Introduction

Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teachers,

Welcome to the CTE TEACH Early Orientation program. By completing the six CTE TEACH Early Orientation modules, you will meet one of your first requirements in obtaining the Designated Subjects Career and Technical Education teaching credential. At this time, the following credential programs (who are the Commission Approved Program Sponsor or CAPS) recognize the CTE TEACH Early Orientation program:

·  California State University, San Bernardino

·  Los Angeles County Office of Education

·  Metropolitan Education District

·  North State BTSA

·  Orange County Department of Education

·  San Diego County Office of Education

·  Tri-County BTSA Program

·  University of California, Redlands

You should consider enrolling in one of these credential programs to complete your credential preparation requirements.

As you begin the Early Orientation program, you will find that each module has a welcome page introducing you to the topics of each module, links to articles, videos, required readings, discussion postings, on your own activities and assessments. This content has been carefully prepared to make sure the program meets the Early Orientation requirements as prescribed by the California Teaching Credentialing Commission.

To ensure you are prepared for the classroom and your new career as a CTE teacher, it is of the utmost importance that you complete all assignments and activities. Your Commission Approved Program Sponsor (CAPS), county office of education, or university will monitor your progress online. The time you spend in completing the assignments will be monitored to make certain ample attention is applied.

Upon successful completion of all work, you will be able to print out a Certificate of Completion to share with your employer and CAPS. Effective CTE educators are lifelong learners who are always seeking ways to improve and grow. It is our hope that you will find this Early Orientation Program valuable and will return to use our online Professional Development Program as a resource and reference.

CTE TEACH wishes you much success in your career as a CTE educator.

Important!

These are the system requirements for accessing the CTE TEACH Modules:

·  Your Web browser settings need to allow pop-up windows

·  You will need the latest version of Adobe Flash Player

·  You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read PDF files and print your certificate.

Table of Contents

Topic / Page

I. How to Create an Account

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III. How to Log In

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IV. How to Join a Group

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V. How to Access Your Group Home Page

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VI. How to Access the Early Orientation Program / 12
VII. How to Communicate with Your Group / 14

These directions are provided to guide you in navigating CTE Online, participating as a member of a group, and progressing through the Early Orientation online CTE TEACH program. You may follow sequentially or skip to topics as needed.

I. How to Create an Account

1)  On the CTE Online home page, click the Register button at the top of the page.

2)  To create an account, fill in the appropriate information in the fields and choose a password you will remember.

a)  Use your real First and Last Name, as that will help others identify you easily and quickly.

b)  Your Username must be between 5 and 32 characters in length.

c)  Your Password must contain a minimum of 6 characters.

3)  You do not need a Registration Code. Leave this field blank.

4)  Type the answer to the Human Registration Verification, such as in this example.

5)  When you have completed the form, click Register.

a)  If there is an error in your registration form, you’ll see a red error message at the top of your screen after clicking Register. Look over your form to determine what is missing and correct the information. Then type the words in the red security box and click Register.

6)  You’ll see a message acknowledging your successful registration and directing you to check your e-mail inbox for the confirmation message.

7)  To confirm your registration, go to your e-mail inbox and click the link as directed in the message. How this message looks will vary by individual e-mail accounts.

8)  After clicking the link in your e-mail, you’ll see this screen where you can confirm your account.

a)  The fields should populate automatically with the corresponding information from your e-mail message.

9)  Once confirmed, you’ll see a message affirming you may now log in to CTE Online.

III. How to Log In

1)  Go to the CTE Online home page to log in using the Sign In fields.

OR

You can also access the login page from the Login link at the top of the CTE Online home page.

2)  After logging in, your home page should look something like this:

IV. How to Join a Group

Important!

Joining a group is important to your successful completion of CTE TEACH because the group is how your CAPS group leader will contact you and monitor your progress as you work through the Early Orientation modules.

There are two ways to join a group – you can request to join or be invited.

A. Request to Join a Group

1)  Navigate to cteteach.cteonline.org

2)  Click on the Early Orientation box

3)  Click the the CAPS group you would like to join located at the bottom of the page.

4)  Once you locate the group you would like to join, click the link Request invitation to join group.

5)  You must provide a reason for your request to aid the group leader in identifying credible requests. Type: “Wish to complete Early Orientation.” Then click Request Invitation.

6)  You’ll see a green message at the top of the page indicating your request is pending.

7)  Once you have been accepted you will receive a notification.

  1. Click the Notifications link at the top of screen
  1. Read the message regarding your request in My Notifications

B. Accept an Invitation to Join a Group

1)  From your home page (after logging in to CTE Online), click Notifications.

2)  Read your notifications and click the link, Accept Invitation.

V. How to Access Your Group Page

1)  After logging in, click the link for your group under My Groups in the right hand column on your home page.

3)  Your group home page will look something like this:

VII. How to Access the Early Orientation Program

1)  From the group home page, click the link Click Here in the right column.

This is the Content Home page for the CTE TEACH Modules:

Important!

These are the system requirements for accessing the CTE TEACH Modules:

·  Your Web browser settings need to allow pop-up windows

·  You will need the latest version of Adobe Flash Player

2)  You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read PDF files and print your certificate. Use the links in the Table of Contents to proceed through the modules.

Important!

You must view each page before proceeding to the next page. You may not jump ahead.

a) Use the Next Page links to advance to the next section.

3)  Proceed through the modules sequentially. Review instructions, content, and activities on each page.

4) Complete the assessment at the end of each module in order to continue to the next module.

5) After completing the assessment in the final module you may proceed to the final page to print

your certificate of completion.

4)  On the final page of the course, you can click the Download Certificate (PDF) link to download and print a certificate of completion.

Important!

The Certificate requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and print.

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