Engineering the Nation

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Click on each category to see which states are helping to spread engineering education across the country. Click on a state for more information on its education agency administrators, nanotechnology partners, and the NCTL's presence in museums and science centers.

NCTL Curriculum Use

Educational Standards

Impact on Museums and Online

NCTL in Action

NCTL Curriculum Use

See where Engineering is Elementary, Engineering the Future, and Building Math are in use across the nation.

State	Building Math	Engineering is Elementary	Engineering the Future	Engineering is Elementary, Building Math, and Engineering the Future
Alabama	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Alaska	Yes	Yes	No	No
Arizona	Yes	Yes	No	No
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
California	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Colorado	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Connecticut	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Delaware	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Florida	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Georgia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hawaii	No	Yes	No	No
Idaho	No	Yes	No	No
Illinois	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Indiana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Iowa	No	Yes	Yes	No
Kansas	No	Yes	Yes	No
Kentucky	Yes	Yes	No	No
Louisiana	Yes	Yes	No	No
Maine	No	Yes	Yes	No
Maryland	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Massachusetts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Michigan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Minnesota	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mississippi	Yes	Yes	No	No
Missouri	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Montana	No	Yes	No	No
Nebraska	Yes	Yes	No	No
Nevada	Yes	Yes	No	No
New Hampshire	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
New Jersey	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
New Mexico	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
New York	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
North Carolina	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
North Dakota	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ohio	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Oklahoma	Yes	Yes	No	No
Oregon	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rhode Island	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
South Carolina	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
South Dakota	No	Yes	Yes	No
Tennessee	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Texas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Utah	No	Yes	Yes	No
Vermont	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Virginia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Washington	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Washington, D.C.	No	Yes	Yes	No
West Virginia	No	Yes	Yes	No
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wyoming	No	Yes	No	No

Educational Standards

Find out how the states stack up in terms of offering technology and engineering educational standards.

State	Technology Education in State Framework, 2006 - 2007	Engineering in Standards as Academic Core Subject	Engineering in Standards as Career and Technical Education	Working with NCTL on Engineering Standards
Alabama	Yes	No	Yes	No
Alaska	No	Yes	No	No
Arizona	Yes	Yes	No	No
Arkansas	Yes	No	Yes	No
California	Yes	No	Yes	No
Colorado	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Connecticut	Yes	Yes	No	No
Delaware	Yes	Yes	No	No
Florida	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Georgia	Yes	No	No	No
Hawaii	Yes	Yes	No	No
Idaho	No	Yes	Yes	No
Illinois	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Indiana	Yes	Yes	No	No
Iowa	Yes	No	Yes	No
Kansas	No	Yes	Yes	No
Kentucky	Yes	No	Yes	No
Louisiana	Yes	No	Yes	No
Maine	No	Yes	No	No
Maryland	Yes	No	No	No
Massachusetts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Michigan	Yes	No	Yes	No
Minnesota	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mississippi	Yes	No	Yes	No
Montana	No	Yes	No	No
Nebraska	Yes	Yes	No	No
Nevada	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
New Hampshire	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
New Jersey	Yes	Yes	No	No
New Mexico	No	No	Yes	No
New York	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
North Carolina	Yes	No	No	No
North Dakota	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Ohio	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Oklahoma	Yes	No	No	No
Oregon	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	No	No
Rhode Island	Yes	Yes	No	No
South Carolina	Yes	No	Yes	No
South Dakota	Yes	No	Yes	No
Tennessee	Yes	No	Yes	No
Texas	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Utah	Yes	No	No	No
Vermont	Yes	No	Yes	No
Virginia	Yes	No	Yes	No
Washington	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Washington, D.C.	No	Yes	No	No
West Virginia	Yes	No	No	No
Wisconsin	No	Yes	No	No
Wyoming	No	No	Yes	No

Impact on Museums and Online

Education doesn't just happen in the classroom. Via the NCTL, the Museum of Science has worked with science and technology centers around the nation.

State	NCTL Activity with Museums and Science Centers in the State	NISE Net Partners	Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination Venue
Alabama	No	Yes	Yes
Alaska	No	Yes	Yes
Arizona	No	Yes	No
Arkansas	No	Yes	No
California	Yes	Yes	Yes
Connecticut	No	Yes	No
Florida	Yes	Yes	No
Hawaii	No	Yes	No
Idaho	No	Yes	No
Illinois	No	Yes	Yes
Indiana	No	Yes	No
Iowa	No	Yes	No
Kentucky	No	Yes	No
Louisiana	No	No	Yes
Maryland	No	Yes	No
Massachusetts	Yes	Yes	Yes
Michigan	No	Yes	No
Minnesota	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mississippi	No	Yes	No
Missouri	No	Yes	No
Montana	No	Yes	No
Nebraska	No	Yes	No
New Jersey	No	Yes	No
New Mexico	No	Yes	No
New York	No	Yes	No
North Carolina	No	Yes	No
Ohio	No	Yes	Yes
Oklahoma	No	Yes	No
Oregon	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pennsylvania	No	Yes	Yes
South Carolina	No	Yes	No
South Dakota	No	Yes	No
Texas	No	Yes	Yes
Vermont	No	Yes	No
Virginia	No	Yes	No
Washington	No	Yes	No
Washington, D.C.	No	Yes	No
West Virginia	No	Yes	No
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	No
Worldwide	No	Yes	Yes

NCTL in Action

Learn about how the NCTL is working to change the way technology and engineering is taught in our classrooms and museums.

State	NCTL Curricula in use	NCTL Museum/Online Education	NCTL Consulting on Standards
Alabama	No	Yes	No
Alaska	No	Yes	No
Arizona	No	Yes	No
Arkansas	No	Yes	No
California	No	Yes	No
Colorado	No	No	No
Connecticut	No	Yes	No
Delaware	No	No	No
Florida	No	Yes	Yes
Georgia	No	No	No
Hawaii	No	Yes	No
Idaho	No	Yes	No
Illinois	No	Yes	No
Indiana	No	Yes	No
Iowa	No	Yes	No
Kansas	No	No	No
Kentucky	No	Yes	No
Louisiana	No	Yes	No
Maine	No	No	No
Maryland	No	Yes	No
Massachusetts	No	Yes	Yes
Michigan	No	Yes	No
Minnesota	No	Yes	Yes
Mississippi	No	Yes	No
Missouri	No	Yes	No
Montana	No	Yes	No
Nebraska	No	Yes	No
Nevada	No	No	No
New Hampshire	No	No	Yes
New Jersey	No	Yes	No
New Mexico	No	Yes	No
New York	No	Yes	No
North Carolina	No	Yes	No
North Dakota	No	No	No
Ohio	No	Yes	Yes
Oklahoma	No	Yes	No
Oregon	No	Yes	Yes
Pennsylvania	No	Yes	No
Rhode Island	No	No	No
South Carolina	No	Yes	No
South Dakota	No	Yes	No
Tennessee	No	No	No
Texas	No	Yes	No
Utah	No	No	No
Vermont	No	Yes	No
Virginia	No	No	No
Washington	No	Yes	Yes
Washington, D.C.	No	No	No
West Virginia	No	Yes	No
Wisconsin	No	Yes	No
Wyoming	No	No	No

Engineering the Nation

NCTL Curriculum Use

Educational Standards

Impact on Museums and Online

NCTL in Action

NCTL Curriculum Use

Educational Standards

Impact on Museums and Online

NCTL in Action

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