This article presents the text of a speech given by the author at the Maley Spirit of Excellence Breakfast in March, 2006. In this address, Sanders talks about the characteristics necessary for technology education leadership, and recommends seven leadership initiatives that the profession should pursue: (1) State-level political action; (2)…

This article helps educators use and teach technical vocabulary. A communication model is presented to help visualize the terminology problem. Practical guidelines for terminology usage are discussed, including technical jargon, abbreviations, trade names, conceptual terms, and cybernetics and personification terminology. Audience considerations…