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Technology Education Collegiate AssociationThe Technology Education Collegiate

Association is a national student

association sponsored by the International

Technology and Engineering Educators

Association to promote professionalism,

leadership, fellowship, scholarship,

and service among college majors in

Technology Education.

Want to get involved?

This program is approved for teacher licensers by the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners

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Technological change occurs at an increasingly rapid pace, drives much of the change in society, and is an important element in global competitiveness. Given its importance, it is critical that everyone understand this increasingly technological world. Students need this understanding so they can make appropriate career choices and be citizens who will make good decisions regarding the technology that surrounds them, whether in the voting booth, work, or home. In short, Technology Education provides technology literacy, and this is a valuable “basic” for all students.

Since there is a critical shortage of technology education/industrial

technology teachers in Iowa and throughout the country, virtually

100% of the graduates of our Technology Education programs

find jobs within a year of their graduation if they chose to teach.

Secondary school administrators and teachers from around Iowa and

surrounding states consistently request graduates of UNI’s Technology

Education program.

WILL I GET A JOB?

The Technology Education program

at UNI prepares students to become

middle school, junior high and

high school teachers of Industrial

Technology in Iowa, as well as

other places around the country.

The teaching focus of the program

is to experience problem solving

through design, innovation, practical

abilities needed for working and

living in our technological world.

Students also learn to integrate

science, engineering, and mathematics into technological world. Students also learn to

integrate science, engineering, and mathematics into technology by taking course in the

development, production, use, and assessment of technological systems. These include

contraction, communication, energy and power, manufacturing and transportation.

According to the Iowa Department of

Education (2009-10), the average (9 month)

monthly salary for beginning technology

education / industrial technology teachers

is $36,500 which is comparable to a

$48,500 annual 12 month salary in other

occupations. Teachers employed by the

State of Iowa receive membership in the

Iowa Public Employees Retirement System

(IPERS), a dependable and economical

retirement plan that helps maintain

financial independence after retirement.

The benefits paid to members are

secure and guaranteed for life.

SAlARy & BeneFItS

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technologyeducationfour year undergraduate Bachelor of Science Degree