The Technology Teacher articles from February 2006

The Technology Teacher archives from February 2006

Baltimore conference preregistration discounts and prize drawings.(IN THE NEWS & CALENDAR)
February 1, 2006... The ITEA Annual Conference is now only one month away. Register by February 28, 2006 and you can save nearly 25% on conference registration fees. After February 28, full conference rates will apply. Names of those preregistered will be entered...

The children's engineering and design technology workshop.(IN THE NEWS & CALENDAR)
February 1, 2006... ITEA's Technology Education for Children Council (TECC) invites you to participate in a special workshop being held in conjunction with the 2006 International Technology Education Association conference. The workshop will be held Thursday,...

10th Annual Children's Engineering Convention 2006.(IN THE NEWS & CALENDAR)
February 1, 2006... The Virginia Technology Education Association, NASA Center for Distance Learning, and Technology Education Service of Virginia Department of Education are pleased to sponsor the 10th Annual Children's Engineering Convention, designed for K-5...

Dream coming true for Discovery World.(Discovery World Cruises, Rockwell Automation Inc., partnership )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... Discovery World has teamed up with Rockwell Automation to create the Rockwell Automation Dream Machine, a new permanent exhibit at Discovery World's Pier Wisconsin location on Milwaukee's lakefront, planned to open June 10, 2006. The new...

Calendar.(NEWS AND CALENDAR)
February 1, 2006... February 16-18, 2006 The TECA East Regional Conference will take place in Virginia Beach, VA. Contact Richard D. Seymour, National Contest Coordinator, at rseymour@ bsu.edu for information. February 19-25, 2006 Engineers Week 2006...

Representation at Global Colloquium on Engineering Education.(YOU & ITEA)
February 1, 2006... ITEA Executive Director/CEO, Dr. Kendall N. Starkweather, DTE, recently represented technology educators at the 4th Global Colloquium on Engineering Education sponsored by the American Society for Engineering Education and the Australian...

NAEP test to stress content of science.(National Assessment of Educational Progress)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... As a result of testimony given by Kendall N Starkweather, BTE, CAE and others (The Technology Teacher, Vol. 65-4, pp. 36-37)... The science portion of the National Assessment of Educational Progress will place a greater emphasis on...

ITEA member receives prestigious Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award.(YOU & ITEA)
February 1, 2006... An awards program, created in the 1980s to recognize exceptional educators from kindergarten through 12th grade levels, recently bestowed its honor upon ITEA member Mark Schreiber, a middle and high school technology teacher at Frontier Academy...

Illinois State University Normal/Bloomington.(YOU & ITEA)
February 1, 2006... Technology Education, Assistant/Associate Professor. Earned doctorate in Technology Education, Engineering Education/Technology, Industrial Technology or related area. Individuals with terminal degree by August 2006 considered. Start Date:...

Out of the classroom and into the community: service learning reinforces classroom instruction: this process was put in place to replicate real-world practices and to give students a sense of accomplishment that is achieved when they maintain their commitment to community-based responsibilities.(Cover Story)
February 1, 2006... In a continuous effort to teach real-world concepts and skills, community outreach projects can be one of the main avenues of student success in the field of technology. Employers are interested in students who have real-world exposure as well...

Logic circuits and the quality of life: the applications of logic circuits are countless.(RESOURCES IN TECHNOLOGY)
February 1, 2006... Introduction With the flooding of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, people around the world became all too aware of human dependency on technology to manage the forces of nature and maintain a high quality of life. New Orleans'...

Engineering a membrane: this activity integrates technology (biomedical, tissue, and mechanical engineering) and science, for students in Grades K to 12.(DESIGN BRIEF)
February 1, 2006... Context What is a membrane? In the simplest of terms it can be defined as a barrier between two environments. What use do membranes serve in our society? Household items such as towels, napkins, sponges, and paper are good examples of...

Constructivism pedagogy drives redevelopment of CAD course: a case study: rather than feeding information to the student through direct instruction, the teacher is maintaining the role of facilitator in the learning process.(Computer-Aided Design)
February 1, 2006... Introduction Teacher and student roles continue to change as computers continue to influence the design curriculum (Kaplan, 1997). Educators and administrators continue to grapple with the best ways to teach, implement, and maintain...

Practical design activities for your technology education classes: this is definitely a "real-world experience" rather than simply an academic experience.
February 1, 2006... Anyone who reads or attends an ITEA conference will quickly discover that the current trend is to teach the technological-design process and include principles of engineering in technology education classes. We struggled for a long time at our...

Implementing a new middle school course into your technology education program: invention and innovation: because technology and society are always in a state of change, good teachers find and use a variety of resources to help them present interesting and relevant information to students.
February 1, 2006... "Wow!" "Cool!" "Did you see that?!" Are you looking for a middle school course that really "hooks" students into learning about invention and innovation? If you are, these could be the three most commonly heard phrases in your middle school...

ITEA financial report--fiscal 2005.(International Technology Education Association)
February 1, 2006... Important Comments Pertaining to the ITEA/FTE Financial Reports * The figures in this report reflect the financial year, which ended on June 30, 2005. A complete financial report is made to the ITEA/FTE Board of Directors/Trustees by the...

Baltimore conference exhibitors: conference exhibitors confirmed as of December 13, 2005.(Directory)
February 1, 2006... Advanced Technologies Consultants Booth 910 110 W. Main Street Northville, MI 48167 Phone: 1-800-348-8447 Fax: 248-348-3040 E-mail: atcmil@ameritech.net Web site: www.advancedtechnologies.net Advanced...