Engineering "Educator" Degree Programs

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Originally Posted by scottandme

What Justin said...

Here's a short list from the national organization...
http://www.iteea.org/Resources/institutionalmembers.htm

Programs just like this already exist. I graduated with a BS in Technology/Engineering Education. Obviously each state is slightly different, and might have different names for the certificate, but the framework is already there. Most of the schools listed also have Master's degree programs (MEd) that culminate in a teaching certificate.

It looks like University of Georgia already offers this program, are you working with a different institution? Looks like Savannah State University also offers an undergrad degree.

http://teched.uga.edu/

Googling for your state's specifics would be a good place to start for all the aspiring teachers in this thread.

This thread caught my attention with the OP's emphasis on integrated hand-on education. Without calling out any school specifically, I've been searching for an MS that really emphasizes transitioning practical skill sets and integrating more 'head coach' learning throughout the 1-2 years. That would push it up my list very quickly, though I know there are some very, very good MEds out there (I've been looking at JHU). The desire for this kind of alternative MEd may be a personal bias, as I've had some STEM teachers that really lacked in integration despite STEM BSs and education MSs.


As to the already existent ability to add teacher education on top of an engineering BS, yes, of course we can. (It's a free country, and I'm seriously examining it.) But considering the point of this is to up the number of engineering teachers, I'd think the push would be less about what's possible and more about what's actively advertised as a potential audience/degree option.