Mark Wallace concluded his professional career as the Supervisor of Instructional Technology and Special Projects for three years at High Point Regional High School in Wantage, NJ. He also provided professional development workshops for schools focusing on the fundamentals of Project-Based Learning and integrating STEM. He currently supervises technology education student teachers for TCNJ. He is an experienced IA, and Technology Education educator, supervisor, and curriculum developer. Mark is the co-author of, A Framework for The Study of Technology in New Jersey which started the technology education movement in the United States during the mid-1980's.
As the Supervisors of IT he managed a one million dollar budget that supported the district to become a GAFE and BYOD school. Other projects include; a smartphone app, web page, large audience presentation systems, Access Point saturation and density projects, Chromebook implementation, live streaming, disaster recovery, inventories, audits and more.
He has taught technology education in grades 5-16 and has been a supervisor in the following areas: IT, technology education, business education and family/consumer science. His development and teaching of programs, including the nation's first “Women in Engineering Design Technology” course at the high school level, have been recognized internationally. Biotechnology, engineering design, personal finance, and communication technology are specific areas of expertise. In addition, Mr. Wallace has augmented his teaching experience by developing and teaching classes at the university level. At this level his graduate students were retooled to teach technology education and became leaders in the technology education movement.
Mark was the first executive director of the New Jersey Technology and Engineering Education Association. He has held several positions in the International Technology and Engineering Education Association. He was a member of the original Educational Outreach Program Team for the Liberty Science Center and assisted New Jersey Institute of Technology with the design for an undergraduate program for technology teacher education.
Mark has experience working with local, state, and national level educational and trade organizations for the purpose of developing programs which support the benefits of a technological literate society. He was on the education committees of the Sterling Hill Mine and Museum and the Roebling Museum, and project manager of the NJ Ingenuity Challenge.
Mr. Wallace has procured over $300,000.00 in federal grant funding for the purpose of advancing programs in the area of technology education and workforce retraining. He is the recipient of several state and international teacher, program, and administrator awards.
He has developed curriculum standards and provided in-service programs at the local, state and national levels. These programs were sponsored by the International Technology and Engineering Education Association, and the New Jersey Technology and Engineering Education Association. Mark’s experience as a keynote speaker and workshop presenter has been appreciated by the National Association of Single Sex Public Education, New Jersey School Board Association, and the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association.