Workplace Specialist I Teacher Training
2013/14 Academic Year
Project Coordinator - Dr. Edward Lazaros - Ball State University

  Mentors, WSI Teachers, and CTE Directors should visit the buttons on the left.

Blackboard Online Course Access

Blackboard online course link. 

The WSI teacher's user name will be xt_firstinitiallastname and the password will be the last 4 digits of the Social Security Number.  In some instances common last names will have a number after them.

Access will not be active until last Monday in August. Teacher's should not access Blackboard until the last Monday in August.

The IDOE strongly encourages new teachers to attend the Indiana ACTE Pre Conference Workshop for new and newer CTE teachers on Thursday.  Note that attendance for Friday and Saturday of the Indiana ACTE conference is required and mandatory for all WSI teachers but not for mentors. 

Note that all WSI teachers must be assigned a mentor and this information is required on the registration form, so it is critical that CTE directors assign the mentor prior to registration.  (This includes those repeating the training program.) Directors and other administrators are not allowed to serve as mentors. Mentors are required to attend the 2nd live remote site session indicated on the calendar.  Mentors must fax (765) 285-2162 an IRS-W9 by September 1 to qualify for payment.

Be sure to check the calendar for the activities and dates for the entire year. It is essential to plan the year around this schedule.

WSI repeaters must personally pay a $1,000 fee for the training.  This is non-refundable if the teacher withdraws from the training.  A money order must made out to Ball State University and mailed by September 1st to: 

Additional information will be added periodically to this site, including new registrant assignments and other updates. Be sure to visit periodically for these updates

If you must withdraw from the WSI training for any reason, you must click on the Withdrawal button on this page and fill out a withdrawal form.

Project Coordinator:
Dr. Edward Lazaros
Department of Technology, Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306-0255
765-285-5647 Fax 765-285-2162 or ejlazaros@bsu.edu

Alternate BSU contact:
Dr. Sam Cotton, 765-285-5641, scotton@bsu.edu