Design and drafting are subjects long taught in technology education, and subjects that retain high status in the profession. Admittedly, since the initial publication of Standards for Technological Literacy in 2000, design has taken on a larger role and meaning in the technology education profession. However, design continues to be delivered…

In many ways the field of renewable energy technology is being introduced to a society that has little knowledge or background with anything beyond traditional exhaustible forms of energy and power. Dotson (2009) noted that the real challenge is to inform and educate the citizenry of the renewable energy potential through the development of…

One of the most intimidating tasks faced by new or practicing technology education teachers is the challenge of creating new facilities or renovating current facilities for a new purpose. While the fourth program standard in "Advancing Excellence in Technological Literacy: Student Assessment, Professional Development, and Program Standards (AETL)"…

In an effort to develop an engineering design project that would deliver the necessary content and reach out to the English Language Learner (ELL) community, faculty in the Engineering Academy at Springdale High School in Springdale, Arkansas instituted the ELL Engineering Collaborative. The ELL Engineering Collaborative has four primary goals…

Discusses the Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology and their importance to the professional development of teachers. Includes an activity to be used to illustrate the role of design technology, explain the standards, and solve a problem likely to be encountered by teachers. (JOW)

This debate among four educators over the modular approach to technology education produces agreement that it reduces classroom management time, but not all think that is positive. There is agreement that it is an effective method, but disagreement over what purpose it is effective for. (SK)

Twenty-nine usable responses from 50 teacher education institutions indicated the following: 55% have a coordinated state inservice program; most emphasize new technologies and contemporary teaching methods; teachers have some input in planning activities; and there is little follow-up or evaluation. (SK)

A study was conducted to ascertain the extent to which colleges and universities are integrating new technology education curriculum activities into teacher inservice and professional development programs. Information was gathered by developing a questionnaire, pilot testing it, and mailing it to 50 selected colleges and universities for…

Journal manuscripts and national reports published during the last 20 years (Bensen, 1993; DeVries, 1996; AAAS, 1989; National Academy of Engineering, 2002; ITEA, 1996; Zuga, 1989) presented a defensible rationale for the technology education profession and focused on the delivery of technological literacy for the nation's youth. This call for…

Pre- and posttest results gathered from 155 seventh graders before and after a nine-week technology education program showed the following: their interest in technology was not significantly altered; their belief in the difficulty of working with technology was reduced; responses of males and females were significantly different; and students have…

A study was conducted to determine the role of colleges and universities in providing inservice programs for technology education and the extent to which those inservice activities emphasized contemporary technology education. Data were gathered through a review of relevant literature, development of a questionnaire, and a mailed survey of 50…

Project ProBase (problem-based technology curriculum) is a National Science Foundation funded project designed to develop an innovative curriculum that more adequately prepares high school technology education students for success in advanced technical studies at the community college level. The purpose of the project is to design and test…

The purpose of this study was to examine the degree to which technology teacher educators support the recently published standards in technology education and determine whether there is a need and/or support for substantial change in undergraduate technology teacher education. A sample of all technology teacher education faculty members were asked…