Teacher Certification
Welcome new Career & Technical Education (CTE) teacher...
We would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to teaching! You may have recently come from business or industry as an "expert" in an occupation or technical area. You are to be applauded for your success and credibility. It is both of these, which permits you to be hired as a Career & Technical Education (CTE) teacher.
Content expertise and work experience are not enough to make you a teacher. Although knowing your content will go a long way, that alone will only help you survive, not become a Teacher. That is why we are here; to assist in your professional growth from technical worker to professional educator.
We offer college coursework based upon the needs of new CTE Teachers and these courses are included towards a Bachelor of Science degree in Technical Education and Industry Training. We use a performance-based system of relevant projects to your actual teaching or training responsibilities.
ALL the Program courses are only offered through the Internet using the World Wide Web. Both time and location are of your selection; 24 hours a day seven days a week the courses are open. Whether in your home, classroom, or office; wherever you can access the Internet, you can participate in these courses. Courses are offered every semester, including summers.
If you would like to meet us face to face; no problem, our faculty members use SKYPE to meet face to face with students.
We are here to assist you in making the transition from business or industry to education smooth and more importantly to prepare you as a competent and caring Career & Technical Education teacher.
Sincerely,
Dr. JoAnn M. Whiteman, Program Coordinator
JoAnn.Whiteman@ucf.edu |
The coursework is offered online at times convenient to your work and life schedule. Each course is scheduled over a semester with participation using web based discussions and web mail. ALL courses are included in the Bachelor of Science degree:
"Technical Education & Industry Training."
To register for the following courses please go to:
course registration.
Certification area |
UCF course |
Semester hour credit |
Lesson planning & evaluation in career education |
General Methods/Testing Evaluation in Career & Technical Education (Lesson planning & evaluation)
ECT 3365
Offered every Fall |
3 |
Special needs students in career education |
Special Populations in Career & Technical Education
(Teaching special needs students)
ECW 3564
Offered every Spring |
3 |
"Education in teaching methods specifically for career education" |
Role of the vocational education teacher
(our recommendation)
ECT 3062
Offered every Summer & Spring
or
ECT 4004-Principles & philosophy of technical education.
Offered every Fall |
3 |
"Special methods" of teaching in/course construction. |
Course construction in:
Business education
BTE 4410 OR
Health occupations
ECW 3312 OR
Course Construction in Industrial Education
ECT 3371
Offered every Summer |
3 |
"Safety" |
Safety in the Technical Education Classroom & Laboratory
EVT4815
Offered every Spring |
3 |
To register for the above courses please go to
course registration.
District Certification Requirements
The school districts in the State of Florida have certification requirements for their Career & Technical Educators. The following School Districts have opted to post their requirements on our website for the convenience of their teachers. If there are any questions regarding the requirements please contact the county person listed.
Seminole County School District (CTE) -
Joe Oldakowski, Career Education Program Specialist (407)-320-0171
Requirements for First Year Non-Degreed Professional Teaching certificate - College courses checklist.
Requirements for first Year Non-degreed Professional Teaching certificate In-service checklist.
Advanced Vocational Plan
In some school districts an Advanced Vocational Plan is used for recognition of continued professional development and salary adjustments. If this is useful for you please print the form and contact Dr. JoAnn Whiteman or Dr. James Zink at UCF for approval prior to completing courses.
Certification Areas:
The following is a list of certification areas for CTE:
Trade & Industrial - All occupational coverages are issued by employing Florida School District.
Health Occupations/Sciences - see your District
Degreed Vocational Coverages
Vocational Endorsements
Teacher Coordinator of Cooperative Education
Teacher Coordinator of Work Experience Programs
Nondegreed Vocational Coverages
Business Technology/Education(requires BS degree)
State of Florida Teacher Certification
Technology Education (requires BS degree)
Marketing Education
Local Director of Vocational Education
Administration of Adult Education - Administrative Class
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Study Guides for subject areas are generally available at:
Test Preparation Guides |
