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Title: Technology Education


1
Technology Education
at
  • Neshaminy School District

2
A Brief Overview of Technology Education
  • Technology Education (TE or Tech Ed) has evolved
    from Industrial Arts (Shop).
  • The change in name and philosophy occurred in the
    1980's.
  • Neither TE or Industrial Arts has ever been
    Vocational Training (Tech School).

3
Some Short Descriptions
  • Industrial Arts - Evolved from Manual Training,
    IA concentrated on tools/ machines and their use.
  • Vocational Education (Tech school) - An
    educational program that trains students for a
    specific trade or career.
  • Technology Education - Evolved from IA as the
    need for Technological Literacy became apparent
    in the 1970's.

4
Technological Literacy
  • A technologically literate person understands -
    with increasing sophistication - what technology
    is, how it is created and its positive/negative
    effects on society and the environment.
  • A technologically literate person can hear a
    story involving technology on television, read
    about it on the web or study a product manual -
    then evaluate the information intelligently, put
    it into context, and form an opinion or plan
    based on it.
  • A technologically literate person is comfortable
    with, and objective toward, the use of
    technology.

5
Technological Literacy
  • Technological Literacy benefits students who plan
    to pursue technological careers engineers,
    architects, technicians, etc.
  • Students form an opinion on many career paths by
    taking exploratory TE courses.
  • Technological Literacy also benefits everyone
    corporate executives, teachers, farmers
    homemakers and small business owners are all able
    to perform their jobs better if they are
    technologically literate.

6
A Few Definitions
  • Technology - The use of resources to meet
    peoples needs and solve problems. TE differs
    from the old Industrial Arts by stressing design
    and problem solving with less emphasis on the
    details of tool use.
  • Science - The study of nature and natural
    phenomena.
  • Science and Technology work hand in hand. What
    scientists discover, technologists put to use.

7
Technology Education at Neshaminy
  • Neshaminy provides TE instruction to all students
    (both boys and girls) in grades 6-8 and is an
    elective for all students in grades 9-12.
  • At the high school alone, there are 29 sections
    of TE. These classes help students attain the
    required number of elective credits.

8
Technology Education at Neshaminy(continued)
  • The areas of TE taught at Neshaminy are

Graphic Communication
Video Communication
Power Technology
Computer Aided Drafting/ Design (CAD)
Manufacturing/ Construction
Electronics
9
Technology Education at Neshaminy (continued)
  • All of the areas of TE taught at Neshaminy fall
    under the PA organizers of Informational Systems
    and Physical Systems.
  • The pending PA Chapter 4 requirements state that
    TE be taught in the middle grades and must be
    offered at the high school level.

10
Technology Education and PSSA
  • Technology Education plays an important part in
    Neshaminys PSSA testing (Pennsylvania System of
    School Assessment).
  • The newest PSSA test assesses Science
    Technology and was first given in the 06/07
    school year.
  • TE addresses not only PA Standards
  • and Anchors for Science Technology,
  • but also others for Literacy, Math, etc.

11
Summary
  • Technology Education and Vocational Education (as
    is taught at the Tech School) are two separate
    programs with completely different philosophies,
    curriculums and goals.
  • TE standards are addressed in PAs Science and
    Technology Standards.
  • TE at Neshaminy addresses about 65 of the
    States Science Anchors as well as anchors in
    Math and Reading.
  • Technology Education is part of general education
    and contributes to Neshaminy students
    comprehensive education and PSSA performance.
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