Career and Technical Education

Master of Education

About This Program | Program Requirements | Admission

About This Program

Program Purpose

The purpose of the Master of Education in Career and Technical Education program is to provide professional development and certification opportunities for teachers who wish to pursue professional development, Delaware T & I certification, and/or a master’s degree. Courses in the program will provide Career and Technical teachers with the necessary skills to be successful in the classroom. Students will learn methods to successfully communicate the content and skills of their subject area as well as to develop effective teaching strategies to ensure that students are receiving the best instruction possible while increasing student achievement.

Program Competencies

It is intended that students enrolled in the Master of Education in Career and Technical Education program will achieve the following competencies:

1. Create learning experiences that make content meaningful to students and reflect an understanding of the core concepts and structure of education.
2. Provide learning opportunities that support the intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development of students based on an understanding of adolescent development and learning.
3. Adapt instruction for diverse learners based on an understanding of how students differ.
4. Demonstrate proficiency in oral and written communication.
5. Create a learning environment that fosters active engagement, self-motivation, and positive interaction by understanding individual and group behavior.
6. Design instruction based upon knowledge of the disciplines, students, the community, and Delaware’s content standards to demonstrate knowledge of instructional planning.
7. Apply a variety of instructional approaches that promote student thinking, understanding, and application of knowledge.
8. Use multiple assessment strategies for the continuous development of students.
9. Pursue opportunities to improve teaching and thereby enhance professional growth.
10. Collaborate with colleagues, parents/guardians, and members of the business community to support student learning and well-being and demonstrate knowledge of the role of the school in the community.
11. Use educational technology as an instructional and management tool.
12. Understand and maintain standards of professional conduct guided by legal and ethical principles.
13. Exhibit enthusiasm, vigor, strength of inner self, humor, fairness, and concern for students.
14. Obtain and retain successful employment in the profession of education.

PRAXIS I Requirements

Practicing teachers must satisfy Delaware’s PRAXIS I testing requirements prior to completion of their first year of teaching and prior to completing the necessary requirements for the degree. Career and Technical teachers seeking certification in a Career and Technical program must satisfy the PRAXIS I testing requirements prior to completion of their sixth year of teaching.

There are eight courses under Option A that are requirements for Delaware certification which are applicable toward the master’s degree. A teacher who has already earned undergraduate credit for any of the required certification courses should select courses under Option B or Option C to complete the master’s degree. Courses listed as MCT cannot be duplicated at the graduate level if already taken at the undergraduate level. These are dual listed courses and will have additional and differentiated assignments.