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Be a CTE teacher!
Are you…
- A business and industry professional who wants to teach in a high school CTE program?
- A restricted CTE license-holder working towards a preliminary CTE license?
- A fully licensed teacher adding a CTE endorsement to a current Oregon teaching license?
- A CTE teacher at the college level and are interested in adding professional development in teaching and learning?
The PCC CTE Educator Certificate supports all of these interests! This program is approved to meet the education requirements for CTE teacher licensure. See the Oregon Department of Education CTE Teacher Licensure site for additional information about work experience requirements and the application process.
CTE endorsement areas
- tractor Agriculture, Food and Natural Resource Systems
- palette Arts, Information and Communications
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CTE Educator Certificate courses
In order to become a CTE teacher in Oregon, part of the process involves taking necessary classes.? These courses align with the Oregon Department?of Education’s required coursework for a restricted CTE teaching?license.
See more in the catalog: CTE Educator Certificate
| ODE Requirement | Course number | PCC course title | Course schedule | Format | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instructional Methodology | ED 124 or ED 123 |
Instructional Strategies: Mathematics/Science Instructional Strategies: Reading | Summer
Winter |
online | 3 |
| Curriculum Design, Instructional Strategies and Assessment | ED 131 | Title Updated Winter 2022:?Instructional Strategies Using Theories of Learning Formerly Applied Learning Theory |
Spring | online | 3 |
| Classroom Management | ED 217 | Classroom Management | Winter | online | 3 |
| Introduction to CTE in Oregon Meets education course requirement for licensed teachers adding a CTE endorsement | ED 225 | Introduction to CTE | Summer | online | 3 |
| Culturally Responsive and Equitable Practices | ED 259 or ED 258 | Multicultural Education: Applications or Multicultural Education: Principles | Fall Spring |
remote | 3 |
| Human 欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网ment for Adolescents | PSY 215 | Human 欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网ment | All terms or check the schedule | online or remote | 4 |
| Total Credits | 19 | ||||
Pathways to CTE Licensure is for…
Industry professionals
Restricted CTE license straight from industry
What it is
This license qualifies you to teach in an ODE-approved CTE program in an Oregon school, education service district, or charter school assignment.
Get started
Contact the Regional CTE Coordinator assigned to the region where you want to teach.
Requirements
Applicants must show recent and relevant knowledge of a significant portion of the industry in which they want to teach.
- Associate degree or equivalent
- College-level math
- College-level language arts or speech
- Teacher preparation courses (PCC CTE Educator Certificate or Clackamas CC, Eastern Oregon University)
- Work experience
- Relevant and documented industry work experience
- At least 2000 hours of verifiable employment, internship, or volunteer experience or related industry certification or licensure
- Sponsorship of an ODE-approved sponsor
- Public schools and districts, charter schools, private schools, education service districts
Licensed teachers
Add a CTE endorsement to a TSPC license
What it is
This pathway is an e-licensing application and fee with TSPC to add CTE endorsement.
Get started
The first step is to contact your area Regional CTE Coordinator. They will help you to:
- Collaborate with local administrators to acquire the Instructor Appraisal Committee’s (IAC) recommendation for licensure on an approved ODE form.
- Obtain a copy of the signed CTE Professional 欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网ment Plan (PDP).
- Document the name and credentials of the identified CTE mentor.
- Document business and industry work experience.
Requirements
- Education: Introduction to Career and Technical Education in Oregon course – offered at PCC, Clackamas CC, Eastern Oregon University
- Work experience: Documented work experience of at least 2,000 hours of verifiable employment, internship, or volunteer experience that is relevant and recent
- License for Conditional Assignment (LCA): 1-3 year license to complete any of the above requirements