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Be a CTE teacher!
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Contact Zita Podany with questions.
See more about us: Portland Area Career Technical Education Consortium.
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
- building Business and Management
- stethoscope Health Sciences
- id badge Human Resources
- gears Industrial and Engineering Systems
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
- Subject to change: confirm with the current class schedule
| ODE Requirement | Course number | PCC course title | Course schedule | Format | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instructional Methodology | ED 124* | Instructional Methods: Math and Science | Summer | Online (scheduled meetings) | 3 |
| or ED 123* | Instructional Methods: Reading | Winter | Online (scheduled meetings) | 3 | |
| Curriculum Design, Instructional Strategies and Assessment | ED 131 | Instructional Strategies Using Theories of Learning | Spring | Online (scheduled meetings) | 3 |
| Classroom Management | ED 217 | Creating Culturally Responsive Classroom Communities | Fall | Online (scheduled meetings) | 3 |
| Winter | Online (no scheduled meetings) | ||||
| Introduction to CTE in Oregon Meets education course requirement for licensed teachers adding a CTE endorsement |
ED 225 | Introduction to CTE in Oregon | Summer | Online (no scheduled meetings) | 3 |
| Culturally Responsive and Equitable Practices | ED 259 | Culturally-Responsive Teaching and Learning | Fall, Spring |
Online (scheduled meetings) | 3 |
| or ED 258 | Equity and Belonging in the K-12 classroom | Fall, Spring, Summer |
Online (scheduled meetings) | 3 | |
| Human Development for Adolescents | PSY 215 | Human Development | All terms | Various formats | 4 |
| Total Credits | 19 | ||||
*ED 124 is highly recommended for most CTE programs, especially in Business, Health, Engineering, IT programs.
Please note that these courses are a requirement of the Oregon Department of Education (ODE). It is crucial to understand that their completion does not, in any way, guarantee or result in a teaching license. The PCC CTE Pathway certificate serves only as proof that the listed courses have been successfully completed. To fulfill the State of Oregon’s application requirements, you will still need to submit official transcripts along with the professional development plan formulated by the Instructor Appraisal Committee.
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 Development 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