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Impacts
of Standards on the Instruction of Construction
Problem solving & critical thinking skills, Business partnership,
and contribution to the community are the results of the innovative
initiatives on the instruction of construction according to
the standards for technological literacy at Wausau Public
School in Wausau, Wisconsin.
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Construction in Middle School
While
students are constructing a real bridge and crossing the bridge,
they communicate, collaborate, and finally solve a problem
in the design process. It is a prime example of how technology
education activities can incorporate multiple learning standards.
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Design and Problem Solving
At
the university level technology education classroom, students
are engaged in a total process of designing, making, and evaluating.
The engineering design process provides a unique
way of integrating math, science, and technology to solve
a problem.
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Keys
to Effective Assessment
In Susan Presley's class at North Cobb High School in Georgia,
assessment is not about a pencil and paper test. Students are assessed
through open-ended questioning, peer assessment, portfolios,
student self-reflection, and work samples in their whole learning
process.
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Manufacturing
in the Dark
Student-centered
program takes students on a journey to many technology areas
including manufacturing. Students develop their design idea
to solve a practical problem while keeping in touch with society.
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Impacts
of Standards on the Instruction of Power and Energy
Students realize what
they have taken for granted about power and energy around
their every day life when are involved in a class activity
at Wilson Middle School in Appleton, Wisconsin.
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Power
& Energy: CO2 Cars
A CO2 car unit helps students understand how to connect engineering
and power at Warner Middle School in Farmington, WI. They
learn a science concept as well as develop their own CO2 Cars
during the whole design process in the class.
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Teaching to the Standard on Communications
Students
have high self-esteem and self-confidence because they are
in charge of each area in a project while they are producing a
news program at Harrison High School. They learn how to
communicate with each other as well as with an audience.
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