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DESIGNED FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS

The Career and Technical Education - Jumpstart Program for provisionally licensed teachers is offered online, and addresses the needs of CTE educators working in the fields of

Our goal is to help provisionally licensed CTE teachers who are hired in a school system based on their professional experience or education become better educators and to provide opportunities to invigorate their joy for teaching, and to enhance their knowledge in their given fields and promote professional enrichment. Courses meet the typical requirements that the Virginia Department of Education requires of teachers hired without an education degree and student teaching experience. 

INTERACTIVE, INNOVATIVE, ONLINE INSTRUCTION

The School of Education is renowned for preparing individuals to advance the goals of equity and social justice through education, applied research, advocacy, and research..

As an institution, Virginia Tech excels in developing knowledge through experience, discovering lasting solutions to complex problems across disciplines, and partnering to serve communities to develop and share knowledge that addresses real-world concerns.

RELEVANT, RESEARCH-BASED PROGRAM

Reimagining the future begins with practices that put educational excellence, innovation, and equity at the fore. At the Virginia Tech School of Education, you will develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to transform teaching and learning, conduct groundbreaking research, and engage with learning communities around the globe. Teacher candidates from historically underrepresented populations are especially encouraged to join and contribute to our learning community.

Graduates of our Online Program for Provisionally Licensed CTE Educators provide instruction, support, management, and leadership to facilitate success for all of their secondary students. Our goal is to help you become a better educator and to provide opportunities for you to focus and enhance your teaching. CTE teaching positions are unique in any given school – teachers have the opportunity to both work with students and with business leaders in the local community.

Virginia Tech’s CTE programs have achieved a 100% placement rate for its graduates for the past 10 years!

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WHAT YOU'LL STUDY

Students in the Jumpstart Pathway will complete 33 hours of graduate-level coursework, concentration, and elective courses. The courses typically requested by provisionally certified teachers include:

  • EDCT 5634: Curriculum and Instructional Processes in CTE
  • EDCT 5684: Advanced Curriculum & Program Management
  • EDCT 5784: GS: Student Assessment for Workforce Development
  • EDCI 5264: Comprehending Processes and Reading in the Content Areas
  • EDCI 5524: Behavior Management in K-12 Classrooms
  • EDEP 5154: Psychological Foundations of Education

Course Descriptions

Focus on the history and development of career and technical education with emphasis on the philosophical bases of the field. The conduct and purposes of career and technical education under different philosophical orientations are compared. An overview of the organization and administration, the relationship of career and technical education to agencies both in and outside of education, and how economic conditions have impacted career and technical education are explored. Definition and development of a personal philosophy is required.
Credit Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Level: Graduate
Instruction Type(s): Lecture, Online Lecture
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Provides prospective career and technical education teachers with research bases, resources, and available curricula for teaching content in their respective fields. Develops the ability to plan, manage, develop, and evaluate curricula. Pre-requisite: Graduate standing in the CTE degree program.
Credit Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Level: Graduate
Instruction Type(s): Lecture
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Responsibilities of the career abd technical education teacher regarding work-based program standards, student guidance, school and community relations, on-the-job training, youth organization sponsorship, work-based program coordination, and program management. Pre-requisite: Graduate Standing Required
Credit Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Level: Graduate
Instruction Type(s): Lecture, Online Lecture
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Planning CTE courses and units of instruction to include industry competencies and academic standards of learning, performance objectives, and performance assessment. Pre: Graduate standing.
Credit Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3

Level: Graduate
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Focus on identifying the major instructional methods that are appropriate in career and technical education and identifying and resolving problems that emerge from these methods that can have a negative impact on the overall effectiveness of the teacher. Various methods to evaluate the teacher's instructional effectiveness are addressed. Graduate standing or two years of teaching experience required.
Credit Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Level: Graduate
Instruction Type(s): Lecture
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Integrative learning development in Career and Technical Education (CTE) through incorporation of classroom and extracurricular experiences. Strategies and best practice to ensure interdisciplinary CTE cultural relevance. Methods of facilitating teacher professional development. Student safety.
Credit Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Level: Graduate
Instruction Type(s): Lecture, Online Lecture
Prerequisite(s): (EDCT 5614 OR EDCT 5634), EDCT 5624
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This course explores the major social, economic, and political issues and trends expected to have continuing impacts on career and technical education and the workforce. The current status and philosophies of career and technical education are evaluated relative to these changes. Alternative directions for the future are identified and analyzed, with emphasis on proactive rather than reactive strategies for educators.
Credit Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Level: Graduate
Instruction Type(s): Lecture, Online Lecture
Prerequisite(s): EDCT 5604 (UG) OR EDCT 5604
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Selected topics in career and technical education related to curriculum development, special education, administration, research, and evaluation. (Max 6C per course)
Credit Hour(s): 1 TO 6
Lecture Hour(s): 1 TO 6
Level: Graduate
Instruction Type(s): Lecture, Online Lecture
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Credit Hour(s): 1 TO 19
Lecture Hour(s):
Level: Graduate

Instruction Type(s): Research Prerequisite(s): Corequisite(s): 

Credit Hour(s): 1 TO 19

Lecture Hour(s): 1 TO 19

Level: Graduate

Instruction Type(s): Lecture

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Credit Hour(s): 1 TO 12
Lecture Hour(s): 1 TO 12
Level: Graduate
Instruction Type(s): Lecture, Online Lecture Prerequisite(s):

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Credit Hour(s): 1 TO 19
Lecture Hour(s):
Level: Graduate

Instruction Type(s): Independent Study Prerequisite(s):
Corequisite(s): 

Credit Hour(s): 1 TO 19

Lecture Hour(s): 1 TO 19

Level: Graduate

Instruction Type(s): Lecture, Online

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Credit Hour(s): 1 TO 19
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Level: Graduate

Instruction Type(s): Research Prerequisite(s): Corequisite(s): 

Administrative structure of career and technical education at the local, state, and national levels, and in business and industry; leadership for administrative planning, facilities and support services management, personnel management, supervision of instruction, professional development, and assessment in career and technical education. Alternate years.
Credit Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Level: Graduate
Instruction Type(s): Lecture, Online Lecture
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Study of the theory and application of evaluation to career and technical education. Major emphasis on the unique requirements of program, personnel and student evaluation as specified in Federal and State legislation and regulations. National and state evaluations of career and technical education are assessed.
Credit Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Level: Graduate
Instruction Type(s): Lecture, Online Lecture
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In depth treatment of the nature of policy and the policy-making process as they pertain to the workforce and to education, especially to career and technical education. Included are significant aspects of policy development at local, state, and federal levels; examination of the basic questions that are answered by policy decisions; appropriate organizations for formulation of policy; an examination of current policy pertaining to career and technical education at state and federal levels; and procedures for establishing policy.
Credit Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Level: Graduate
Instruction Type(s): Lecture
Prerequisite(s): EDCT 5604 (UG) OR EDCT 5604
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Critical review, presentation, and discussion of current literature, research, and national reports in designated areas of education. (6C max. credit allowed toward program of study) Consent required.
Credit Hour(s): 1 TO 6
Lecture Hour(s): 1 TO 6
Level: Graduate
Instruction Type(s): Lecture
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Credit Hour(s): 1 TO 19 Lecture Hour(s): 1 TO 19 Level: Graduate

Instruction Type(s): Lecture Prerequisite(s): Corequisite(s):