelly has been instrumental in developing courses and curriculum, recruiting, and expanding the program. She also facilitates a mentorship program that has been recognized by Tri-C for its unique approach in supporting students. She was awarded the Ralph M. Besse Excellence in Teaching Award in 2015 by Tri-C and received the inaugural JCR Award for Leadership and Team-building for schools in 2016. In 2016, she was also named NCRA’s Educator of the Year and presented with the CASE Award of Excellence. NCRA’s CASE (Council on Approved Student Education) Award of Excellence recognizes the important role student education plays in the court reporting profession and honors educators for their dedication and outstanding achievement and leadership.
Jennifer Sati, RMR, CRR, CRC, CRI, has been a court reporter since 1985. She is from Dayton, Minn., and currently serves as program director and instructor for judicial reporting and broadcast captioning at Anoka Technical College in Anoka, Minn. She continues to caption professionally and also leads the school's annual Veterans History Project event, which honors local veterans and captures their wartimes stories.A member of NCRA, Sati currently serves on its Council of Approved Student Education and as a chief examiner for the CRR, CBC, and CCP NCRA Skills Tests. At the state level, Sati was awarded the Distinguished Service Award in 2012 and the Instructor of the Year in 2005 by the Minnesota Association of Verbatim Reporters and Captioners. She is a frequent presenter and contributor to the association's conventions and its membership publication. Sati is a past vice president and secretary of the Minnesota Freelance Court Reporters Association, which has since merged with MAVRC.
Len Sperling is currently the chair of the Captioning and Court Reporting program at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and has been a faculty member for over 20 years. Before joining NAIT, he was a freelance reporter working mainly in the areas of pretrial and quasi-judicial proceedings. He has sat on numerous NCRA committees over the years and has presented at various conventions and workshops on court reporting education. He obtained an MBA in 2011.
