Matt Walton is a technology and engineering education teacher in Virginia . He has been teaching at the University of Texas for over 20 years, most recently as an associate professor since 2013. Students are able to explore aerospace engineering by building complex rockets and simple rubberband-powered planes that can stay in the air for minutes . He argues that it 's vital to the nation to not overlook the `` T & E '' in STEM education .
Matt Walton is a technology and engineering education teacher in Virginia . He has been teaching at the University of Texas for over 20 years, most recently as an associate professor since 2013. He argues that it 's vital to the nation to not overlook the `` T & E '' in STEM education .