Overview
Teaching in a Career Technical Education (CTE) pathway is where
some of the most innovative teaching is happening today in
education. Career Technical Education teachers are in high
demand.
This is an opportunity for you to put your professional
experience to use in the classroom. You will be an essential
support for workforce development and help a young person set a
path for their career. Our program will provide the information
you need to know to transform your career knowledge into an
educational curriculum.
While in the program, we will provide you with mentorship and
advising as you transition from industry to the classroom or from
a core academic teacher who is becoming a CTE teacher.
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Benefits
- Flexible courses allow teachers to complete the
program while fulfilling their teaching
responsibilities.
- Course work directly supports your work as a teacher.
- Lessons and discussion are taken from your work teaching.
- A one-year program that makes you a fully qualified CTE
teacher by the end of the program.
- Courses are in the afternoon and early evening, given your
role as a full-time teacher.
- Program taught by experienced practitioners who are extremely
knowledgeable about CTE and the teaching profession.
Audience
This program is for individuals who want to bring their industry
experience into the classroom and become a member of the
rewarding profession that is teaching.
It is also open to current teachers who have an opportunity to
teach in a CTE pathway, but lack the proper credentials.
Structure
For individuals who do not have a teaching credential, students
will take three courses in the program:
- EDSS 291: Foundations of Career Technical Education
- EDSS 392: Teaching Strategies for the CTE Classroom
- EDSS 393: Assessments for Instruction in the CTE Classroom
These courses are offered fully online.
For individuals who have a valid teaching credential, students
will take one course:
- EDSS 291: Foundations of Career Technical Education
This course is offered in a hybrid modality.
For individuals who have been teaching on their preliminary CTE
credential for two or more years and are hoping to clear
their credential, students will take one course:
- EDSS 394: Advanced Strategies for the CTE Classroom
This course is offered in a hybrid modality.
Advising and mentoring happens periodically, with
meetings scheduled between the student and the mentor.
All course descriptions can be found in the
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Schedule
For individuals who do not have a teaching credential, students
will take three courses in the program.
Each course is 10 weeks in length with online synchronous classes
held from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays starting this FALL 2025:
- EDSS 291: Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27, Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1,
and 8.
- EDSS 392: Oct. 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26, Dec. 3, 10,
and 17.
- EDSS 393: Jan. 14, 21, 28, 2026, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4,
11, and 18.
For individuals who have a valid teaching credential, students
will take one course — EDSS 291 — offered in SPRING 2026.
This course is offered in a hybrid modality, meeting
synchronously from 5 – 7 p.m. on Monday/Wednesday
on Jan. 5, 7, 12, and 14. Then, students will meet in
person once a month from 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. on the following
Saturdays: Feb. 7, March 7, April 7, and May 2.
For individuals who have been teaching on their preliminary CTE
credential for 2 or more years and are hoping to clear
their credential, students will take one
course — EDSS 394.
This course is offered in a hybrid modality with classes held
from Aug. 25 – Dec. 12, 2025. Further specifics regarding the
schedule will be posted at a later time.
Fees
Each course costs $370 per unit or $1,110 per course.
Financial assistance is available for certain CTE
sectors through grant funds.
