COURSE DESCRIPTION

Graduate Program Chair
James P.Alicata

Contact :
Phone# 978-665-3047
Fax# 978-665-3043
Email: jalicata@fsc.edu

Program Objectives:
Vocational Technical Teacher Approval Program

Candidates seeking credentials as approved vocational technical instructors must successfully complete a thirty-six semester hour competency based training program. This training program provides the candidate with the curriculum, organizational and delivery skills, along with the methodological and pedagogical competencies needed to become an effective vocational technical instructor or pursue a baccalaureate program.

Part I

OCED 5515 Teaching Methods: Instructional Strategies
in Vocational Technical Education 3 S.H.
OCED 5516 Teaching Methods: Educating the Vocational
Technical Learner 3 S.H.
OCED 5518 Management of Vocational Technical
Education Environment 3 S.H.
OCED 5523 Students with Special Needs in Vocational
Technical Education 3 S.H.
OCED 5529 Competency Based Vocational Technical
Curriculum Development 3 S.H.
OCED 5534 Supervised Practicum in
Vocational Education 3 S.H.
OCED 5539 Implementing a Competency Based
Curriculum 3 S.H.
OCED 5547 Brain Compatibility: Teaching and Learning 3 S.H.
Subtotal Part I 24 S.H.

Part II

OCED 5517 Fundamentals of Vocational Technical
Education 3 S.H.
OCED 5545 Computerized Vocational Technical
Curriculum Management 3 S.H.
OCED 5546 Integrated Vocational Technical and
Academic Curriculum 3 S.H.
OCED 5549 Assessment Standards and Evaluation 3 S.H.
Subtotal Part II 12 S.H.
Total for Program 36 S.H.