The Technology Teacher articles from November 2001

The Technology Teacher archives from November 2001

Bring Planets, Weather, Geology to Classrooms!(NASA image gallery)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... NASA has announced a new image gallery for classroom use. This free gallery boasts nearly 100 images, from Buzz Aldrin taking a walk on the moon to colliding galaxies to the volcano of Mt. Etna, Italy. The pictures featured help bring a number...

ExploraVision Challenge.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) ExploraVision program invites students of all ages, interests, and skills to participate in the 2001-2002 challenge to develop exciting and innovative technologies that could improve life...

Telephony Training System.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Lab-Volt has announced a new cost-effective telephony training system that offers real-life operation. The hands-on training program in standard telephony (conventional analog telephone sets connected to digital central offices) will have three...

JETS Wins Grant.(Junior Engineering Technical Society)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) has won a $300,000 anniversary grant from the NEC Foundation of America. The award will be used to restructure the thirteen-year-old National Engineering Design Competition (NEDC) that engages...

Funding Information Websites.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... www.teachergrants.org/ -- "Teacher Grants" -- A collection of resources to give teachers ideas for seeking funding from local sources. www.schoolgrants.org -- "School Grants" -- A collection of resources and tips to help K-12 educators...

ITEA Receives Invention-Innovation-Inquiry Grant.(International Technology Education Association)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The National Science Foundation recently awarded ITEA a grant to develop units for teaching technological literacy, grades 5-6. This project will be directed by Dr. Brigitte Valesey, DTE, Director of ITEA's Center for the Advancement of the...

National Leader, Sterry, Joins ITEA Staff.(Leonard F. Sterry, International Technology Education Association)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... ITEA President, David McGee, DTE, recently announced the hiring of national technology education leader, Leonard F. Sterry, Ph.D., as the newest curriculum leader on staff with the association. Sterry has had experience as a classroom teacher,...

Passage.(death)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Dr. Wesley L. Face, one of the originators of the prominent 1960s curriculum project entitled, "The American Industry Project," passed away in August 2001. Dr. Face went on to become the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Stout State...

ITEA Hosts Chinese Delegation.(International Technology Education Association)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... ITEA recently hosted a Chinese delegation of educators at the U.S. headquarters office in Reston, VA. The delegation was interested in U.S. technology education, as well as how technology education is implemented in public schools nationally,...

Oklahoma Technology Education Conference.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... ITEA would like to recognize the following new and renewing members from the Oklahoma Technology Education Association conference in August 2001. At that conference, ITEA sponsored a drawing for those renewing a current membership or joining...

ITEA Recognizes First Columbus Conference Registrant.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Chris Atkinson of Saskatchewan Education in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada was the first registrant for ITEA's 64th Annual Conference in Columbus, March 14-16. Chris pre-registered on September 6. Chris' current responsibilities are with the...

Promotion.(Clemson University)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... William Havice, DTE, former ITEA Board member and Clemson University faculty member was recently promoted to Associate Dean for Academic Support.

Ten Components of a Good Technology Education Activity.
November 1, 2001... Activities are a major part of classroom practice, yet few research studies have examined what students should be doing in technology education activities. The release of Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of...

Name the Next Great Space Observatory.
November 1, 2001... In July 2002, NASA will launch the fourth in its current program of great space observatories. You may have heard of one or more of the first three--the Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the Compton Gamma-ray...

3-D Printing: Solid Model Fabrication with a Touch of a Button.
November 1, 2001... "The complexity of the parts that may be made with these printers is impressive." Most teachers of drafting and design are currently teaching using CAD software. While most teach two-dimensional drawings in the form of orthographic...

Skins, Gourds, Pop Bottles, and Design: The Evolution of the Canteen as an Artifact.
November 1, 2001... What is a canteen? Are those the things that hold water? Where did the idea of a canteen come from and why? Why did we as a culture develop such an object? This inquisitive way of being is natural to the inventor and designer. The act of...

Effective Professional Development for Technology Teachers.
November 1, 2001... Technology educators are poised to make a substantial contribution to American education. This contribution will center on helping students achieve higher levels of technological literacy, but attaining this goal requires the essential work of...

Technology Education Students Make a Difference Through Service Learning.
November 1, 2001... Connecting academic learning with real-life experiences can help students gain a deeper understanding of course content. By using technology education content as a vehicle for addressing social concerns, students go beyond just studying about...