Check out APT in Texas!

Yes! Contact the host for more information. Anyone interested in earning graduate credit will have an opportunity to enroll in a three-credit hour course and are responsible for the tuition. You will need to apply as a summer non-degree seeking student to start the enrollment process.

Texas State has been extremely fortunate to receive a USDA-NIFA-PDAL grant to host the CASE Agricultural Power & Technology (APT) Institute for beginning teachers. Beginning teachers are defined as those who have been teaching three years or less, so yes that includes your current student teachers! We will be hosting the Virtual component on July 7^th & 8^th where we will ship virtual training kits to you. We will then be hosting the in-person training in San Marcos, TX. On July 13^th-18^th.  

 

This is 100% free to the twenty participants that are selected through the application process. This includes a CASE APT certification and lifetime access to the CASE APT curriculum. The participants also receive free lodging for five nights at the Embassy Suites in San Marcos (shares with one other participant), complimentary made to order breakfast and an evening reception are included in the stay. We are also providing lunch and transportation to and from campus daily. The only anticipated expenses for the participants include travel to and from San Marcos, supper, and other entertainment expenses (Dr. Anderson highly recommend floating the San Marcos river and visiting Gruene Hall while in town).

 

All applicants will be asked to complete the Texas State APT Application that includes questions regarding previous agricultural mechanics experience, the need for professional development, and the overall expectations to teach agricultural mechanics in the upcoming school year. The participants will need to submit an unofficial transcript and their upcoming class schedule on a letterhead from their school administration. A priority will be placed on candidates who have the most agricultural mechanics courses to teach, with the least amount of formal training and previous experience. A secondary priority will be placed on candidates that graduate from pre-service programs that do not have agricultural mechanics courses in the plan of study and a third priority will be placed on alternative certified applicants that have no formal teacher training. The applications will be judged by an independent group. The applications are due April 1^st at 11:59 PM CST.