Dr. Mauricio Castillo serves as Co-Principal Investigator at the NCETE CSULA site and is involved in the development of the engineering teaching and learning components. He has eight years of experience in the classroom as a secondary teacher in the area of technology education. He joined the faculty at CSULA to teach technology education. His research includes topics related to technology education, in particular, the development of assessment tools for evaluating the effectiveness of technology education programs. In addition, he is also conducting research in game design approach.