The Technology Teacher articles from September 2002

The Technology Teacher archives from September 2002

Election candidates. (In the News & Calendar).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... The 2003-2004 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...

Transition. (In the News & Calendar).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Dr. Joseph A. Scarcella, ITEA Region 4 Board Member, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Association for Career and Technical Education. He is currently Associate Professor of Education and MA Degree Program Coordinator...

Technology and Children featured in Association Management Journal. (In the News & Calendar).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... ITEA's Technology and Children publication was featured, along with other winners of the Gold Circle Awards, in the American Society for Association Executives' (ASAE) April 2002 issue of Association Management. Technology & Children was judged...

Mandate for Technological Literacy. (In the News & Calendar).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... The report of the National Academy of Engineering's Committee on Technological Literacy, Technically Speaking: Why All Americans Need to Know More About Technology, is nearing completion. The report is one of several products resulting from a...

Plan ahead for Deep Impact. (In the News & Calendar).(Comets)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... What's deep inside a comet? Comets are time capsules that hold clues about the formation and evolution of the solar system. They are composed of ice, gas, and dust, which is the primitive debris from the solar system's earliest and coldest...

Calendar. (In the News & Calendar).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... September 14-18, 2002 The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) Fall Conference will be held in Charleston, SC. For information, contact Kimberly Green at 202-737-0303 or e-mail...

ITEA launches electronic publication. (You & ITEA).(International Technology Education Association)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... In mid-September, ITEA will launch a new electronic-only publication titled Bright Ideas. Each issue of Bright Ideas contains an overview of a successful technology education program, a classroom-ready activity, and information about membership...

New standards release in Nashville. (You & ITEA).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... ITEA's working groups are now putting the final touches on the next standards release to the profession, Companion Standards for Technological Literacy. This new publication will contain three sets of standards--student assessment, professional...

ITEA participates at TSA Conference. (You & ITEA).(International Technology Education Association)(Technology Student Association)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Members of the Board of Directors participated in the 2002 National TSA Conference June 26 in Denver by providing an information booth for ITEA membership and teacher training. George Willcox (President-Elect), Ben Yates, DTE (Region III...

Executive summary: technically speaking: why all Americans need to know more about technology.
September 1, 2002... At the heart of our modern technological society lies an unacknowledged paradox. Although the United States is increasingly defined by and dependent on technology and is adopting new technologies at a breathtaking pace, its citizens are not...

Tidy up those sloppy force fields! (The Space Place).
September 1, 2002... Imagine the entire night sky filled with shimmering, dancing curtains of colorful light. If you knew nothing of the Aurora Borealis, also called the Northern Lights, the sight of them might make you think the end of the world was near. But, no,...

What did you do (by design) this summer? This article is the begenning of a quest for a dialoque us. (IDSA).
September 1, 2002... With this article, the Industrial Designers SocietY of America (IDSA) is beginning its third year of collaboration with ITEA. Our first year was one in which each of the two professional groups began a relationshiP by trying to acquire a clear...

Under the microscope: nanotechnology: nanotechnology, nanoscience, and nanoengeneering focus on the design and manipulation of individual atoms to produce tailor-made products and devices. (Resources in Technology).
September 1, 2002... Perspective Humans are fascinated with technology! As humans, we have passed through the millennia of the Stone, Bronze, and Iron ages, through the Industrial Revolution and information ages, and are approaching the age of nanoscience and...

Student organizations: how important are they to technology education? Students must develop a broader understanding of their role in this changing, intensely technological culture.
September 1, 2002... There are many challenges and responsibilities facing technology education programs today. Two of the most important issues are developing future technology education leaders and recruiting future technology education students. These challenges...

Teacher models for implementing standards for technological literacy.
September 1, 2002... The following six questions were asked of technology educators in elementary, middle, and high school. 1. How have you incorporated the standards into your program? Elementary School: California has a group called the Exploring...

Dick and Jane and technology education: technology is the mortar between the joints of science.
September 1, 2002... A Little Nostalgia I'll admit it right up front. I get very nostalgic about the old Dick and Jane reading books. I like them so much, I collect them... reliving the memories of my first love, Mrs. Williams. There in Abington Avenue School...

Standards for technological literacy: content for the study of technology: what are you learning today?
September 1, 2002... STANDARDS FOR TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY THE NATURE OF TECHNOLOGY 1. Students will develop an understanding of the characteristics and scope of technology. 2. Students will develop an understanding of the core concepts of technology....