This guide, which is designed for use by Maryland technology education (TE) teachers, content supervisors, and school improvement teams, outlines a review process to align TE programs across Maryland with the goals established by the state's board of education. First, the guide's purpose is stated, and the following steps of the TE assessment process are reviewed: planning the assessment, conducting the assessment, reporting the assessment findings, and overcoming the weaknesses identified during the assessment. The remainder of the guide presents Maryland's TE quality indicators, which are organized into sections devoted to the following aspects of TE: philosophy; population served; instructional program (instruction/curriculum in grades K-5, 6-8, 9-10, and 11-12; TE teaching/learning strategies); advisory committees; facilities, equipment, and materials; administration and supervision; and instructional staff. The quality indicators pertaining to TE teaching/learning strategies are further subdivided into sections devoted to the following: topic investigations, modular technology activity, product generation, research and experimentation, and engineering design/development. Each section includes a brief discussion of the specific aspect of TE being assessed and proceeds to list the standards and criteria for standards that are being met. Checklists of quality indicators pertaining to each criterion are also provided. Appended are assessment forms and a glossary. (MN)