Technology Education at CCSU

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educational standards

 national technology-related standards

Technological Literacy: Standards for Technological Literacy  [2000] (from the International Technology Education Association and NASA's Office of Education)

Computer Technology: National Educational Technology Standards [2007] (from the International Society for Technology in Education)

Information Technology: Standards for the 21st-Century Learner [2007] (developed by the American Association of School Librarians; also see Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning [1998], developed by the AALA and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology

Engineering & Engineering Technology: the National Content Standards for K-12 Engineering/Engineering Technology are currently in development by the American Society for Engineering Education 

 national social studies and science standards

Social Studies: National Social Studies Standards [1994] (from the National Council for the Social Studies)

*note: national standards documents have been created for history, economics, geography, civics and government, and several other related areas.

General Science: the Science Content Standards section of the National Science Education Standards [1996] (developed by the National Academies of Science and the National Science Teachers Association)

Science, Mathematics, and Technology: Science for All Americans (also known as Project 2061) [1989] (from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

 more national standards

English / Language Arts: Standards for the English Language Arts [1996] (from the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association)

Math: Principles and Standards for School Mathematics [2000] (from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics).

 Connecticut curriculum frameworks

Technology Education: current (1998) framework  •  updated draft (2004) framework

Complete listing of Connecticut Curriculum Content Areas with standards

 
 

new technology education courses

 Spring 2006 crosswalk with new and old course titles and numbers
   
no child left behind  

Pro- NCLB:

 

Official website from the US Department of Education  | (n.b. CT Department of Education NCLB page)

 

see also: Wall Street Journal Editorial  |  Annenberg Institute for School Reform  |  text of the law

Anti- NCLB:

NoChildLeft.com  |  America-Tomorrow.com  |  Alfie Kohn  |  Voices from America's Classrooms

 

engineering in technology education

 

Pro- and con- articles:

Lewis (2004). A Turn to Engineering... (pdf)  Journal of Technology Education 16(1), 21-39.  

Wicklein (2003). 5 Good Reasons for Engineering as THE Focus for Technology Education (pdf). Athens, GA: University of GA.

 

Technically Speaking: Why All Americans Need to Know More About Technology. National Academy of Sciences

 

K-12 resources

Engineering K-12. American Society for Engineering Education.

EngineerGirl. National Academy of Engineering

 

Secondary Engineering Education

Project Lead the Way (PLTW)

Engineering by Design (EbD)

Madison West High School 's Engineering Program (independent of PLTW and EbD)

 

Foster's two cents:

Engineering: Noun or Verb? (pdf) Tech Directions

The relationship among science, technology and engineering in K-12 education. Connecticut Journal of Science Education 42(2) [Spring/Summer 2005], 48-53.