Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Licensure
requirements.
A candidate recommended for licensure in career and technical
education shall complete the core skill area licensure requirements in subpart
2 as part of each career and
technical education preparation program approved under part
8700.7600.
Subp. 2.
Core skill areas.
A teacher of career and technical education has direct
practical experience as an employee in an occupation within the scope of the
licensure field and possesses the understandings and skills in career and
technical education foundations, processes, and instructional design and
teaching in items A to E.
A. A teacher
of career and technical education understands the philosophy and practice of
the field in the secondary education system. The teacher must:
(1) identify, apply, and evaluate the current
state and federal legislation related to career and technical
education;
(2) know how to involve
advisory committees, labor, business, and community organizations in the
delivery of a comprehensive career and technical education system;
(3) identify and analyze future demographic
trends and their implications for career and technical education; and
(4) provide instructional settings and
programs, including classroom, laboratory, and work and community-based
settings that are safe, equitable, and maintain appropriate behavioral norms
and relationships among participants.
B. A teacher of career and technical
education understands curriculum development and course construction. The
teacher is able to:
(1) design course content
comprised of competency-based, contextual learning that contributes to academic
knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, personal and work
attitudes, SCANS skills, technical skills including occupation-specific skills,
and career exploration and development; and
(2) develop a strategy for the inclusion of
leadership development in such activities as student organizations in career
and technical education.
C. A teacher of career and technical
education understands safe and appropriate methods of instruction. The teacher
can:
(1) teach safe use of tools, equipment,
materials, and processes in career and technical education learning
environments;
(2) demonstrate
career and technical education expertise including essentials of craftsmanship,
visualization skills, spatial relationships, mechanical aptitude, and
successful employment; and
(3)
identify, develop, analyze, use, evaluate, and interpret a variety of
assessment tools and measures that demonstrate student attainment of
graduation, industry, and occupational skill standards.
D. A teacher of career and technical
education understands career development theory and practice. The teacher can:
(1) assist students in understanding the
variety and nature of technical careers;
(2) provide students opportunities to explore
careers;
(3) assist students in
evaluating the potential of careers for them as individuals using sound
decision-making processes;
(4)
promote students' understanding of the importance of preparation for career
change and the need for lifelong learning; and
(5) assist students in developing their job
seeking and job keeping skills and their career portfolios.
E. A teacher of career and
technical education understands management of special learning environments.
The teacher can:
(1) utilize fiscal,
budgetary, purchasing, and inventory control practices to organize and equip
special learning environments, including shops and community-based construction
sites; and
(2) maintain
laboratories and equipment to ensure a safe learning environment that provides
for efficient use of student instructional time.
Subp. 3.
Program
requirements.
An institution applying to the Board of Teaching for approval
to prepare teachers under parts
8710.8010 to
8710.8080 shall incorporate the
requirements of this part in each preparation program.
