This program prepares students for technology education and industrial/technical teaching positions in grades 6-12 and at the community college level.  Teachers prepared through this program instruct in comprehensive high schools or in one of the 25 area career centers in approved industrial/technical programs.  The primary purpose of technology education in the comprehensive high school is to promote and develop technological literacy.  Although the skills may differ according to the program emphasis, the Illinois Plan for Industrial Technology Education identifies these content areas:  communication technology, production technology, transportation technology, and energy utilization technology.  Some typically titled courses or programs in Illinois schools and career centers relating to technology education (industrial/technical) are:

Course of Study*

The technology education (industrial and technical) teacher certification course of study is an articulated program beginning with an Associate of Applied Science Degree in an industrial technology area offered at Illinois community colleges.  Once the AAS Degree is obtained, the student will enter the SIUC Capstone Program into the Department of Workforce Education and Development and the College of Education and Human Services Teacher Education Program and will meet all program entrance requirements.

Students enrolled in the technology education teacher certification program would be interested in membership in the International Technology Education Association and the Association for Career and Technical Education with its Division of Trade and Industrial Education.

For further information about the Technology Education (Industrial Technology) program, please contact Dr. Bob Putnam