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Dr. Len S. Litowitz
is a full professor in the Department of Industry and
Technology at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, where he also serves as program
coordinator for the technology education teacher preparation program. He has taught
courses in energy, power, transportation, and automation technologies to students of
various age levels for approximately 25 years. Dr. Litowitz has published and
presented extensively in the field of technology education, served as a consultant to
numerous school districts, and taught summer workshops at several colleges and
universities throughout the country. Additionally, Dr. Litowitz has studied the Design
and Technology curriculum in the United Kingdom and served terms on the Board of
Directors for the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association
(ITEEA) and the Technology Student Association (TSA). In 2002, he completed a term
as President of the Technology Education Association of Pennsylvania (TEAP). Dr.
Litowitz resides in Conestoga, Pennsylvania with his wife, Evanna Morris; daughter,
Lindsay Rose; son, Evan; and cat, Jingle Bell.
Dr. Ryan A. Brown
is an assistant professor in the Department of
Curriculum and Instruction and an associate director of the Center for Mathematics,
Science, and Technology at Illinois State University. He currently teaches courses for
preservice teachers on topics such as instructional methods and assessment. Previously,
he taught a variety of courses at the secondary level, including design processes,
transportation systems, and fundamentals of engineering. Dr. Brown coauthored
Exploring Design, Technology, & Engineering with Dr. R. Thomas Wright. He has also
written titles in both the Humans Innovating Technology Series (HITS) and the Kids
Inventing Technology Series (KITS) for ITEEA, as well as in the Activity! series for the
Center for Implementing Technology in Education. Dr. Brown’s educational
background includes a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Ball State
University and a doctorate degree from Indiana University. Dr. Brown; his wife,
Heather; and his sons, Benjamin and Samuel, reside in Normal, Illinois.
The Career Clusters
The Career Clusters are 16 groups of different types of occupational and career
specialties, which are further divided into pathways. Looking ahead at these pathways
will help determine the course of study for your chosen career. The Career Cluster
icons are being used with permission of the:
States’ Career Clusters Initiative, 2011, www.careerclusters.org.