Instructor Resources
Across Program Area Documents
Important Dates
Sharing Information With Us
- Provide Us With Anonymous Feedback
- Join us for a Listening Session! Every semester COE community members are invited to get together with a full timer to chat and share ideas. Check the COE Important Dates calendar for upcoming sessions.
- Add to the COE Story Archive or Submit a story for the COE newsletter!
- Make an Instructor Profile for the Web or Submit your bio for the COE newsletter!
- Upload Your COE Photos!
New Hires
COE Manual (see program area-specific manuals below)
COE Van Driving
Job Descriptions
- Instructor Job Description- Want to know what is required for COE Instructors? This page has all the information you need about instructor responsibilities.
- Expectations and Benefits of PE program staff
Instructor Development Fund
- IDF Application-We provide funding for instructor development! To apply, simply complete this form and send it to MH45@cornell.edu
- IDF Post-Trip Learning Report
LEAD 1960 - Get Academic Credit for COE Involvement
- General info on LEAD 1960 - Learn more about how Odyssey Guides, PE Instructors and CTLC Facilitators can earn credit for working with COE!
COE Career Mentoring Support
- COE LinkedIn -join the group and network with COE Alumni!
- COE Career Mentoring Information
Tick Information
Teambuilding and Group Facilitation
- Instructor Bag of Tricks- A resource for COE instructors to use during classes. Includes icebreaker activities, fun games, name games, and opening/closing activities for small groups. (Scroll down to the bottom of the page to download the PDF version).
- The Experiential Learning Cycle- How does experiential learning happen in a PE class and how can you plan your class to support student growth?
- Stages of team development- If you're working with a group of people, your team is going to go through different stages as they get to know each other and work towards challenges. Learn more about what that looks like and how to support the team that you're cultivating!
- Facilitation techniques- Learn to facilitate an amazing and powerful experience for your students.
- Activities for great facilitation- These are a few excellent tools you can use in PE classes or ropes course programs to facilitate a meaningful experience.
- GRABBS Modality- Understand how to be intentional with the activities that you choose and the challenges that you give your group.
- How to give feedback- When working with co-instructors, feedback is essential to growth and development. Learn more here!
- Debriefing- How to design a debriefing session after a program or PE course
PE Programs
General Course Folder Documents
Rock Climbing
Tree Climbing
- Tree Climbing Staff Manual -Quite out of date at the moment, but has some useful stuff, still!
Caving
Land
- BC Cooking - Standard Issue
- BC Photo - Standard Issue
- BPFL - Standard Issue
- Day Hiking - Standard Issue
- Introduction to Camping - Standard Issue
- Winter Camping - Standard Issue
- Fall Break Backpacking - Standard Issue
- Geocaching - Standard Issue
- Outdoor Yoga - Standard Issue
- Wilderness Survival Skills - Standard Issue
Trail Running
Biking
Paddling
- Stand Up Paddleboarding Course Planning
- Canoeing Course Planning
- Whitewater Kayaking Course Planning
- Pool Paddling Course Planning
- Sea Kayaking Course Planning
Skiing and Snow Sports
- XC Skiing Staff Manual
- XC Skiing Course Planning Materials
- Telemark Skiing Course Planning Documents
- Where to go Snowshoeing
- Snowshoe Course Planning Guide
Wilderness First Aid / First Responder
Outfitting
Looking for a Standard Issue Form for a class that you are teaching?
Standard Issue Forms can be found in the blue box under the appropriate program area.
If the form that you are looking for is not here, please contact the Outfitting Wizards at coewizard@gmail.com
COE Instructor's Bag of Tricks (click to download PDF) (1.24 MB)