The Technology Teacher articles from October 2001

The Technology Teacher archives from October 2001

Space Day 2002.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Space Day, the annual global educational initiative, will again this year focus youngsters' attention on space travel to Earth's nearest planetary neighbor -- Mars! Educators are encouraged to access an array of innovative lesson plans and...

Engineering Design Contest.
October 1, 2001... The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is sponsoring an Engineering Design Contest based on the award-winning West Point Bridge Designer software. The contest begins November 11, 2001 and the final day for design submissions is February 28,...

Student Teacher Professional Liability.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... ITEA student members in need of liability insurance while teaching should consider ITEA's new benefits designed for student members. For a $12.00 annual premium, a student member preparing for employment, who performs educational duties under...

EngineerGirl.
October 1, 2001... Build a bridge! Design a satellite! Try steering an explorer robot on Mars! Meet successful women engineers and read their stories in the Gallery of Women Engineers. Learn about exciting opportunities in different engineering careers. Ask an...

New Corporate Partnership.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Pitsco and Marcraft announced an alliance that will bring Pitsco-Marcraft Information Technology certification program to high schools across the nation. The two companies have joined their curriculum development and distribution networks with...

NASAexplores -- on the Web and in the Classroom.(http://www.nasaexplores.com)
October 1, 2001... Look for two articles based on NASA research, developments, and events and their corresponding lessons each week for K-12 teachers. Materials can be accessed at: http://www.nasaexplores.com.

New Books to Consider.
October 1, 2001... Web-Teaching: A Guide to Designing Interactive Teaching for the World Wide Web by Brooks, et al. ISBM 0-306-46527-2. Science, Technology, and Society Education: A Sourcebook on Research and Practice by David Kumar and Daryl Chubin. ISBN...

New Curriculum Materials from Hong Kong.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of The People's Republic of China has produced two publications entitled -- Learning to Learning: Life-Long Learning and Whole-Person Development and Exemplars of Curriculum Development in Schools....

Grants, Awards, and Scholarships.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Now is the time to complete applications for the many grants, scholarships, and awards available to ITEA members. This awards program is one way that ITEA members receive the recognition they deserve as well as the financial support they need....

ITEA Election.
October 1, 2001... All Professional and Life Members: please remember to mail your election ballot no later than October 30, 2001. Lee Elected Dean Lung-Sheng Steven Lee was recently elected Dean of the College of Technology at National Taiwan Normal...

Oklahoma Summer Conference.(Oklahoma Technology Education Association)
October 1, 2001... The Oklahoma Technology Education Association held its annual summer conference in Tulsa, August 1-3. Attendees received numerous updates pertaining to policies, procedures, technical materials, and curriculum directions. President Jay Evans...

Exploring Technology.
October 1, 2001... The CATTS Consortium has released its exciting new middle school guide, Exploring Technology. Written by middle school technology teacher Daniel Engstrom, this guide presents a model for a standards-based contemporary technology education...

Technology Education and Computer Literacy.
October 1, 2001... Most technology educators have at one time or another been frustrated by the confusion created by such terms as educational technology, computer technology, or instructional technology. In Pennsylvania the proposed Academic Standards for...

Keeping Nine Eyes on the Weather.(global warming research)
October 1, 2001... You have probably heard the term "global warming" a lot in the news lately. What is it all about? Why do people disagree about how serious it is, whether humans are causing it, or, indeed, whether it even really exists? Well, the reason...

Material Compatibility and the Human Body.
October 1, 2001... Introduction It is fascinating to watch the spider at work building its web. One may often wonder where the spider obtains the silk material it uses. This material is a soluble silk protein solution formed inside the spider, which changes...

Passing through the Gateway of Creativity: Becoming an Industrial Designer.
October 1, 2001... I lobe being an industrial designer. I chose to write this article directly to students and not the educator because I wanted to communicate in a way to which students can relate. I've also included ideas for course and project work that...

Assessment Standards for Technological Literacy.
October 1, 2001... The focus of the Assessment Standards will be on students. The release of Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology (STL) in April 2000 represented an important and exciting step forward for the technology...

Why the Business World Likes Technology Education.
October 1, 2001... Technology education is a highly structured approach to using data, information, knowkedge and technology to solve problems for society. The most important change to hit the business world in the last 20 years is the need to be more broad...