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The Technology Teacher archives from December 2001
Careers in the electrical construction industry. (In The News & Calendar).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) have begun an unprecedented recruiting campaign in every high school in the country in an attempt to battle a critical...
Corporate sponsor program to provide free software to educational institutions. (In The News & Calendar).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... CADKEY Corporation and Tech Ed Concepts have joined forces to give CADKEY customers the power to provide free state-of-the-art design software to future engineers. Commercial CADKEY customers now have the opportunity to assist the academic...
2001 Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program honors two national winners and ten finalists. (In The News & Calendars).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Sears Craftsman tools and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), co-sponsors of the 2001 Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program, have announced that $70,000 worth of U.S. savings bonds will be presented to grade-school...
Grants. (In The News & Calendar).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... National Science Foundation www.nsf.gov; pubs@nsf.gov -- Supports the development of exemplary models of teaching K-12 science, mathematics, and engineering.
Bechtel Foundation www.bechtel.com; foundtn@ bechtel.com -- Supports youth and...
Calendar. (In The News & Calendar).
December 1, 2001... DECEMBER 1, 2001
Application deadline for ITEA Grants, Scholarships, and Awards. In addition to teacher and program excellence awards, undergraduate and graduate scholarships, a grant for TE teachers who are successfully integrating...
National digital library for technological literacy. (You & ITEA).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... The International Technology Education Association (ITEA) will soon be funded by the National Science Foundation to develop a National Digital Library for Technological Literacy. ITEA, in partnership with the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse...
IEEE Deans' Summit. (You & ITEA).(Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... The Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) sponsored a Deans' Summit to bring together Deans of Engineering and Education from the same institutions to begin a dialogue that can have a lasting impact on curricular reform and...
National consortium leaders take on technological literacy in K-12 education. (You & ITEA).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... State education leaders convened in the Washington, D.C. area recently to plan the development of unique resources for advancing K-12 technological literacy. The Center to Advance the Teaching of Technology & Science (CATTS) Consortium, within...
Valesey to serve on steering committee. (You & ITEA).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Dr. Brigitte Valesey, DTE, Director of ITEA-CATTS, was recently elected to serve on the Steering Committee for the Alliance for Curriculum Reform (ACR). The ACR is a coalition of educational associations that work together in the advancement of...
Technology education New Zealand conference. (You & ITEA).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... ITEA Executive Director Kendall Starkweather, Ph.D., DTE, was a keynote speaker at the Technology Education New Zealand Conference held October 1-3, 2001 in Wellington, New Zealand. Starkweather presented a paper titled, "The Role of Technology...
Establishing the creative environment in technology education: Creativity doesn't just happen by chance; the prepared environment nourished it.
December 1, 2001... Creativity is closely associated with advances in technology, and it is logical that an important objective of technology education is the development of creative abilities. To be successful in developing the creative abilities of students,...
Packing for a l-o-o-o-ng trip to Mars. (The Space Place).
December 1, 2001... It's been over 25 years since humans set foot on "unearthly" ground--the moon, that is. It took only a few days to get to the moon, so the Apollo astronauts didn't have time to get bored. Our next destination in the human exploration of space...
Resources in Technology: Electrokinetic Remediation: the impact of industrial pollution will continue to be a fundamental concept of technology. (Resources In Technology).
December 1, 2001... Introduction
Pollution is a common impact of industrial activity. Sometimes accidental chemical spills occur on sites where processing plants are located. Sometimes industries do not follow the rules established for safeguarding the...
Design projects for the classroom: it is important to combine technology with real problems and a twist of imagination. (IDSA).
December 1, 2001... One of the most challenging aspects of teaching industrial design is devising interesting and relevant project assignments. Teachers know assignments that excite students create a positive, proactive environment in the classroom, provide...
Encouraging technological literacy in the Richmond City Schools: the standards have provided legitimacy for the teaching of elementary technology.
December 1, 2001... Getting Started
Richmond City Schools provided elementary teachers the opportunity to take Project UPDATE 1, an outreach graduate course from The College of New Jersey, in the summer of 1998. We began to implement elementary technology...
Partners in technology: our graphic experience: [The students] experienced the thrill of seeing their work distributed to 40,000 people.
December 1, 2001... This year some of the technology students from South Brunswick Middle School in North Carolina engaged themselves in a real-world design project with a local business. Margaret Rudd & Associates (MRA), Inc., REALTORS provides beach house...
Writing for the technology teacher: a published author possesses a powerful public relations tool.
December 1, 2001... Every teacher has good ideas and better ways to perform certain tasks. At the same time, all teachers can benefit from the sharing of these resources. One way to share these ideas with others is to author an article for publication. While this...
Positioning technological literacy in the mainstream of education: March 14-16, 2002 the greater columbus convention center Columbus, Ohio. (64th Annual Conference and Exposition).
December 1, 2001... Imagine 2000 technology teachers at the same location all looking for new ideas, materials, and products that can be used in their classrooms. Imagine a powerful professional development experience. Imagine yourself at the March 2002 ITEA...