52nd Annual TEAP Conference Details!

All of the details concerning this years TEAP Conference are now available on our website, and the Pre-Conference mailer should be arriving in your mailboxes courtesy of the United States Postal Service sometime soon if it has not arrived already. Remember that Pre-Conference registration runs up until October 22nd, after which you will need to register on-site. Below are some links to information about out General Session Speakers for this year!

Thursday, General Session #1 (10am)
Speaker: Mr. Bill Nott
Mr. Nott is a Mechanical Engineer with Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Sunnyvale, California. He has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and B.A. in Anthropology. To promote engineering at the pre-college level, he is a Vice-President, Pre-college engineering for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), member of the Board of Directors for the EAST Project, Industry Advisor for the California Engineering and Technology Alliance, and a member of the Silicon Valley & Sacramento Regional Planning Committees for FIRST.

Thursday, TEAP Council for Leadership Forum (Thurs. 4pm)
Speaker: Mr. Van Hughes
Leadership and professional development have a number of things in common.  Both have participants that seek an improvement in the status quo.  Success is defined by achieving what the constituent group determines are worthy goals.  Activity is focused rather than random.  Characteristics of both leaders and professionals are well known and documented.  Resources abound on how to be an active participant in both categories.  Rewards for personal engagement are both intrinsic and extrinsic.  Making connections with concepts and colleagues creates a foundation and network that secures individual initiative.  Both leaders and professionals must overcome obstacles before and during their period of service.  Research for and delivery of this presentation is a reflection on four decades of teaching in the area of technological studies with intention to invigorate those who would seriously consider leading the field and enthusiastically developing their professional standards.

Friday, General Session #2 (10am)
Speaker: Dr. Ioannis Miaoulis
Dr. Ioannis (Yannis) N. Miaoulis, 42, became President and Director of the Museum of Science, Boston January 1, 2003. Miaoulis spearheaded the introduction of engineering into the Massachusetts K-12 science and technology curriculum, making the Commonwealth first in the nation to do so in 2001. Miaoulis created popular engineering courses at Tufts based on students' and his own enthusiasm for fishing and cooking. Guided by him for 15 years, Tufts engineering students have inspired children in hands-on classroom engineering experiences.   Now, led by Miaoulis, the Museum of Science is advancing technological literacy nationwide by working with school systems, engaging students in engineering activities, providing a window into the world of technology, and fostering discussion of the impact of science and technology.

Originally from Greece, Miaoulis has been honored for his research and community service, including the Presidential Young Investigator Award; the Allan MacLeod Cormack Award for Excellence in Collaborative Research; and the William P. Desmond Award for outstanding contributions to Public Education. He served on the Massachusetts Math and Science Advisory Board and is Chair of the Massachusetts Technology/Engineering Advisory Board.
Helping Tufts raise $100 million for its engineering school, Miaoulis greatly increased the number of female students and faculty, oversaw a strategic plan raising the school's international visibility, designed collaborative programs with industry and more than doubled research initiatives. Earning bachelor's and doctorate degrees in mechanical engineering and a master's in economics at Tufts, he also received a master's in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has published more than 100 research papers and holds two patents.

More Information:
Museum of Science, Boston
Exploring Leonardo: A Letter to Teachers

Friday, Banquet (6:30pm)
Speaker: Mr. Richard N. Pawling
Richard N. Pawling is a native of Pennsylvania. He is currently an adjunct cultural geography and environmental science  professor at Penn State University/Berks-Lehigh Valley College, as well as the owner and educational/interpretive specialist of HISTORY ALIVE!SM - a consulting firm founded in 1991 that provides living history and traditional/heritage music programs, training workshops, character design, and interpretive consulting services to parks, museums, colleges/ universities, and civic, professional, and historical organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada.

More Information:
History Alive!
Biography: Richard N. Pawling

This offer is being made because Paxton/Patterson believes in the future of ITEA and is committed to the field of Technology Education so strongly that they will subsidize new Professional memberships for the first year.

ITEA values our current members and will continue to provide the highest level of professional benefits and services, but at the same time we are looking for new members to expand and grow the association.  Through this growth ITEA will be able to offer even more to ALL members.

Take advantage of this fantastic membership opportunity by joining ITEA today! Or let your friends and colleagues know about this great offer today! Tell them that they can now join online (click on the Paxton/Patterson link on ITEA’s homepage at (www.iteawww.org) or contact iteambrs@iris.org for additional information.