Technology and Engineering Education - Vol 1, #3 - January 2024

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articles:

EDITORIAL

What's Your Position? The Importance of Spatial Awareness

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Recruitment and Retention: The Time is Now

departments:

IDEAS FOR SECONDARY INSTRUCTION: The Green Energy City: Creating Solutions to Reclaim Energy in Large Cities

What daily activities and processes can your students imagine outfitting with micro generators to reclaim a supplemental supply of energy to help power our cities?

BUILDING A STEM TOOLKIT: Technical Low-Temperature Metal Casting Using Laser-Cut Molds

Highlights the properties and use of cost-effective MDF to make custom molds with equipment such as lasers and CNC routers that have become more affordable and suited for classroom settings.

BUILDING A STEM TOOLKIT: Connecting Globally: A Collaborative Learning Experience

A look at how schools in the U.S., the Caribbean, and Africa collaborated to tackle the real-world challenge of clean water.

BRINGING STEM TO LIFE: Starting from Scratch: The Lesson Planning Disadvantage

An examination of the disparities between lesson planning and developing curriculum between the core content teacher and elective teachers, like the technology and engineering educator.

IDEAS FOR SECONDARY INSTRUCTION: Optimizing Bicycle Design Involving an Understanding of Drive Systems and Bearings

This articles aims to help Technology and Engineering Educators apply science and mathematics concepts to practical hands-on activities

INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES: STEM in the New Zealand Context

This article focuses on one teacher to highlight the various ways STEM implementation is achieved in New Zealand.

TEACHER HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Meg Swecker
  • Kimberly Leahy

2024 LEADERS TO WATCH

Selected individuals who have been highlighted for demonstrating outstanding leadership ability as educators early in their careers.