Technical Education

Technical Education careers can be found in a variety of areas, such as manufacturing, architecture and automotive. Tech. ed.-related careers can be found in the following Career Cluster Pathways (find links and resources on the Career Cluster page):

Check out the ACP lesson plans created for Tech. Ed. classes by our CATE teacher externs.

Career Academy Teacher Externship lesson plans:

5S Lean Manufacturing by Shawn Porath
BEAR'S Tank (A student version of Shark Tank) by Lisa Sorlie (ISTE standards)
Career and Technical Education Multi-Unit Plan by Michael O'Brien
Converting Units, Metric and Standard by Travis Falkowski
Energy Usage Spreadsheet Lesson by Sierra Erdmann
Engineering Discipline Presentation by Eric Cooley
Field Trips for Career Exploration by David Brasier
Introduction to Metal Casting by Shiv Verma
Introduction to Moulding by Shiv Verma
Local Employment Opportunities by Robert Schoen
Oxy-Acetylene Torch Use Procedures by Eric Cooley
Power Outage Activity by Sierra Erdmann
Reading a Tape Measure by Dave Nordeng
Reverse Engineering a Manufacturing Component by Greg Rose
Safety in the Woodshop by Shiv Verma
Silly Putty Press by Greg Rose
Storage Cabinet Project by Derek Tate
Structure and Parts of a Tree by Shiv Verma
Tapping Metric to Standard Threads by Travis Falkowski
Using Debugging with Wonder Workshop's Dash Robot by Becky Wilcox
What are Employers Looking For? by Robert Schoen
Woodworking Materials and Estimating by Preston Zimmerman
Work Place Safety by David Brasier

Link to Career Clusters