The Technology Teacher articles from November 2008

The Technology Teacher archives from November 2008

Hurry! There's not much time left to make the December 1st deadline....(TIDE News)
November 1, 2008... Are you interested in applying for an ITEA scholarship or grant? The December 1st application deadline is fast approaching. Whether you are an undergraduate student, graduate student, or technology education classroom teacher, you will want to...

Louisville speakers announced.(TIDE News)
November 1, 2008... Author Alfie Kohn *** Design Squad host Nate Ball *** Dr. Lung-Sheng Steven Lee *** Dr. Theodore Lewis What do these respected individuals have in common? They'll be in Louisville, Kentucky next March for DELIVERING THE T & E IN STEM at ITEA's...

NEW at the ITEA Conference in Louisville: Engineering byDesign[TM] Labs.(TIDE News)(Calendar)
November 1, 2008... The EbD[TM] labs are a new and exciting addition to the Conference venue, by popular demand. These labs are an excellent opportunity for teachers and other educators to experience one of the Engineering byDesign[TM] (EbD[TM]) courses in a...

Calendar.(Calendar)
November 1, 2008... November 5-8, 2008 The PATT 20 (Pupils' Attitudes Toward Technology) international conference will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel. The conference will include three days of presentations and one day visiting schools. A one-day tour to Jerusalem...

Producing television commercials in high school technology education: an authentic standards-based project: examining the use of television commercial projects to provide an in-depth and authentic experience for technology education students.(Report)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction Television production technology courses are among the fastest-growing courses in public education. In Florida, the Television Production 1 (#1100300) course increased enrollment statewide by 9.5%...

Offshore oil drilling: buying energy independence or buying time?(Resources in Technology)
November 1, 2008... Skyrocketing fuel prices, unprecedented home foreclosures, rising unemployment, escalating food prices, increasing climate disasters, and the continued war on two fronts have prompted greater public support for renewed offshore drilling for...

Soft skills in the technology education classroom: what do students need?
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Technology education teachers assist students in becoming technologically literate through teaching hands-on applications of technology and designing curriculum and learning activities that follow Standards for...

Stepping outside my technology classroom box: (my summer RET experience).(Research Experience for Teachers)(Cover story)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As if sitting in the morning rush hour traffic was not bad enough, it was also the first Monday of my summer vacation. My commute to school is usually an uneventful fifteen minutes, but thinking of going into the...

Addressing issues related to technology and engineering: an interview with Michael Hacker and David Burghardt, codirectors of Hoftra University's Center for Technological Literacy.(Interview)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Over the past decade, you have done considerable research pertaining to the overlapping principles, concepts, and activities related to technology and engineering. What are a few of the key characteristics that you...

The old airplane challenge.(Classroom Challenge)
November 1, 2008... Ever wonder what happens to old airplane fuselages? Can anything useful ever come from these long tubes that once had wings attached to them? I am willing to bet that creative students would have a good deal of fun trying to figure out what to...