The Technology Teacher articles from April 2009

The Technology Teacher archives from April 2009

ITEA is going green in Charlotte! March 18-20, 2010.(TIDE News)(International Technology Education Association)(Conference news)
April 1, 2009... Save the Planet! Make the world a better place! Become aware of how we can make a difference to sustain our environment through smart decision-making, consumerism, designing, creating, and using human ingenuity. These are all statements about...

Call for presenters in Charlotte.(TIDE News)
April 1, 2009... The presenter application process for ITEA's 2010 Charlotte, NC conference is now in full swing. Presentations must address the conference theme, "Green Technology: STEM Solutions for 21st Century Citizens" and, specifically, one or more of the...

Sign up now for ITEA's newest technology interest group--TSA!(TIDE News)(International Technology Education Association, Technology Student Association)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... This is a forum dedicated to those interested in the topic of the Technology Student Association. As a member of this community you can post topics, communicate privately with other members, respond to polls, upload content, and access many...

ITEA blog update.(TIDE News)(International Technology Education Association)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Be sure to check in from time to time with ITEA's first-ever Blog, "Advocating Technological Literacy." Its purpose is to provide an avenue for delivering timely news and commentary on subjects pertaining to technological literacy, as well as a...

Facebook "cause".(TIDE News)(Technological Literacy for All)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... David Janosz of NJTEA has created a "Cause" on Facebook entitled "Technological Literacy for All" As of this writing, the cause has over 402 people signed up and is growing fast! Show YOUR support today. Facebook members can go directly to...

Calendar.(Calendar)
April 1, 2009... April 4, 2009 The Ohio Technology Education Association (OTEA) Spring Conference 2009 will be held at Worthington Kilbourne High School in Columbus, Ohio. Visit www.otea.info/CONFERENCES.HTML for details. April 27, 2009 IMSTEA Super Mileage...

Using engineering cases in technology education.
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction There has been a great deal of discussion in the past few years about implementing engineering design in K-12 classrooms. Experts from K-12 education, universities, industry, and government officials...

Water treatment: keeping it pure.(Resources in Technology)
April 1, 2009... The availability of water has dictated the location and survival of civilizations through the ages. Nearly 1.1 billion people around the world lack access to potable drinking water sources, and 2.2 million die from basic hygiene-related...

Teaching students about clean fuels and transportation technologies.
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Global warming, going green, ethanol, biodiesel, fuel cells, hydrogen combustion, and hybrids are some of the terms being tossed around in mainstream media these days. The grassroots efforts of many environmentalists...

Design your own underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV).
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] While looking for labs for my pre-engineering class, I came across an idea for a marine engineering project from the Future Scientists and Engineers of America website. I thought the lab looked fun, and it was not...

Portable inspiration: the necessity of STEM outreach investment.(science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Running a successful technology education lab and delivering curriculum in today's educational environment can be busy, misunderstood, and downright exhausting. Keeping up with growing and emerging technologies,...

Revisiting the nuclear power option.(Classroom Challenge)
April 1, 2009... Technologies can be "hot buttons" for controversy, especially if it has anything to do with nuclear energy. Undoubtedly, nuclear power plants generate a significant portion of our nations electricity, and to shut them down would impose severe...

2009 directory of ITEA institutional members.(International Technology Education Association)(Directory)
April 1, 2009... For further information, contact the faculty member listed. LEGEND Degrees 1 Bachelor's Degree 2 Master's Degree 3 Fifth Year Program 4 Sixth Year Program 5 Advanced Standing Certificate 6 Doctoral Degree 7 Continuing...

2009 directory of ITEA museum members.(Directory)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... For further information contact the staff member listed. MASSACHUSETTS Museum of Science National Center for Technological Literacy 1 Science Park Boston, MA 02114 617-589-0170 www.mos.org Inga Laurila ...