Future Technology & Engineering Teacher

(As a single PDF portfolio)

• Title Page (event title, year, location, ID number)

• Table of Contents

• Research Summaries (1 page each for 2 education technologies)

• Personal Essay (1 page; 3 traits of a great tech/engineering teacher)

• Lesson Plan & Activity (include standards, goals, and assessments)

• Copies of Handouts or Materials

• References/Resources (use MLA citation)

• Student Copyright Checklist

• Consent/Release Forms (if using images of people)

ITEEA: International Technology and Engineering Educators Association

Lesson Objective: What students should learn or be able to do after the lesson

Assessment: How you check that learning happened (quiz, discussion, worksheet)

Instructional Design: Planning how to teach something effectively

Standards Alignment: Connecting your lesson to national or state education standards

21st Century Skills: Skills like creativity, communication, critical thinking, and collaboration

Educational Technology: Tools that enhance teaching and learning (e.g. Google Classroom)

STEM Integration: Combining science, tech, engineering, and math in a lesson

Activity Presentation: A live demo of your teaching activity (like you're teaching a class)

Formative vs. Summative Assessment: Checks during learning vs. end-of-lesson evaluation

Canva – For creating posters, handouts, and lesson visuals

Google Slides/Docs – Collaborative lesson planning and presentation

Jamboard or Padlet – Interactive brainstorming tools for classroom use

Kahoot! – Game-based learning and quizzes

Nearpod – Interactive lesson delivery and feedback

Clipchamp – Simple video creation/editing tool for instructional videos

Soundtrap by Spotify – If incorporating audio or podcast-style lessons

Tinkercad – Beginner 3D modeling (useful for engineering lessons)

Scratch – Easy coding platform for lessons on programming logic

Edpuzzle – Add questions to videos for interactive learning

SoundCloud – Upload and share audio content with a link