This is the ninth in a series of articles entitled "The Legacy Project." The Legacy Project focuses on the lives and actions of leaders who have forged the educator profession into what it is today. Members of the profession owe a debt of gratitude to these leaders. One simple way to demonstrate that gratitude is to recognize these…

The purpose of the "Learn Better by Doing" study is to determine the extent to which U.S. public school students are doing hands-on activities in their classrooms. The study asks elementary and secondary (middle and high school) science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers to respond to 13 statements concerning…

The International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA [formerly ITEA]) has tracked the status of technology (and engineering) education in four previous studies (Newberry 2001; Meade & Dugger 2004; Dugger 2007; and Moye, Dugger, & Starkweather 2012). The purpose of this continuing study has been to determine the health…

Technology and engineering education continues to evolve as it becomes more apparent that students need this information to become more successful in college and careers. The International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA ) has tracked the status of technology education in the United States in three separate studies over the…

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…

Describes the process used by the Technology for All Americans Project to develop consensus regarding the development of standards for technology education for grades K-12. (JOW)

Describes the evolution of technology education standards: Standards for Industrial Arts Programs (1978-80), Standards for Technology Education Practice (1985), and the three phases of the Technology for All Americans Project and the Standards for Technological Literacy (1994-2003). (SK)

Offers responses to frequently asked questions about the Standards for Technological Literacy developed by the International Technology Education Association. Suggests that the standards will help to ensure that all students receive an effective education by setting forth a consistent content for the study of technology. (Author/JOW)

A Gallup survey compared Americans' knowledge of and attitudes about technological literacy with those of experts. Major conclusions were as follows: most believe that technological literacy is an important goal and schools should include technology in the curriculum; there is a lack of common understanding of technology; and most people have a…

Discusses what students should know and be able to do as specified in the International Technology Education Association's standards. Addresses how technology education programs can meet the standards set by industry and teachers. (JOW)

The first poll in what has become a two-part series was commissioned by the International Technology Education Association (ITEA) in the spring of 2001 with the intent of finding out how Americans viewed technological literacy. Funding for this second survey was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Aeronautics and…

Provides the background of the International Technology Education Association's Technology for All Americans Project and the process used to establish standards for technology education. (JOW)

Attempts to allay the confusion between technology education and educational technology. Discusses their purpose and direction as well as the standards used in both areas.(JOW)

The standards for technological literacy developed by the International Technology Education Association focus on what students in grades K-12 need to know and be able to do. The content standards have five categories: nature of technology, technology and society, design, abilities for a technological world, and the designed world. (JOW)

The International Technology Education Association's Technology for All Americans Project (ITEA-TfAAP) conducted a survey in the spring and summer academic semesters of 2004 to determine the current state of technology education. This survey was a follow-up to a 2001-2002 study by Pamela Newberry, former staff member at TfAAP, in 2000-2001…