The Technology Teacher articles from February 2008

The Technology Teacher archives from February 2008

ITEA election results.(TIDE News)(International Technology Education Association)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... ITEA's professional and life members have completed a balloting process to elect a new President-Elect and Directors for Regions II and IV. Joining the ITEA Board of Directors are: * Ed Denton, DTE (President Elect) Ed is Director of...

Don't miss our 70th Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, February 21-28, 2008.(TIDE News)(Brief article)(Conference notes)
February 1, 2008... Preregistration has closed, but you can still register onsite in Salt Lake for Teaching TIDE With Pride! On-site registration opens Wednesday, February 20 at 11:00am in the Salt Palace Convention Center and will remain open throughout the...

ITEA's Board of Directors holds fall meeting.(TIDE News)(International Technology Education Association)(Conference news)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... At the ITEA Board of Directors meeting in November, President Andy Stephenson led the Board through a rigorous agenda that included strategic discussion issues pertaining to positioning technology, innovation, design, and engineering (TIDE);...

Technology Education Advisory Council meets in Louisville.(TIDE News)
February 1, 2008... ITEA's Technology Education Advisory Council (TEAC), met in November to address four topics considered important to directions affecting the profession that included: (1) visions of the future, (2) engineering education initiatives, (3)...

Calendar.(Calendar)
February 1, 2008... February 7-9, 2008 The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will celebrate its 60th Annual Meeting and Exhibits, "Quality Matters: Our Commitment to All Learners" at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans,...

Motor Mania: revving up for technological design: Motor Mania is a topic that lets students experience firsthand the relationship between science and an everyday technological application such as getting a car to function well.
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Students get very excited when confronted with problems that they find meaningful. For ten years, our science enrichment program has taught middle school students complex science concepts via real problem-based...

Scrap metal recycling: scrap metal recycling is not very glamorous, but it might help save the planet.(Resources in Technology)
February 1, 2008... Introduction If one thinks that an understanding of scrap metal recycling is not important, consider the following: Recycling is a 65 billion dollar-per-year industry. Scrap metal recycling saves 74% or more of the energy it takes to smelt...

Computational science as part of technology education: an interview with Aaron Clark: we in North Carolina define computational science for technology education with a true STEM focus.(Interview)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As teachers search for the most appropriate form of TIDE education for the future, we must consider as many alternatives as possible. One such alternative is computational science, which is described in detail in the...

One sound is worth a thousand words: using and understanding audio files: today's educator who is adept with audio technology as well as the tools to harness its power is truly at the cutting edge of creating meaningful media for a variety of subject matter.
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction In the past few years, there has been an increased emphasis for teachers to become more adept at multimedia-based skills. Whether it's creating PowerPoint[R] slides, MPEG movies, image files, or a...

Avenues to success--developing a thriving technology education program: Greenfield-Central High School, Greenfield, Indiana.
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Across the USA, technology education has faced many challenges over the past several decades. Educational changes and reform at all levels seem to have had a positive effect on the required classes or "core" courses....

Wood pole alternative design challenge: it's the kind of challenge that will completely change the way students see such a commonplace piece of engineering.(Classroom Challenge)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction Everyone knows what they are, the wooden utility poles that hold up power lines, telephone lines, and cable TV wires. They are everywhere and aging rapidly. Probably the average life of utility poles...

Salt Lake City conference exhibitors.(Cover story)
February 1, 2008... International Technology Education Association SALT LAKE CITY February 21-23, 2008 CONFERENCE EXHIBITORS CONFIRMED AS OF DECEMBER 11, 2007. 3M Company Booths 312, 314 6801 River Place Blvd. Austin, TX 78726 ...