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The Master of Education in Career Tech Education is designed for individuals who hold a bachelor's degree and wish to earn an initial Ohio teaching license at the graduate level in conjunction with a master's degree. Students in this program earn a master's degree and complete requirements for an initial Ohio educator license for teaching in an approved career-tech workforce development program.

The ME in Career Tech Education is a 33 semester hour program. Students take courses in teacher education that include practicum and internship experiences in PK-12 schools along with supporting education courses. The program culminates with the completion of a master's culminating seminar. Coursework is completed through a combination of on-campus, online, and field-based courses.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ME IN CAREER-TECH EDUCATION

For the Master of Education degree, students must complete the following program requirements:

A minimum of 33 semester hours of approved graduate course work

An area of specialization in teacher education that includes practicum and internship experiences in PK-12 schools

Supporting coursework with courses pre-approved by the faculty advisor

A master's culminating experience.

Learning Outcomes:

PLO 1 CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT: Create a learning environment that encourages student motivation, positive behavior and collaborative social interaction. 1.1. Create safe and respectful learning environments where teachers and students safely operate equipment and follow emergency protocols (e.g., local and OSHA regulations, equipment operation and proper disposal of hazardous waste.) 1.2. Model respect for students diverse cultures, language skills and experiences. 1.3. Motivate students to work productively and assume responsibility for their learning.
PLO 2 CURRICULUM: Create short-term and long-term, standards-based, instructional plans based on the varying learning needs of students. 2.1. Collaborate with postsecondary institutions to create in-demand career pathways and inform students of college credit opportunities.2.2. Inform and encourage students to obtain and maintain industry credentials related to their career pathways. 2.3. Develop curriculum documents (e.g., course syllabus, course of study, unit plans and lesson plans) that meet the needs of all students by utilizing Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Levels. 2.4. Integrate competencies for relevant industry-recognized credentials into lesson plans. 2.5. Develop intellectually challenging projects that require higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills. 2.6. Utilize career-technical student organizations to reinforce in-class instruction and promote 21st century skills. 2.7. Modify instruction to support all students in achieving their full learning potential. 2.8. Integrate employability skills as well as challenging technical content and knowledge into daily instruction. 2.9. Integrate challenging academic content and knowledge into daily instruction.
PLO 3 INSTRUCTION: Use instructional strategies that actively engage students in developing problem-solving, critical-thinking and teamwork skills. 3.1. Use content-specific instructional strategies to teach main concepts and skills effectively. 3.2. Create learning situations where students work independently, collaboratively and as a whole class, while providing opportunities for individual assessment. 3.3. Integrate the main components of a career-technical education program into instruction (i.e., laboratory, classroom and career-technical student organizations). 3.4. Identify the domains of learning (i.e., cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and how they relate to the career-technical education classroom and laboratory.