Trade & Industrial Education New Teacher Academy

New Teacher Academy Memo

September 2008 T&I Agenda

Register for the T&I NTA on-line

Map of the Stillwater area showing CareerTech-related locations

Things to Bring With You

The Academy covers, in abbreviated form, the topics and objectives which are presented in the "Basic T&I 15" college credit hours required for all T&I teachers, and is (generally) conducted in Stillwater at the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.   See Map for locations.)

The Academy is comprised of new teachers from all divisions of career and technology education and follows the agenda determined by the New Teacher Academy planning committee.  During breakout sessions, when T&I teachers meet with other T&I instructors, T&I staff, and teacher educators from the institutions in Oklahoma approved to offer a degree in T&I Education, the agenda topics will be covered as time allows. This academy is a great lead-in to Summer Conference

The T&I staff and teacher educators will offer additional academies in September and January for teachers who are hired after or otherwise unable to attend the July Academy.  Follow-up days will be mandatory and spaced throughout the school year.

Rationale

In order to renew the initial issue of a T&I Provisional Level I Certificate, according to the Policies and Procedures for Certification, approved by the State Board of Career and Technology Education:

The applicant must complete the Career and Technology Orientation Training Program (New Teacher Academy) during the first sixty (60) days of the school year for which the original certificate is issued.

The intent of this requirement is to make available to new teachers who have not had the benefit of formal Teacher Education an abbreviated form of the knowledge and skills needed to effectively organize, plan and present cohesive instruction and manage a career and technology education program with due regard to safety and quality pedagogy.

Things to Bring With You

In the event you have not secured a teaching certificate before the Academy, we are prepared to help you through the process while you are here. 
In order to do so, you MUST bring the following items:

• Completed STATE OF OKLAHOMA VENDOR/PAYEE FORM (Required of all CareerTech teachers in order to be reimbursed for attending meetings and conferences).

• Form to APPLY for a Teaching LICENSE (for degreed applicants) (Must be signed by the Program Administrator at your school [Superintendent or designee])

• OR

• Form to APPLY for or RENEW a Provisional I T&I Certificate (for non-degreed applicants) (Must be signed by the Program Administrator at your school [Superintendent or designee])

• OFFICIAL copies of any college transcripts (Copy of HS Diploma or GED if no college attended)

• Copy of Occupational Licenses you have that might waive the Competency Testing requirement (e.g., Automotive ASE [all 8 areas], Cosmetology Master Instructor, Aviation A&P, Electrical, Mechanical, or Plumbing Contractors' or Journeymans' License).  See our NOCTI page for a more comprehensive listing of accepted credentials.

• Fingerprinting and National Background checks are now mandatory for all new teachers.  You may wish to use your credit card to prepay for this service (the State Dept of Education will accept credit cards on-site, only money orders.  Credit card payments may ONLY be made on-line) before coming to the academy or to "walk" your application for certification through the SDE.  When payment is made on-line, you will receive/print a receipt/confirmation number to include with your application.  More details at http://www.sde.state.ok.us/Teacher/ProfStand/pdf/FingerprintInfo.pdf

Agendas

  September 2008 T&I Agenda

Stillwater/ODCTE Map

ODCTE Building Map