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Starting Out Right
Substitute Teacher Workshops

North Coast Beginning Teacher Program

CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS and ORIENTATION CLASS

This online course is designed for Career Technical Education (CTE) teachers who are just beginning their careers or teachers who have recently obtained a preliminary CTE credential.  CTE teachers are required to complete this course prior to beginning their classroom teaching experience or within the first month of employment. It includes fundamental instruction in classroom, laboratory and shop management; lesson planning; grading policies; legal and ethical aspects of teaching; career technical education and the community; and working with English-language learners and students with special needs.

Major topics covered include:

• Classroom management strategies

• Affective and physical environment issues

• Backward planning lesson design

• Record keeping and communication strategies

• Legal and ethical issues

• Career pathways

Credit: One unit of extended education credit is available through Humboldt State University for an additional fee; information provided within the course.

Note: This course is only offered as an ONLINE course.

Once you have registered for this course on the Registration Tab (above right) through the Sonoma County Office of Education Registration System, the NCBTP regional office staff will email you a password for the course.  Simply click on the link below, enter your password, and you will taken directly to the course.

Del Norte COE
Humboldt COE
Lake COE
Marin COE
Mendocino COE
Napa COE
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