This guide is designed to do the following: (1) serve as an implementation resource for technology education teachers as they integrate technology education with Missouri's Academic Performance Standards; (2) provide a source of activities and activity ideas that can be used to integrate and reinforce learning across the curriculum; and (3) suggest additional resources. The guide contains four chapters. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the performance standards and the trend toward integration of the standards with technology education. Chapter 2 explains the performance standards approach, including basic assumptions about learning, types of performance standards approaches, and levels of performance standards approaches. In Chapter 3, implementation of performance standards is discussed. Implementation strategies and examples from various school districts are provided. The fourth chapter deals with the following: performance standards assessment, the authentic approach to assessment, how authentic assessment differs from traditional assessment, rubrics, portfolios, and other performance assessment tools. Appendixes include the following: definitions of key terms; Missouri State Goals and Performance Standards; and resources--26 general references on performance standards and assessment; 17 references on portfolios; 9 associations; and 1 source for videotapes. (KC)