The Technology Teacher articles from October 2003

The Technology Teacher archives from October 2003

New on ITEA's web site.(ITEA Online)
October 1, 2003... * ITEA membership has never been easier. Click on "Member Services" and then on "How to Join and Renew" to use our new online forms. * The Pre-Conference Guide has been updated with current information about the 2004 conference in...

ITEA to be a partner in National Engineers Week.(In The News & Calendar)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... National Engineers Week (E Week) 2004 will take place February 22-28, 2004 with a series of events bringing attention to what the engineering world does and means to our society. The International Technology Education Association will work with...

Award-winning educational initiative kicks off the school year.(In The News & Calendar)
October 1, 2003... The award-winning Space Day[SM] educational initiative will take young people on a journey to uncharted galaxies with Space Day 2004--Blazing Galactic Trails. In honor of the national bicentennial commemoration of the Lewis and Clark...

Put your name on a speeding comet.(In The News & Calendar)
October 1, 2003... Do you want to put your name on a collision course with a comet as part of the first space mission designed to give scientists a look inside one of these icy wanderers? The University of Maryland, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and...

Competition opportunities.(In The News & Calendar)
October 1, 2003... NASA's K-12 Student Involvement Program competitions are sure to bring fun and excitement into the classroom. The special theme for NSIP's 2003-2004 Science and Technology Journalism competition is "The Centennial of Flight," celebrating the...

In the news & calendar.(Calendar)
October 1, 2003... October 9-10, 2003. The University of Wisconsin-Stout will present its 50th Annual Stout Technology Education Conference at the Memorial Student Center, University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin. A printable registration form...

Nanotechnology expert to speak at ITEA's new Mexico conference.(You & ITEA)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Steven Vetter, a leading expert on nanotechnology, will be a General Session Speaker at ITEA's 66th Annual Conference to be held March 18-20, 2004 in Albuquerque, NM. Vetter is a Senior Associate of the Foresight Institute and has been an...

Pre- and post-conference workshops in Albuquerque.(You & ITEA)
October 1, 2003... ITEA will be offering pre- and postconference workshops at the 66th Annual ITEA Conference in Albuquerque, NM. The workshops offer conference attendees new and exciting ways to develop new skills and take-home activities before leaving the...

Pre-conference workshops Wednesday, March 17, 2004 (2pm-6pm).(You & ITEA)
October 1, 2003... * Designing with Liquid Crystals * Invention, Innovation, and Inquiry * Integrating Technology Education with Other Services * "Stuff That Works," Engineering in Your Classroom

Post-conference workshops Saturday, March 20, 2004 (3pm-7pm).(You & Itea)
October 1, 2003... * 2004 Technology Teacher Boot Camp * Industrial Design Practice, Conceptualization, and Innovation * VisTE: Visualization in Technology Education * WomenTech: "How To" Recruit and Retain Girls in the Classroom

ITEA standards to be used as a basis for Star Wars exhibit.(You & ITEA)
October 1, 2003... The Museum of Science in Boston has received funding from the National Science Foundation to develop a traveling exhibit and associated programs that support STL's technological literacy standards, developed by ITEA. The exhibit will use...

Water pollution scrubber activity simulates pollution control devices: the students realized that it just might be a lot easier to keep our water clean than it is to remove pollutants.
October 1, 2003... Several years ago we were looking for a laboratory activity for our industrial pollution control class at Bowling Green State University that would cause our students to think more actively about water pollution. We wanted to give them the...

Sizing up the clouds: teacher's guide for setting up the activity.(The Space Place)
October 1, 2003... In this activity, you will set up three simulated "clouds" representing three different cloud types. Students will use different methods to estimate the "precipitation" contents of each cloud type. Each method is roughly analogous to methods...

Design drawing: a means toward visual literacy and the exploration of ideas in the classroom: drawing is the most immediate and natural tool for generating and expressing ideas.(From IDSA)
October 1, 2003... Introduction Learning to visualize is an essential component of a student's cognitive development and an important skill in activities of design and problem solving. As an industrial design professor, with years of experience as a...

Gravure printing: traditionally, technology teachers have found it difficult to teach gravure printing in a hands-on or meaningful way in the laboratory.(Resources In Technology)
October 1, 2003... Introduction With a distinct rise in the user-friendliness of desktop technology, there has been a corresponding decrease in the emphasis of printing processes in the communication technology curriculum. Nevertheless, printing technology has a...

Teachers' experiences in implementing the New Zealand technology curriculum: technology teachers have had to adapt more than in any curriculum area to new ways of teaching.
October 1, 2003... Introduction This paper describes the results of a national study to investigate teachers' experiences in the implementation of the technology curriculum in New Zealand schools from Years 1-13. This investigation of the implementation of...

Making use of the new student assessment standards to enhance technological literacy: the assessment of student learning is a pivotal component of effective teaching and learning.
October 1, 2003... Introduction Assessment--it's a word that conjures up an odd mix of emotions for many educators. It often reminds people (of any profession) of their own fear of testing situations (for example, how would you feel about having to take...