477 Endorsement

Programs for the endorsement in technology/engineering education will enable

teacher candidates to meet performance standards in teaching technology engineering education in grades five through twelve.  This site contains guidelines on the following:

Candidates seeking to add the 477 endorsement to their current teaching license.

Trade and Industrial Education candidates with a bachelors degree wanting to add the 477 endorsement to their current teaching license.

A Design Portfolio

This portfolio can be used by all your students as they research and record their data to solutions of their problem solving activities.

Course Overviews 2007-2008

An explanation of the newly approved middle and high school courses by the State Board of Education to be taught for Technology Engineering Education along with their sequencing.

Interim Guideline Forms

All instructors are required to successfully complete 40 hours of training during the summer months priors to teaching Technology Engineering Education and/or Contextual Academics courses.  If an instructor is hired after the summer training is completed, or during the school year, the instructors will be required to complete the interim guideline forms. 

Make sure all forms are downloaded, completed, signed, and returned by the appropriate timeframes.  Teachers will not be placed on the training table until guidelines forms have been approved.

TN Dual Enrollment Grant Application

The Tennessee Dual Enrollment Grant program is defined as a grant for study at an eligible postsecondary institution that is funded from net proceeds of the state lottery and awarded to students who are attending high school and who are also enrolled in college courses at eligible postsecondary institutions for which they will receive college credit.

The Tennessee Dual Enrollment Grant program is funded by the Tennessee Lottery and administered by the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation. It is designed to provide financial assistance to qualified high school students in pursuit of postsecondary study at an eligible Tennessee public or private institution while receiving dual high school and college credit from successfully completed courses.

This program provides opportunities for these students to begin working toward a college degree, while still pursuing a high school diploma, and encourages post-secondary education and the acceleration of postsecondary attainment. The term “dual enrollment” applies to these enrollments regardless of course delivery location or course delivery method.