Technical Education (TEC)

TEC 1110 Issues and Trends in Technical Education (3) - summer
This course is designed to provide in-depth coverage of current issues in technical education with a historical perspective on the development of programs in Vermont; 3 hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: None

TEC 1120 Reading in Technical Education Content Areas (3) - summer
This course is designed to assist technical center teachers in the development of techniques that will allow them to teach basic reading skills as an integrated part of their technical classroom. The primary focus will be on teaching skills for “reading to learn” about subject content. Technical center classrooms by nature are a process-centered mode. Students learn in ways that allow direct application to technical job requirements. This course emphasizes the same process-centered approach for the teaching of reading skills; 3 hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: None

TEC 1130 Vocational Instruction for Students with Special Needs (3) - summer
This three credit course is designed to inform technical educators about students who are members of special populations, including methods of identification, assessment, modifications, and accommodations provided to these individuals and the role of the technical educator in these processes; 3 hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: None