Technology Teacher Education

A major thrust of NCETE is to refocus Technology Teacher Education (TTE) programs at the partner universities in order to prepare technology teachers who are capable of infusing engineering design, problem solving, content and analytical skills into the 9-12 schools. This will be accomplished by linking TTE faculty with engineering faculty to redesign and refocus TTE programs.

TTE partners include:

• Brigham Young University
• California State University, Los Angeles
• Illinois State University
• North Carolina A&T State University
• University of Wisconsin-Stout

Refocusing TTE Programs

NCETE will identify and demonstrate best practices in standards based TTE preparation.

Renewing 9-12

NCETE will develop, implement, and evaluate courses for pre-service technology education teachers. The courses will introduce teachers to engineering content and design, problem solving, and analytical skills.

NCETE will develop a database of engineering-related curriculum and engineering design challenges.

Teacher Professional Development

Each of the five TTE partners will deliver professional development to technology teachers from the partner 9-12 schools. The six goals that frame the professional development effort are:

• Develop teachers’ instructional decision making so that it focuses on the analytical nature of design and problem solving needed to deliver technological as well as engineering concepts.
  
• Facilitate teacher initiated change in program design, curricular choices, programmatic and student assessment, and other areas that will impact learning related to technology and engineering.
  
• Develop teachers’ capabilities as learners so that they assume leadership for their professional development activities, and recruit and mentor their colleagues.
  
• Create a pool of highly skilled cooperating teachers who will accept pre service technology teachers into their classrooms and mentor the next generation of technology/engineering teachers to effectively teach students of diverse backgrounds.
  
• Develop engineering analysis and design skills in technology teachers, and strengthening their mathematics and science knowledge and skills.
  
• Develop curriculum integration and collaboration skills in practicing technology teachers so that they can effectively collaborate with mathematics and science teachers.