Trades and Industry Educator Certification

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Become a Trades Instructor

You have extensive training in the world of trade and industry that you can use to teach local high school students. Build on your work experience and qualifications through our trades and industry educator program from A&M-Commerce. In under two years, you can be prepared to educate high school students from grades 6 through 12 in carpentry, automotive technology, cosmetology and masonry. Begin your new teaching career today!

Where It Is Offered Commerce

Duration

2 Years

Foreign Language

No foreign language credits required

Delivery Combination

Total Credit Hours

18 Hours

Thesis Requirements

No thesis required

Trades and Industry Feature Courses

Featured Courses

Effective Teaching in a Diverse Environment EDCI 415

This course focuses on understanding learning theories and aligning effective teaching strategies that address the needs of all students. Included in this course will be a variety of diversity issues which focus on curricular, instructional, managerial and assessment techniques. Use of educational technologies in teaching and learning will be incorporated.

Foundations of Reading RDG 516

This course is designed for graduate students in the emergency permit or alternative certification program seeking initial teacher certification. The focus is on the reading process and the factors that condition its development. The importance of reading in school and in life serves as a background for critical evaluation of the methods and materials of reading instruction. Special consideration is given to the essential components of research-based programs and the features of classrooms that support effective beginning reading instruction.

Intro to Educational Computing ETEC 524

This course will introduce the student to educational technology and current research on critical issues, trends, diffusion and adoption of technology and history and theoretical foundations of the field. Students will identify, develop and apply a variety of technological skills congruent to their educational technology philosophy.

Trades and Industry ACP

To Complete the Alternative Certificate Program

Observation

Once admitted you can begin your 30-hours of required field experience in the content area/grade level you are pursuing. You cannot begin your teaching assignment until this is complete. The candidate will submit the completed log sheet and reflection questions to the Teacher Certification Office.

Complete Pre-Internship Training Courses

Complete 150 hours of training (Four Certification courses) prior to a paid internship or clinical teaching.

Note: See curriculum for required courses

Pass the TExES content test

This is the TExES content test for Trades & Industry. The Trades & Industry test is combined with the Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities test which is Test #270.

Note: EDCI 515 or EDCI 414 registration is required during a paid internship or clinical student teaching. Students who have not completed a bachelor’s degree will need to be enrolled in EDCI 415.

Pay all Required Fees

Complete Internships or Clinical/Student Teaching Requirement

Candidates must complete either;
- Two-semester paid internship as a teacher of record.
  - Candidates will apply for positions through the district or region service center.
- OR One-semester of clinical student teaching assignment.
  - Candidates will complete an application.
  - The Alternative Certificate Program representative will assist with their placement.
All teaching candidates will be supervised by a University Field Supervisor and Campus Mentor.
A teaching fee of $1000 per semester is required during your teaching assignment.
You must enroll in EDCI 515 or EDCI 514 during the first semester of your teaching assignment.

Apply for Teacher Certification

During their final semester, candidates must contact the Educator Certification Office to verify that all requirements are complete and to receive information about applying for certification via the Texas Education Agency.

Trades and Industry Curriculum

CURRICULUM

Required courses if you hold a bachelor’s degree (15 hours)

EDCI 514 Management and Curriculum Development for Diverse Learners (to be taken first)
EDCI 517 Reading and Learning K-12
EDCI 519 Response to Intervention Applied to Exceptional Learners
RDG 516 Foundations of Reading

ETEC 524 Introduction to Educational Computing
EDCI 515 Evidence-Based Learning (to be taken during internship)

Required classes if you don’t hold a bachelor’s degree (15 Hours)

EDCI 414 Management and Curriculum Development for Diverse Learners (to be taken first),
PSY 300 Learning Processes and Development
RDG 380 Comprehension and Vocabulary in Middle and High Schools
ETEC 424 Integrating Technology into the Middle/Secondary Curriculum
RDG 417 Reading and Learning in the Content Area
EDCI 415 Effective Teaching in a Diverse Environment (to be taken during student teaching)