The Technology Teacher articles from May 2005

The Technology Teacher archives from May 2005

New Mars video.(IN THE NEWS & CALENDAR)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... There is a new video, broadcast originally by NOVA on January 4, 2005 and now available to the public, that invites viewers to take an astounding look at the red planet in an interplanetary adventure that picks up where the film MARS Dead or...

Publications of interest.(IN THE NEWS & CALENDAR)
May 1, 2005... Issues and Solutions for Technology Education in the United States, 2004-2005, is a policy document from ITEA that is designed to make parents, business leaders, and policy makers who govern public education aware of the fundamental...

Calendar.(IN THE NEWS & CALENDAR)(Calendar)
May 1, 2005... May 5, 2005 Space Day national celebration in Washington, DC--the culmination of the yearlong "Return to the Moon" Space Day events. Full details and registration forms are available on the Space Day Web site at www.spaceday.org. June...

TECC news.(YOU & ITEA)
May 1, 2005... The Technology Education for Children Council (TECC) provided another interesting Special Interest program in Kansas City. TECC would like to go the extra mile next year and make plans to provide local elementary school teachers with a hands-on...

New standards addenda introduced.(YOU & ITEA)
May 1, 2005... ITEA recently introduced three new addenda to the technological literacy standards documents that provide concrete tools for making technology programs standards-based. These new addenda are designed to work together with and complement the...

Store and forward: a collaborative approach for developing Interactive Digital Media (IDM) for classroom instruction.
May 1, 2005... Introduction The availability of digital media technology for consumer use has increased students' exposure to technology that was once limited primarily to educational and business environments. As students become more adept consumers and...

Design optimization through M.A.S.H. analysis.(From IDSA)
May 1, 2005... Introduction In the classroom, it is often challenging to find new ways to approach and present complex material. This is particularly true in design education, where innovation is highly valued and often required. A student developing a...

Get to know an ITEA member.(From IDSA)
May 1, 2005... Kim Weaver Early Childhood Teacher Hollywood Elementary School Hollywood, MD What is your favorite thing about being a technology teacher? Teaching technology education is the best thing that has happened to me in my...

Presentation software: another look.(RESOURCES IN TECHNOLOGY)(visual materials for teaching and training)
May 1, 2005... As a technology teacher, chances are that you are using a wide variety of media in your classroom or laboratory. The most common media that we see in technology labs are printed materials such as textbooks, workbooks, and references, video on...

Usability testing in technology education.
May 1, 2005... Standard 13 of the International Technology Education Association's Standards for Technological Literacy (2000/2002) document states that, "Students will develop abilities to assess the impact of products and systems" (p. 133), Students should...

Why CATTS needs SPACE! Standards-based technology curricula for standards-based technology programs.
May 1, 2005... It was a dreary afternoon in late August when the call came to the principal's office. She had been in the principal's job for only two years--having moved from technology department chair to principal in record time. Her ability to work...

Progressing toward a new look: a tribute to Dr. Kendall N. Starkweather, DTE, CAE.
May 1, 2005... A hearty and well-deserved salute is extended to Kendall Starkweather upon his 25-year tenure as ITEA's Executive Director/CEO. Beginning this role in June 1980 with a challenge from the Executive Committee to "introduce a new look to the...

2005 Professional Recognition Awards.
May 1, 2005... Professional Excellence Awards Academy of Fellows Anthony Schwaller Lockette/Monroe Humanitarian Award Richard Peterson Wilkinson Meritorious Service Award Richard Seymour Special Recognition...

Thanks for coming: ITEA Kansas City: 2005 Conference April 3-5.
May 1, 2005... Thanks for Coming Program Excellence recipients from Kingswood Regional High School, NH with Paxton/Patterson's Bud Johnson. Brad and Terry Thode during the Poster Sessions The 2005-06 ITEA Board of Directors "Racing Across...

See you in Baltimore: ITEA Baltimore 2006 March 23-25.
May 1, 2005... ITEA President Ethan Lipton at the Awards Luncheon Executive Director Kendall Starweather outgoing President George Willcox, and Kansas City Co-Chairperson Ben Yates take a "drive-by registration." Memorable Mastercam/ CNC exhibit ...