Initiative Summary:

To ensure that its teachers are highly effective and capable of integrating career and technical skills along with academic and 21st century skills into their courses, Oklahoma CareerTech offers the following initiatives to support beginning and experienced teachers:

All beginning CareerTech teachers are required to complete either the Divisional New Teacher Academy or the CareerTech Teacher Institute.
Divisional New Teacher Academy
• Each occupational division offers a new teacher workshop to orient the instructor to the division, the CareerTech System and expectations for the program.
• Generally, the sessions are held in the summer, fall and spring. New Teacher Academy varies in formats and dates, depending on the needs of the division’s new teachers.

CareerTech Teacher Institute
• This 11-month training provides a unique “quick start” for beginning CareerTech teachers without a degree in teacher education. Teachers with less than two years of CT teaching experience are eligible to apply. Beginning teachers will learn critical classroom strategies and foundational skills proven to be effective in today’s CareerTech classroom.
• Oklahoma State University, in partnership with CareerTech, delivers this “quick start” program. Participants can obtain 12 hours of university credit that applies toward their standard teaching certificate (the “basic 15”) and meet most CT Alternative Certification hour requirements.

All beginning CareerTech teachers have the option of completing the following:
Teacher Induction
• This program provides leadership and support to help guide new teachers through their first school year, and if needed, the second year. It is especially beneficial for alternatively and provisionally certified teachers.
• During induction, a team works together to develop a customized plan for achieving success in the classroom and mentors the new teacher.

All CareerTech teachers with at least five years of teaching experience are eligible to apply for:
CareerTech Master Teacher
•This program creates a professional learning community of outstanding teacher trainers who will evaluate their classroom practices and improve their skills to mastery level.
• Participants reflect on their teaching methods and expand their skills by integrating technology into their teaching practices.

Contact:

Divisional New Teacher Academy:
State Program Administrator

CT Teacher Institute:
Stephanie Hyder – 405.743.5418 – shyde@okcareertech.org

Teacher Induction:
Alice Rushmore – 405.743.5193 – arush@okcareertech.org

CT Master Teacher:
Karen Skidmore – 405.743.5113 – kskid@okcareertech.org