STS Teacher Ed Programs
Greetings,
Whenever I visit with a group of teachers or administrators, it seems like the question of teacher education comes up. There are some great opportunities for students to enter our profession.
There are still two teacher education programs in Nebraska. Wayne State College has a long-standing traditional program.
A new type of program is offered at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. For some history, the folks in Agriculture Education on East Campus volunteered to finish out the students in the program when the College of Education dropped STS (ITE at the time). They soon realized that there is a need to educate teachers in our area. I was able to work with folks from UNL, Southeast Community College and Metro Community College to design the 2+2 program for STS teachers. I have attached a brochure about the program. Basically, a student can spend the first two years being recognized as a UNL student (which means that they can live on campus if they want) but taking technical classes and general education courses at the community college. After two years they will graduate with an Associate’s Degree in Industrial Technology Teaching and then they will finish the last two years at UNL working along-side the agriculture education students to learn the pedagogy. They will then be awarded a Bachelor’s Degree that will allow them to teach STS.
Both schools provide a great opportunity for students to enter into our profession.
Signature Themes - *Positivity, *Arranger, *Maximizer, *Responsibility, *Belief
Tony Glenn, Education Specialist
Skilled and Technical Sciences Career Field
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South, 6th Floor
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
Phone - 402.471.4819
Fax - 402.471.0117
Email - tony.glenn@nebraska.gov
Website - http://www.education.ne.gov/STS
Whenever I visit with a group of teachers or administrators, it seems like the question of teacher education comes up. There are some great opportunities for students to enter our profession.
There are still two teacher education programs in Nebraska. Wayne State College has a long-standing traditional program.
A new type of program is offered at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. For some history, the folks in Agriculture Education on East Campus volunteered to finish out the students in the program when the College of Education dropped STS (ITE at the time). They soon realized that there is a need to educate teachers in our area. I was able to work with folks from UNL, Southeast Community College and Metro Community College to design the 2+2 program for STS teachers. I have attached a brochure about the program. Basically, a student can spend the first two years being recognized as a UNL student (which means that they can live on campus if they want) but taking technical classes and general education courses at the community college. After two years they will graduate with an Associate’s Degree in Industrial Technology Teaching and then they will finish the last two years at UNL working along-side the agriculture education students to learn the pedagogy. They will then be awarded a Bachelor’s Degree that will allow them to teach STS.
Both schools provide a great opportunity for students to enter into our profession.
Signature Themes - *Positivity, *Arranger, *Maximizer, *Responsibility, *Belief
Tony Glenn, Education Specialist
Skilled and Technical Sciences Career Field
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South, 6th Floor
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
Phone - 402.471.4819
Fax - 402.471.0117
Email - tony.glenn@nebraska.gov
Website - http://www.education.ne.gov/STS
