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Course: Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
If you'd enjoy helping others learn a trade and the career skills they need to succeed, consider majoring in trade and industrial education.
If you choose this major, you’ll learn how to prepare students to work in specific trades and industries.
Did You Know?
Agricultural training programs pioneered a powerful teaching tool: the demonstration method. With this method, students learn by watching their teacher do something and then trying it themselves.
Are You Ready To...?
- Learn the scientific method
- Practice teaching in front of your peers
- Work in a trade or industrial job
It Helps To Be...
Someone who respects all young people and who wants to instill in them skills, pride, and professionalism. Some of your students will attend college; others will enter the work world after high school.
College Checklist
- What grades will you be certified to teach?
- What combination of education and work experience do you need to be certified to teach?
- Will you be required to complete a second major?
- Will your teaching certificate enable you to teach in other states?
- What percent of graduates have jobs as teachers?
- Will the program help you find work after graduation?
- Is the program approved by the state's department of education?
Did You Know?
Many programs prepare you to teach in middle or high schools, but majors in this field may work with other age groups, from preschoolers to adults.
Course Spotlight
You'll get plenty of chances to observe education in action. You'll pick up tips on how to keep labs safe, watch for student progress, supervise student internships at work sites, and more. You’ll also learn how to help students make sound career decisions and handle themselves professionally.
Before you graduate, you'll spend a semester student teaching. Whether you teach lessons on conducting job interviews, caring for livestock, or communicating with robots, you'll value this hands-on experience before starting your first teaching job.