Technology Education

Includes any coursework specific to computers.

Beginning Teacher Pathway

Definition: Beginning Teacher – a teacher who has not completed a teacher program (they hold an alternative license).

Beginning teachers adding the endorsement to an initial license must satisfy the requirements for the license, which include:

24-36 semester hours in technology educational coursework and passage of the following PRAXIS exam in Technology and Engineering Education (5053) (effective 9/1/2025)
- Middle-Level – An initial license will need a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework in a teaching field, of which 6 must be earned at the upper division (generally numbered 300 or above)
- Secondary, Pre K-12 Specialty, Special Education – An initial license will need a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework in a teaching field, of which 12 must be earned at the upper division (generally numbered 300 or above).

Definition: Existing Teacher – a teacher who has completed a teacher program (standard or alternative).

Teachers seeking to add the endorsement to an existing NM teaching license of any level can either:

24-36 semester hours in technology educational coursework, or
Passage of the following PRAXIS exam in Technology and Engineering Education (5053) (effective 9/1/2025)
- Middle-Level – An initial license will need a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework in a teaching field, of which 6 must be earned at the upper division (generally numbered 300 or above)
- Secondary, Pre K-12 Specialty, Special Education – An initial license will need a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework in a teaching field, of which 12 must be earned at the upper division (generally numbered 300 or above); or
Be certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in technology education.