The Technology Teacher articles from December 2007

The Technology Teacher archives from December 2007

Preregistration deadline.(Now Available on the ITEA Website)
December 1, 2007... Register prior to January 18, 2008 and you can save nearly 15% on conference registration fees. After January 18, full conference rates will apply. The names of those registered by January 18 will be entered in to a drawing for a $100 Visa Gift...

Technological literacy Standards briefings "Promoting Technological Literacy for All".(Now Available on the ITEA Website)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... This Standards briefing series includes ten video presentations that promote and explain Standards for Technological Literacy (STL), Advancing Excellence in Technological Literacy (AETL), the four Addenda to STL and AETL (which contain...

Last chance ... and we really mean it: teaching TIDE with pride ... the advance-pricing deadline is a few weeks away, and time is running out for preregistration and housing discounts.(TIDE News)(Technology, Innovation, Design, and Engineering)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... In just over two months, Salt Lake City will be abuzz with colleagues in your profession who share the same passion for Technology, Innovation, Design, and Engineering (TIDE) education. They will bring home valuable tools--both personally and...

National Science Board approves and takes to Congress National Action Plan for twenty-first century STEM education.(TIDE News)(science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)
December 1, 2007... On October 3, 2007 in a congressional briefing, the National Science Board rolled out a national action plan for twenty-first century education in STEM--science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Top among the Board's recommendations...

Calendar.(Calendar)
December 1, 2007... January 18, 2008 Preregistration deadline for money-saving discounts on registration fees for ITEA's Salt Lake City conference, February 21-23, 2008. Register early and save! February 17-23, 2008 Engineers Week 2008, co-chaired by IBM and...

Temporary housing for the homeless: a pre-engineering design project.
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction A recent trend in technology education has been to broaden its scope to include pre-engineering. This trend is evident with the development of Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the...

Sustainable design: the next industrial revolution?(Resources in Technology)
December 1, 2007... An insatiable appetite for energy, a burgeoning world population, and a heightened awareness of climate change are focusing global attention on sustainability, an issue that may very well determine the future course of civilization....

The ITEA-NASA STS-118 design challenges.(International Technology Education Association-National Aeronautics and Space Administration, space shuttle mission)
December 1, 2007... In conjunction with the August 8, 2007 launch of STS-118, ITEA and NASA recently debuted STS-118 Design Challenges. These challenges are available for elementary, middle, and high school and revolve around a lunar plant growth chamber to help...

Teaching technology--it couldn't get any better!
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Teaching technology is awesome! I very rarely use the word awesome, but there are few words in the English language that can convey my feelings concerning my teaching experience during the past four years. This...

Model program: technological education in Ontario schools: the philosophy that underlies the teaching of broad-based technology is that students learn best by doing, with an emphasis on problem solving.
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] General Description Ontario is characterized by its large urban centers in the south, located beside or close to the Great Lakes, surrounded by rural, agricultural areas, and by less-populated areas in the...

The leaking-toilet challenge.(Classroom Challenge)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction Leaking toilets can cost homeowners big dollars--often before it is even realized. You don't necessarily hear it leaking. It just does, and when the water bill comes due, it can be a most unpleasant...