Career and Technical Education

In Oregon, CTE teaching licenses are most often awarded based on completion of individualized Professional Development Plans. These plans are created and submitted to the Oregon Department of Education by a CTE Regional Coordinator, in consultation with school/district administration, after someone has been hired to teach in an approved CTE Program of Study. EOU offers all the courses CTE teachers may need to take for their Professional Development Plans; we encourage CTE teachers to review their plans before enrolling to ensure they select the correct courses. Refer to the TSPC Webpage if you have any questions.

EOU’s CTE courses are priced at our credit overlay rate of $100/credit for those taking the course for 400-level (undergraduate) credit, and $200/credit for 500-level (graduate) credit. The 500-level courses are only available to those who already have a bachelor’s degree. Both versions of our courses will meet Oregon’s CTE licensure requirements. We encourage those with a bachelor’s degree to enroll in the 500-level versions since the credits can then count towards movement on district pay scales and also potentially be applied towards the Master of Science in Education with concentration in CTE (see more information below).

Use the instructions below to enroll as a non-degree seeking student and register for courses based on our schedule of CTE offerings.

Please contact Tara Gekas by phone or email if you have questions about the application/enrollment process for CTE courses. 541-962-3338 or tgekas@eou.edu.

Please contact the CTE Program Coordinator, Dr. Karie Smucker, with questions about specific coursework requirements for your Professional Development Plan or more general questions about EOU’s CTE offerings. ksmucker@eou.edu

NEW! Master of Science in Education with Concentration in Career and Technical Education

EOU offers a pathway for those completing our CTE coursework for graduate credit (500-level) to apply some or all of these courses towards our Master of Science in Education, with the option of a concentration in CTE. Those interested in this option would need to apply and be admitted to the Master of Science in Education program, and complete a sequence of core courses in addition to their CTE coursework. Depending on the number of CTE courses taken, some additional electives may also be required. For more information on this option, please reach out to the Master of Science in Education Program Coordinator, Dr. Amanda Villagomez (avillago@eou.edu), or check out EOU’s MS in Education website for more details.

Course Descriptions and Syllabi

Registration Instructions

Available Classes by term

2026-2027 CTE Course Offerings

Course Title	Summer 26 Course Number	Fall 26 Course Number	Winter 27 Course Number	Spring 27 Course Number
Introduction to CTE in Oregon CTE 420/520	CTE 420 – 18187 CTE 520 – 18188		CTE 420 – 66782 CTE 520 – 66786
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for CTE CTE 421/521		CTE 421 – 34838 CTE 521 – 34839	CTE 421 – 66783 CTE 521 – 66785
Classroom Management – CTE CTE 422/522	CTE 422 – 18191 CTE 522 – 18192	CTE 422 – 34760 CTE 522 – 34762
Human Development in Adolescence for CTE CTE 423/523	CTE 423 -18193 CTE 523 – 18194			CTE 423 – 92866 CTE 523 – 92869
Culturally Responsive practices for CTE CTE 424/524		CTE 424 – 34761 CTE 524 – 34763		CTE 424- 92865 CTE 524 – 92868
Literacy Methods for CTE CTE 425/525				CTE 425 – 92867 CTE 525 – 92870
Mathematics Methods for CTE CTE 426/526			CTE 426 – 66784 CTE 526 – 66788

Course Descriptions and Syllabi

CTE 420/520 Introduction to Teaching and CTE in Oregon

This course is designed to support teachers who are pursuing Career and Technical Education (CTE) licensure in Oregon and are either new to the teaching profession or existing teachers adding an endorsement to teach in a career and technical education program of study. Through course readings, videos and reflective projects, students will receive a practical introduction to the professional roles and responsibilities of educators as well as an overview of the state and federal funding and program characteristics that support CTE in Oregon.

CTE 420/520 – Introduction to Teaching and CTE in Oregon
2025/2026 Syllabus

CTE 421/521 Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for CTE

This course is designed to focus on curricular theory and planning through units and daily lessons that are tied to current industry standards in your area of Career and Technical Education (CTE). This course will focus on identification of instructional goals, activities to achieve goals through student learning, and appropriate measurement and how to determine if a student has met instructional goals and industry skills through assessment. Instructional models most relevant to CTE are combined with standards based curricular design using content specific CTE standards.

CTE 421/521- Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for CTE
2025/2026 Syllabus

CTE 422/522 Classroom Management for CTE

This course is designed to support Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers in developing a practical and effective approach to classroom management. Through course readings, videos and reflective projects, participants will establish a positive classroom setting that maximizes time on learning and is inclusive to school and classroom culture.

CTE 422/522 – Classroom Management for CTE
2025/2026 Syllabus

CTE 423/523 Human Development for CTE

Explores principles of human development including physical, intellectual, personality, social development, and motivation theory in relationship to classroom learning. Explanations of how learners acquire understanding and how teachers may enhance the process.

CTE 423/523 – Human Development for CTE
2025/2026 Syllabus

CTE 424/524 Culturally Responsive Practices for CTE

This course is designed for Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers to increase their knowledge and competence in the area of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Practices. This course will focus on developing practices in classrooms that will encourage success for all students, encouraging teachers to take into account the cultural and linguistic backgrounds of their students and fostering inclusive and equitable learning environments.

CTE 424/524 – Culturally Responsive Practices for CTE
2025/2026 Syllabus

CTE 425/525 Literacy Methods for CTE

This course is designed for Career and Technical Education (CTE) Educators to increase their knowledge of literacy and its place in the classroom. This content area literacy course will focus on concepts and strategies for reading and writing across the curriculum as well as incorporating speaking, listening, and viewing. It will include a particular emphasis on CTE and literacy integration.

CTE 425/525 – Literacy Methods for CTE
2025/2026 Syllabus

CTE 426/526 Math Methods for CTE

Course focuses on the applied mathematics used in career and technical education (CTE) contexts. Students will put theory into practice by investigating the mathematics used in various CTE settings, along with considering best practices in mathematics instruction in CTE settings based on mathematics education research.

CTE 426/526 – Math Methods for CTE
2025/2026 Syllabus

Registration Instructions

To enroll in classes, you must be admitted to EOU.

EOU Non-Degree seeking application screenshot.

Follow the steps below to apply for admission.

Visit the EOU Admissions Application page
Click on the Non-Degree Seeking Application button
Fill out the Non-Degree Seeking Application.
- Select “Credit Overlay, Educational Workshop, CTE as your Educational Intent
- Mark that you have been approved by the College of Education
The rest of the application is your personal Information.

How to Enroll

Step 1 – Sign into your my.eou portal

After you submit the application, you will receive an email from EOU on how to complete the admissions process. You will need to sign into your My.eou portal (Student Portal)

Set up Password

Establish your Mountie password to access your single-log-in student portal called My.eou portal. (Please note: This portal is different from your application portal.) if you need assistance contact our IT department – IT Help Desk | 541.962.3111 | helpdesk@eou.edu

Mountie Hub

Within the My.eou Portal is a link to Mountie Hub. Mountie Hub gives you access to all the student systems you will need while attending EOU. View and update your personal information, add or drop courses, view your academic records, financial aid, and more.

Email

Email at EOU is provided in partnership with Google and Google Apps. Your email address is your Mountie Pass username, followed by @eou.edu. EOU Email is our official method of communicating with you, so check your EOU email account regularly! It is found in the EOU Student Portal.

You will need to complete the financial responsibility agreement. Click on My.eou portal., then you will need to select the “Mountie Hub Card”, then Select “Student Accounts”, and finally “Financial Responsibility Agreement”.

Student Accounts Button in the mountie hub portal

Financial Responsibility & Revolving Charge Agreement Button in the mountie hub portal

If this is your first time self-registering for classes with EOU, you are required to complete a Financial Responsibility Agreement. If you do NOT the system will not allow you to register for any classes. After this is completed, you will move to the next step. Please proceed to Step 2.

Step 2 – Self-Register through your Mountie Hub Account

Registration must be completed within the first 3 weeks of the term, no later than 3rd Friday. Please refer to the Academic Calendar for all term start dates.

"Add Classes" worksheet in the mountie hub portal

To enter the 5-digit CRN, please visit the EOU home page at eou.edu and log in to your My.eou portal. Inside the Portal, please select the Mountie Hub Tab.

Select “Student Services”
Select “Webster Registration”
Select the term
5-digit CRN to register for the course

DO NOT Search for a class, as there are quite a few that have the same prefix.

Check Registration

Select the “Student Services” tab to verify your registration.

*Registration for Credit Overlay courses will open on the date listed in the EOU Academic Calendar as “All Other College Students”. Registration must be completed within the first 3 weeks of the term, no later than 3rd Friday.