OVERVIEW OF TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM

The opportunity to become a technology education teacher  is open to everyone.  You will have to go to college to  acquire knowledge and learn skills to teach technology  education.  In college, you will learn how to teach  middle, junior and high school students about construction, manufacturing, communication, and transportation. 

As a Technology teacher, you teach students to understand,  use and control technology.  You lead them as they explore  the development of technology and its effect on people,  the environment and society.  You help students adjust to  change, to deal with forces that influence their future,  and to participate in controlling their future.

The FSU Technology Education Program  is nationally recognized as one of the best undergraduate  programs in the country.  There is an extremely high  demand for our graduates, especially in eastern states  such as West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio,  Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida.   Our small classes are a contributing factor to our 100%  passing rate on the National Teacher’s Exam.

EMPLOYMENT IN TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

In the field of Technology Education there are only 600  graduates  in the nation for 2400 or more teaching  positions each year which means that there at least 4 jobs  for every technology education graduate nationally. Most  teachers work nine months a year and spend about six hours  a day teaching technology education.  Teaching requires  preparation before class.  It also requires working  directly with students to solve problems, plan projects,  select materials, produce projects, use tools and  equipment in a safe manner, and properly organize and  maintain a technology education laboratory.

Other activities you might do as a technology education  teacher are to sponsor a technology student association ( TSA), work on committees concerning the selection of  textbooks or improving curriculum, become involved in  coaching sports activities, and earn extra money in  industry or in your own business during Christmas holidays  and summer vacations.