The Expert Educator Exam Book: Instructor Educational Guide (1)

The Expert Educator Exam Book was written to provide critical information for educators in the beauty industry. However, the information contained herein borrows from and is applicable to best practices in both secondary and higher education arenas outside of the beauty industry. It is written with a direct focus on teaching methodologies, student engagement, classroom pedagogy, professionalism, and much more. The Expert Educator is designed to serve as a reference book for testing candidates in multiple states in the beauty industry and will also serve as a refresher for currently licensed educators/instructors during continuing education seminars, faculty/staff meetings, or as part of individual self-education efforts. The Expert Educator is a one-of-kind book focusing on both what is new and what is next in the field of education while simultaneously highlighting issues in education that are increasingly important (i.e., cultural competence, mental health issues) and are sure to become more critical in the future. Therefore, this book contains information that will never expire due to its dynamic, didactic, engaging delivery of knowledge specifically written and formulated for both today's and tomorrow's educators.

Ciara Gordon is the Executive Director of ExpertEase Consulting Edu. She successfully owns and operates one of the most popular professional development and continuing education companies in the country, conducting seminars and providing educational opportunities in multiple cities and states. Gordon is an author, writer, activist, instructor, and curriculum developer. She has expertise in the application of research for adult education program planning, curricula, assessments, and professional development. In her roles, she works directly with adult education programs, programs directors, state directors, and experts in the field of education, professional development, and communications. Ciara Gordon is a highly sought after, qualified, mature and dedicated professional with extensive cosmetology, continuing education, personal and professional development training experience. She currently holds a license as a cosmetologist and Instructor of Cosmetology, while actively pursuing her Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. Ciara has successfully expanded her educational repertoire to include online (continuing education) training courses for beauty industry educators and professionals, and she has a solid foundation from which her administrative, management, and customer service experiences have been built.