CTE TIP™ – Minnesota’s most successful CTE teacher mentoring and induction program.
The Career and Technical Education Teacher Induction Program (CTE TIP™) is the statewide CTE mentoring program, combining in-person support with curriculum and professional development to support early-career teachers during their first years in the profession. On average, 97% of teachers who participate in our program return to teach the following year and more than 90% of participants were still teaching two years later.
Application
The purpose of CTE TIP is to function as a professional learning community for early career CTE teachers and support their development, efficacy, success, resilience, and retention. Participation provides just-in-time monthly professional development, mentorship, and a cohort of support. We prioritize teachers of color and Indigenous teachers, as well as Tier 1 and Tier 2 teachers, in our program.
About the Program
Lakes Country Service Cooperative and the Minnesota Association for Career and Technical Education (MnACTE) administer CTE TIP, with major support from the Minnesota Service Cooperatives’ CTE Consortium Grant and PELSB’s Teacher Mentorship and Retention of Effective Teachers Grant, and additional funding from the Minnesota Department of Education and Minnesota State using state Perkins leadership funds.
The objectives of CTE TIP are to:
- provide monthly professional development,
- provide teaching, program, and curricular resources,
- provide mentoring and coaching,
- facilitate programing to address early career teacher challenges,
- provide CTE focused pedagogical resources and support,
- provide an opportunity to analyze and reflect up on teaching, and
- build teacher efficacy, resilience and influence job satisfaction and teacher retention.
CTE TIP uses a comprehensive approach to assist new teachers during their early years. Effective teachers understand the commitment to be a life-long learner and one of CTE TIP’s goals is to help new teachers begin this process. Following are activities intended to meet the purpose and objectives of CTE TIP:
Face-to-Face Conferences
CTE TIP provides support to early career teachers through networking and coaching from regional mentors, statewide content experts, and their peers to share resources, curricula, and best practices relevant to their CTE area. This approach provides new teachers with an opportunity to meet with other participants, network with teachers, and become more connected to the CTE profession.
Mentorship and Support
A cornerstone of CTE TIP is the establishment of supportive relationships between mentors/coaches and early career teachers. Mentors are selected based upon their successful teaching experience, reputation as an effective mentor, and their ability to foster supportive relationships with other teachers. Each mentor provides assistance and support for approximately five teachers in their CTE area.
Collaborative Inquiry Groups
CTE TIP participants form inquiry groups around topics of the group’s choosing to dig into content that will improve their classroom and program. Teachers work together to identify common challenges, analyze potential solutions, test out approaches, and share the resources they develop.
Virtual Meetings
Monthly virtual meetings are held throughout the year. Delivery of professional development by Zoom conserves valuable travel resources and is a convenient and efficient approach for new teachers to meet.
CTE TIP Participants
Orientation
In-person Seminars
Monthly
Virtual
Meetings
CTE TIP Teacher Curriculum & Resource Drive
Each year teachers in CTE TIP share curriculum, resources, tools, and lesson plans they create to help those who come after them. CTE TIP resources are free.
CTE TIP is a trademark of the Minnesota Association for Career and Technical Education (MnACTE).