1. Intersteno Congress 2009 Beijing, China National Court Reporters Association Karen Yates RPR, CRR, CCP, CBC President

2. Lessons Learned: Practical Experiences in Realtime Machine Shorthand Education

3. National Court Reporters Association Excellence since 1899. Engaged in court reporting education for more than 20 years.

4. NCRA’s Council on Approved Student Education (CASE) Provide assistanceProvide assistance OutreachOutreach GuidanceGuidance

5. General Requirements and Minimum Standards (GRMS) Administrative requirementsAdministrative requirements Academic staff standardsAcademic staff standards Resource/libraryResource/library Professional standardsProfessional standards Curriculum standardsCurriculum standards

6. Reporter Education Commission Reassessing the quality of the nation’s court reporter education systemReassessing the quality of the nation’s court reporter education system Developing strategiesDeveloping strategies Research findingsResearch findings

7. : Research primary focus: Expand Gather Expand Gather Build Enhance Build Enhance Create Improve Create Improve Teaching Plan Teaching Plan

8. EXPAND Student Recruitment: Career Toolkit Information about the reporting professionInformation about the reporting profession Profiles of working reportersProfiles of working reporters Background about how to enter the professionBackground about how to enter the profession The “Spotlight On Court Reporting and Captioning” video that was broadcast on public televisionThe “Spotlight On Court Reporting and Captioning” video that was broadcast on public television Creative suggestions for advertising materialsCreative suggestions for advertising materials Photos and graphics for use in promotional materialsPhotos and graphics for use in promotional materials

9. BUILD A Community of Interest committee that focused on the needs of the schools.

10. CREATE A means for gathering information to assess and distribute to schools.A means for gathering information to assess and distribute to schools. An email distribution list to share questions, dictation materials, and general practices.An email distribution list to share questions, dictation materials, and general practices. A collection of speed dictation available only to teachers.A collection of speed dictation available only to teachers.

11. ENHANCE Professional development opportunities for educators. Certified Reporting Instructor (CRI) certificationCertified Reporting Instructor (CRI) certification Teacher’s Workshop – cutting edge of education and the profession

12. IMPROVE The current approval process for reporting programs. Streamline the approval process Maintain the high standards Make the process more inclusive Build stronger relationships between NCRA and school personnel

13. Distance learning Classes taught online Some or all classes of training programs may be online Maintaining online program’s high standard

14. Government investments in realtime education Higher Education Opportunity Act A competitive grant funding program for schools To increase the number of realtime writers and captioners Provided captioning (subtitling) services

15. Total Immersion Pilot Project March 2009 To develop a more streamlined program Shorten the program from the average 3.5 years To reduce the high dropout rate

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