The Technology Teacher articles from September 2001

The Technology Teacher archives from September 2001

Election Candidates.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The 2002-2003 ITEA Board of Directors election ballot will be mailed in September. The highly experienced field of candidates is pictured here. Exercise your right to vote by returning your ballot promptly! Ballots must be postmarked on or...

Reeve receives Fulbright Award.(Edward M. Reeve awarded educational exchange grant)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board recently announced that Dr. Edward M. Reeve, DTE of Utah State University, Department of Industrial Technology, and Education, has been awarded a six month...

Bayer/NSF Award.(science and technology award for students)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The Walt Disney World[R] Resort in Orlando is the site of the Bayer/NSF Award National Championship, an exciting program that challenges students in grades 6-8 to develop solutions to community problems using science and technology. To...

Department Renamed.(Illinois State University Department of Technology)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Illinois State University Department of Industrial Technology has officially become the Department of Technology. The department contains a range of programs including technology teacher education as well as those with a management focus....

Hearlihy & Company Offers New Products.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Hearlihy & Company has introduced two new 10-hour modules for technology education. The CNC Lathe technology module offers students an introduction to the world of manufacturing, while the 3D Computer Modeling technology module provides a...

Website Helps Teachers, Counselors Point Students toward Construction Careers.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Prosperous career opportunities in the construction industry are at an all-time high and are presented on a new website that includes a special section for teachers and counselors who guide students in making career choices. The website --...

School Wish List.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Schoolpop, Inc. has launched a new School Wish List feature to kick off the 2001 school year. The wish list provided teachers and other school representatives an easy way to create and distribute lists of items they really need. Schoolpop's...

Review of the Assessment, Professional Development, and Program Standards for Technological Literacy.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... ITEA's Technology for All Americans Project has been funded for Phase III by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA. ITEA/TfAAP is currently developing assessment standards, program standards, and professional development standards....

ITEA's Gallup Poll on the Public's Level of Literacy Related to Technology.(International Technology Education Association)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... ITEA and its Technology for All Americans Project is conducting research to determine America's level of literacy related to technology. This effort is funded by the National Science Foundation, and the research is being conducted by the Gallup...

New ITEA Grant is Established to Help Teachers Attend Annual Conference.(International Technology Education Association)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Due to the generosity of ITEA Past-President Dr. W. David Greer, DTE, ITEA will be providing a $1000 grant each year for the next ten years to a technology education teacher or supervisor for secondary education, grades 6-12, to attend the ITEA...

Standards Specialists to Meet in Reston.(International Technology Education Association)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... As part of ITEA's Technology for All Americans Project, Phase III, implementation of Standards for Technological Literacy is being addressed. A special group of Standards Specialists has been trained to help states in the implementation of the...

ITEA Recognized as Space Day Sponsor.(International Technology Education Association)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... ITEA recently was recognized for five years of commitment to Space Day and its leadership in math and science education. ITEA has provided information on the field of technology education pertaining to the celebration of space exploration each...

Technology Education in the U.S.: A Status Report.
September 1, 2001... With reform movements of the last 20 years, many subjects have been impacted by the need to meet standards. Many states have moved to mandate a core set of subjects, such as mathematics, science, history, and reading, that all students are...

NEW Standards-Based Resource for Middle School Technology Education.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The Center to Advance the Teaching of Technology & Science (CATTS) is coordinating a large scale, long term effort to develop a standards-based, fully articulated curriculum for K-12 technology education. This emerging curriculum is based on...

Technology Education Directions in the Buckeye State.(Ohio)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Ohio is a recent state addition to the CATTS Consortium. Over 1,900 technology teachers in about 600 school districts deliver technology education in the state. Technological studies efforts include the integration of math and science with...

Water Works on the Blue Planet.
September 1, 2001... Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink. And every tongue, through utter drought, Was withered at the root; We could not speak, no more than if...

Connections, Crossover, Convergence, and Compromise.(Industrial Designers Society of America, International Technology Education Association)
September 1, 2001... Now that have this connection what will happen next? What is an industrial design professor doing writing an article for K-12 teachers? A year ago the answer would most likely have been that I needed another publication for my dossier. This...

XBOT Gets a New Microchip.
September 1, 2001... Time and technology move rapidly in today's world of electronics Chips and Technologies It has been just over 50 years since William Shockley, Walter Brattain, and William Bardeen of Bell Laboratories announced the invention of the...

Updating Course Content and Instruction through a Practicum Experience.(technology education)
September 1, 2001... Professional development activities like these can make a difference in improving teaching and the profession. Introduction It is no secret that our society is experiencing technological change that is occurring faster than ever before...

Clarifying Misconceptions between Technology Education and Educational Technology.
September 1, 2001... Only you will assume the responsibility to educate others about the importance of technology education in schools today. There is much confusion today when attempting to understand the differences between technology education and...