Technology Engineering Education

Human Innovation in Action

Our Mission

To help student lean to appropriately use, manage, apply and assess technology to effectively make decisions and contributions to a rapidly changing technological society.

 

Our Vision

To provide leadership, service and connections to help prepare all Tennessee teachers and students towards becoming technologically literate citizens.

Definition of Technology

Technology is the application of resources to design, produce, and use products and services that extend human potential to improve and control the natural and human made environment.

Benefits of Technology

Develop higher thinking skills.

Learn new and emerging technology.

Apply technology to practical problems.

Help career choice and planning.

Build work and safety attitudes.

Enhance leadership ability.

Reinforce other subjects.

Engage in problem-solving.

Prepare for advanced education and training.

Technological Studies Involve

Designing, developing, and utilizing technological systems.

Open-ended problem-based design activities.

Open-ended project-based learning activities.

Cognitive, manipulative and effective learning strategies.

Working individually as well as in a team to discover solutions to problems.

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