Career and Technical Education Professional Development
Whether you’re new to the CTE classroom or an experienced K-12 teacher looking to connect with a community of CTE educators, we have the professional development you need! In collaboration with ISBE, we offer a variety of synchronous and asynchronous online courses designed to help K-12 educators implement best practices in Career and Technical Education.
Nearly all of the professional development sessions are free, and most provide PDHs for active participants.
Workshops for New CTE Teachers
This year we are offering a series of online trainings for educators new to the CTE classroom. Here are a few of the topics covered to help you approach the school year with confidence.
- Getting Ready for Students: Planning and Preparation for CTE Teachers
- Lesson and Unit Planning in Your CTE Course
- Using Various Forms of Assessment in CTE
- Using the Essential and Technical Skills in Your Lesson Planning
View a list of CTE sessions for new CTE teachers (PDF)
Workshops for All CTE Teachers
Keep up with the latest developments and brush up your skills and practices with our rotating series of workshops on timely issues. Examples include:
- How to Use Daily Lesson Plan Templates
- Evaluating CTE Lessons and Materials for Instructional Improvement
- CTE and Equity: Accessibility and Eliminating Barriers for CTE Students
- Problem-based Learning in CTE
2024-25 Professional Development Calendar (PDF)
Online Courses and User Groups
- Work-Based Learning Online Course: In collaboration with ISBE, we’ve designed an online asynchronous course for CTE educators to complete the required learning experience to lead work-based learning programs in their schools and districts as defined on the state’s work-based learning continuum and the Perkins V State Plan.
- CTE for All Online Course: This course is designed to prepare CTE teachers to support the needs of special populations.
- ISBE Career Pathways User Group: This online community of educators learn and lead together by sharing successes with and asking questions of one another.