Over the past several decades there has been a call to raise student technological literacy. To take such an abstract concept and produce a program that will increase student science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) literacy was not an easy task. However, it was accomplished. During the past two years many United States school…

The International Technology Education Association (ITEA) conducted research on the status of technology education in the United States in 2006-2007. This was the third study conducted by ITEA on the condition of the study of technology in all 50 states. The previous studies were completed by ITEA's Technology for All Americans Project in…

Creativity is foundational to the development of technology. New solutions to practical problems result in inventions and new ways of doing things. Creativity provides the impetus to develop new technologies and new products to satisfy the needs and wants of society. Imagine what life was like before computers, television, and automobiles! Such…

This article reports some research findings about gender issues in technology education and relates some actual events that cause concern for the profession. It also includes a Self-Check Questionnaire that teachers and other professionals can use to examine their own behaviors and speech patterns, which could be turning females away from their…

In this article, the author addresses the question of why there are so few women and minorities in the profession of technology education, and what the profession needs to do to encourage more minorities and women to become technology teachers. The author posed a series of questions to technology education teachers, supervisors, and professors…