Providing a safe classroom and laboratory environment should be the first priority of any career-technical and technology/engineering education instructor. Doing so not only increases the opportunity for student learning, but it also keeps instructors "out of hot water" with respect to legal issues of liability. In today's litigious…

Discusses the impending shortage of teachers in trade and industrial education and suggests a distance education approach to teacher preparation. Provides an overview of distance education; discusses methods, advantages, disadvantages, and issues; and offers implications for trade and industrial teacher education. (Contains 30 references.) (JOW)

The number of career and technical education (CTE) teacher preparation programs is decreasing, certification requirements for administrators are in flux, and the desirability of administrative careers has diminished. The leadership shortage in CTE must be addressed by advocating for change in state licensure, providing professional development,…