Board of Directors
Dr. Kendall N.
Starkweather is Executive Director of the International Technology
Education Association (ITEA) located in Reston, Virginia. ITEA is the
only major association in North America existing solely for the purpose
of promoting technological literacy in our schools. As Executive
Director, Dr. Starkweather is involved in association activities
designed to advance ITEA's mission. He is publisher of the association's
journals, The Technology Teacher and Technology and Children, which
contain curriculum and instructional materials dealing with all aspects
of technology.
His background includes high school teaching experience and nearly a
decade of teacher education work at the University of Maryland. This
work has been of value to him as he has interacted with other countries
in problem-solving programs for technology.
Dr. Starkweather's efforts have been directed towards educational
materials on such topics as problem-solving and technology, how
technology affects people and the environment, controlling technological
systems, and the impacts of technology on people and the environment.
During this time, ITEA has grown in national and international
prominence effecting a transition toward technology teaching.
Dr. Starkweather has been involved in an advisory capacity for such
groups as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, National Association
for Science, Technology and Society, National Research Council, National
Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, American
Association for the Advancement of Science, National Science Foundation,
National Science Teachers Association, Junior Engineering Technical
Society, Challenger Center, and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration. Dr. Starkweather has been a member of the Board of
Directors for the Autodesk Foundation, and for the Foundation for
Technology Education. He has spoken on technology education in most
states and provinces in North America, and has spoken or consulted in
Australia, Canada, England, Greece, the Netherlands, Japan, New Zealand
and Taiwan.
Dr. Starkweather's experience as an association executive has included
work with the American Society for Association Executives' Key
Professional Associations Committee (Chair 95-96), the International
Section Council, the development of a Foundation for Technology
Education, Trust for Insuring Educators' Executive Committee,
development and responsibility for the Technology Education Advisory
Council, and strategic planning for ITEA. Dr. Starkweather's experience
as an educator and association executive has allowed him to work with
others in doing what he enjoys the most - helping teachers and students
reach their potential through a better understanding of technological
issues and developments.
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