STEM Education Products

Facilities Planning Guide
While not all technology education laboratories will look exactly the same, there are certain laboratory requirements that should be included in any technology education laboratory design. These designated areas are defined in this standards-based ITEEA Facilities Planning Guide and provide logical and specific guidelines for designing and implementing a standards-based laboratory in your local school, no matter what the size. While the primary focus of this guide is on senior high school laboratory requirements, the elements and recommendations are appropriate and relevant to any middle school-level laboratory and should be incorporated in any laboratory design. 64 pages, 2010. (Download)

Alternate Energy Technology Design Challenges
Written by Harry T. Roman, author of the Classroom Challenge feature of Technology and Engineering Teacher, this publication contains 12 interesting and highly challenging alternate energy design problems that can be assigned to individual students or teams of students. Each problem is open-ended and multidimensional, to give the student(s) a chance to experience the kinds of real-world problems that alternate energy engineers will face on the job. 27 pages, 2010. (Download)

The Overlooked STEM Imperatives
Technology and Engineering, K–12 Education
As the STEM education movement gains momentum, our leaders cannot continue with the mentality that our society only moves forward on mathematics and science alone. Take this opportunity to gain a better nderstanding of the need for STEM education and its critical role in creating a technologically literate society. The rationale for the “T and E” has been specifically addressed in order to gain support for these subjects as part of the overall STEM effort. You are invited to explore the power and promise of a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education through this publication, but more importantly, to seek to understand the importance of ensuring that the “T and E” are equal partners within STEM to adequately prepare the next generation workforce as well as valued contributors to our communities and society. 59 pages, 2009. (Download)

Equity Guide
Determining Progress Toward Achieving Equity, Second Edition
Create a program that reflects educational equity, recognizing the learning differences of all students regardless of gender or ethnicity. This document includes the following materials:
• Equity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
• Factors that Influence Females’ Decisions to Participate in STEM Areas
• Assessing Equity in Your Program and Creating an Equity Action
• Retention and Recruiting
• Resources
60 pages, 2009 (Download)

The Connection to the 21st Century Workforce: Technology and Engineering Education
Building a competitive workforce for the 21st Century requires the careful alignment of K-12 and university curricula with the skill needs of business and industry. In addition to making students better problem solvers, critical thinkers, and users of technology, academic preparation must instill in them the desire to become lifelong learners, willing and able to adjust and adapt to changes in workforce skill requirements resulting from fast-changing global markets. This publication provides a snapshot of the current state of the economy and workforce, followed by the identification and requirements of knowledge and abilities needed for 21st Century occupations, an explanation of how technology and engineering education programs promote learning about technology and can be taught in exciting ways that motivate learners to pursue STEM occupations, chapters that explain the contributions of technology and engineering education, K-12, a chapter explaining how technology and engineering teacher education can prepare teachers to deliver the education that is needed by students of the 21st Century, and an overview of the benefits business and industry can expect from the recommendations made within this publication. 74 pages, 2011. (Download)

Safer Makerspaces, Fab Labs, and STEM Labs: A Collaborative Guide - Safer hands-on STEM is essential for every instructor and student. Read the latest information about how to design and maintain safer makerspaces, Fab Labs, and STEM labs in both formal and informal educational and community settings. This book features information about liability/legal standards, better professional practices, safety controls, addressing biological/chemical/physical hazards, first aid procedures, the facilities planning process, recommended designs and existing examples, and frequently asked safety questions. It is easy to read, providing practical recommendations and examples for instructors, administrators, and media specialists. If your community or school system is looking to design or modify a facility to engage students in safer hands-on STEM activities, then this book is a must read! 189 pages, 2017 (spiral bound). FREE preview available at: https://sites.google.com/a/vt.edu/safetybook2017/. Available in print only at this time. Shipping charges apply.

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Standards for Technological and Engineering Literacy (STEL) provides an up-to-date roadmap for classroom teachers, district supervisors, state supervisors, states, and curriculum developers to promote technology and engineering education program development and curriculum design from Pre-K through twelfth grade.

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Standards for Technological and Engineering Literacy (STEL) provides an up-to-date roadmap for classroom teachers, district supervisors, state supervisors, states, and curriculum developers to promote technology and engineering education program development and curriculum design from Pre-K through twelfth grade.

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Members: FREE
Non-Members: $25.00

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