Tech Directions

Inside this month:

From Dinosaurs to Robots—Machine Tool Tech Program Is Cutting Edge
Students at Bay Path Vocational Technical High School are introduced to manual machine tools, then move on to the powerful world of automated manufacturing.

Vintage Engine Project Prepares CNC Students for Career Success
Students at Eastern Washington University design and build a radial pressure engine that uses a stationary crankshaft inspired by the engine in the World War I Gnome airplane..

Teach Digital Citizenship and Literacy—Introduce Programming in a Fun, Creative Way
Scratch 2.0, a free computer programming language developed at MIT, offers a great vehicle for introducing younger students to the basics of coding.

Raise Funds with Screen-Printed T-Shirts
In this activity, students learn about the screen-printing process in the course of producing T-shirts that can be sold to raise funds for the technology program.

Career Directions—Medical Device Product
Development Engineer
Everything students need to know about careers for medical device product development engineers—wages, responsibilities, education and skills needed, career advancement possibilities, and more.

Product Spotlight
A selection of excellent products to make your teaching efforts more effective.

techdirections is a magazine and website for technology, career/technical, and engineering education. Designed for the involved educator, techdirections brings to life today’s technology and provides a wealth of engaging student activities. We cover automotive, IT, CAD/CAM, electricity/electronics, engineering, manufacturing, woodworking, construction, and much more. We provide information on current industry practices and products that will help you integrate those practices into your classroom.

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