Dear TEAM/Technology Education teachers,  
      I would like to introduce myself to those of you that I have not had the privilege of meeting yet.  My name is Matt Johnson and I am the Director of Engineering and Technology for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.  I am a former Project Lead the Way instructor at the Sikeston Career and Technology Center and have a passion for career education, especially engineering and technology.  I am excited about what future collaborations between TEAM, ITEEA, TSA, and DESE can bring to the table for technology education.

     I understand that your district’s budgets may not always cover everything you need to be successful in the classroom and that we sometimes have to do without or create new and inventive ways to effectively instruct our students.  I have attached some grant forms for any DESE approved technology and education or PLTW programs.  You can find this information on the DESE website. https://dese.mo.gov/. Just as a reminder it is a requirement to belong to a CTSO if they are seeking state funding. Download the "Technology Education Grant RFP" here.

     I would also like to introduce everyone to Byekwaso Gilbert, who is our new TSA State Advisor.  B comes to us with an extensive CTSO background and will be working diligently to make sure TSA is a service organization that we can be proud of.  We will be focused on showing off TSA’s areas of strength and improving upon other areas so that we give our students every possible opportunity to be successful.
      We are currently working on our upcoming conference and would like to remind everyone about our Missouri TSA State Championships that will be in Joplin at Missouri Southern on April 14^th - 16^th this year and invite anyone that may be interested in serving as a judge for our competitive events.  If you or anyone you know would like to judge, please email myself or Byekwaso.

Thank you all for what you do and I hope you all have a great and productive 2019,
Matt

From Robert Stokes: MO TSA State Officer Advisor and President of Stokes Educational Services:
       I would like to reach invite each of you and all of your TEAM members and Technology Teachers to consider starting TSA chapters this year and compete in our regional conferences in Springfield, Neosho, and St. Louis this year as well as our state conference in Joplin this year. If your school needs financial support to pay for the costs of students competing, I have been recruiting corporate partners this year who will provide funds to alleviate some or all of this burden for your school.  TSA was formed over 40 years ago by ITEEA (AIAA at the time) to serve as the CTSO for our career path.   If teachers have questions or would like assistance, please email me @ <rstokes@stokeseducation.com> . I am also happy to arrange a call or onsite visit with you to assist you. Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to working with each of you in the near future.

 

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The Industrial Technology Teachers Shortage has Gone from Critical needs to Crisis Mode

      Technology Teachers, I would like to address all of you in hopes that each of you would put forth the effort to find your replacement plus one. Even if you don't plan on on retiring for the next 20 years.
     What can I do you ask, first talk positively about teaching  and talk positively about teaching technology education. A study found that even with technological advances in recruitment resources, undergraduate T&E education students reported their middle or high school T&E educator as the most influential factor regarding their decision to become a T&E teacher. T&E education teachers need to work more closely with counselors at their high school to inform them of what T&E education is and how critical it is for enhancing STEM literacy.

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Have a great 2019.

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Technology Education Association of Missouri
Membership/Renewal Form

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(Address)                                            (______ check if new address.)

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(City)                                                (State)                 (Zip)                        (Mobile Phone Number)

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(School Name)                                                  (School City)                                      (TEAM Dist.)

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       In 2018, the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship is launching a pilot program for a new and different type of scholarship. Instead of being awarded to individual applicants, Teaching the Teachers scholarships go directly to educational and service organizations that teach woodworking to economically disadvantaged communities in the U.S. and abroad. The Center’s intent is to leverage the education in woodworking and design that it delivers on its Rockport, Maine campus for greater social impact.
      Institutions participating in Teaching the Teachers nominate their own instructors for fully funded participation in the Maine school’s Workshops, Turning Intensives, and Furniture Intensives, as best meets the needs of the institution and its candidate’s availability. Scholarships cover all necessary expenses (above and beyond any provided under the partner institution’s policies), including tuition, materials, travel, and lodging. In some cases, the Center can also offer per diems for expenses such as meals and lost income.
     “Our intent is to give educators new woodworking skills and a vision of the educational woodshop that they can share in their own communities through a lifetime of teaching,” says Dick Whittington, President of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship’s Board of Directors.For 2018, institutional partners for Teaching the Teachers are Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor, ME; Greater West Town Community Development Project in Chicago, IL; Kids Making It in Wilmington, NC; Machias Memorial High School in Machias, ME; and North Salem High School Woods Manufacturing Program in Salem OR.
     Through Teaching the Teachers, the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship is also teaming up with advocacy organizations that promote woodworking education for vocational training and economic development. The first two institutional affiliates of the program are the Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society and the Wood Career Alliance of North America.
     The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship intends to expand Teaching the Teachers in future years and invites inquiries from potential institutional partners and affiliates. For more information, please contact Amy Williams, the Center’s Director of Advancement.

Ellen Dyer: Development Director
Email: ellen@woodschool.org

Center for Furniture Craftsmanship

25 Mill Street Rockport, ME 04856

207-594-5611

www.woodschool.org

About The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship: Founded in 1993, the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship is a 501(c)(3) non-profit woodworking school in Rockport, ME. Its mission is to provide the best possible education for people who want to design and build functional, beautiful, and expressive work out of wood to the highest standard of craftsmanship. Programs are for novice, intermediate, and advanced woodworkers who seek an inspiring learning experience in a supportive environment. With an outstanding international faculty and topnotch facilities, the Center provides exception­al training in furniture making and design, wood turning, carving, marquetry, and related skills to more than 400 professional-track and a vocational students per year.

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