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.
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​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