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COPYRIGHT 2004 International Technology Education Association
Design is a creative process. I don't know about you, but I love to develop curriculum and lessons that challenge my students and allow them to be successful. The success is developed when the learner is provided with a method by which problems can be solved. Proper tools need to be given to them as well as access to information for research.
The development of a technology begins as a desire to meet a need or want. The technology is then developed through a process. This process is regarded by many as design. To become literate in the design process one must acquire the cognitive and procedural knowledge needed to create a design. If we think of ITEA and its association members as those designing the technologically literate person, the means by which this is carried out is through education.
When we are the learners, where do we turn to be successful in our classrooms? How do we creatively design curriculum that reflects standards as well as meets the needs of diverse learners? Building on the foundation laid by Standards for...
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