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Originally Posted by Tim Sharp
That sounds like a great idea. It's very similar to what I do now with a math certification.
Have you checked with your state Board of Ed about creating an engineering certification?
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I work for a large university, one of the largest in the state, and we are the largest producers of teachers. We also now have a college of engineering and mechatronics. To answer your question yes, I am very involved with the various state entities.
The intent is to deliver multiple pathways to get into education. The most interesting is a student entering college as a freshman with the intent of becoming an engineering education teacher. It is optimized to create teachers that can do things like FRC and other programs with high performance. Other options include training and certification for existing teachers and existing engineers. I think the best and most committed teachers will be graduates of high school robotics programs.
What I'm asking here and the original intent of this thread is to gauge interest and solicit commentary from the CD community, about becoming a teacher.
Thank you all in for your comments.