Are there any resources available to help school systems strengthen their Technology Education programs?
1. Technology Education Voluntary State Curriculum This document contains five overarching standards that identify what students should know and be able to do in order to be technologically literate. It also provides local school systems with a means for developing challenging curriculum while increasing state supported opportunities for professional development. 2. Technology Education Facilities Gruidelines This document is to assist local school systems in the planning, design, construction and occupancy of technology education facilites. It is a translation of an educational philosophy about technology education into a three-dimensional place in order for students to achieve the goals set forth in the curricular framework. The facilities guidelines identify the space and lab requirements for technology education instruction. 3. Center to Advance the Teaching of Technology and Science As a member of the Center’s Consortium of States, MSDE makes the following series of professional p
