Technology Education is the means by which we teach students the Technology and Engineering components of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education which is found in the ITEEA (International Technology and Engineering Educators Association) standards.
Technology Education is a body of knowledge separate from but related to the sciences, with specific content, curriculum and specific certification requirements. Technology is the application of tools, materials, processes and systems by humans to solve problems and provide benefits to humankind. We use technology in an attempt to improve our world in which we live. These improvements may relate to survival needs (e.g., food, shelter, and defense) or they may relate to human aspirations (e.g., knowledge, art, control).
They can include unexpected benefits, unexpected costs and unexpected risks. Technology Education involves a broad spectrum of knowledge and activities. Effective Technology Education combines knowledge of content, processes and skills to provide students with a holistic approach to learning. Technology Education offers unique opportunities to apply numerous academic concepts through practical minds-on/hands-on applications giving these academic concepts relevance. Instructional Technology on the other hand, deals specifically with use of computers and different software to solve problems and communicate effectively. Knowledge of content, processes and skills should be used together to effectively engage students and promote a complete understanding of the sciences, related technologies and their interrelationship.
The relationship between science and technology is one where science builds principles or theories and technology provides the practical application of those principles or theories to produce human made products and systems to improve our lives.
Technology Education Curriculum
├── High School
└── Advanced Design Applications
└── Advanced Technological Applications
└── Architecture
└── Design and Drawing for Production
└── Engineering Design
└── Modern Electricity and Electronics
└── Photography
└── Technological Design
└── Technology and Society
└── Vex Robotics
└── World of Technology
└── High School Curriculum Overview
├── Middle School
└── 7th Grade Technology
└── Engineering for All
└── 8th Grade Technology
└── Unit 0 - FFD
└── Unit 1 - Safety
└── Unit 2 - Technological Systems
└── Unit 3 - CO2 Dragster Competition
└── Unit 4 - Rube Goldberg Contest
└── Unit 5 - Idea, Design, Produce
└── Unit 6 - Manufacturing Donatable Toys
└── Unit 7 - Pathfinder Egg Drop Challenge
└── Unit 8 - Solar Oven
└── Middle School 8th Grade Curriculum Overview.md
├── README.md
├── LICENSE
├── Templates
└── Assessment - Pretests
└── Assessment - Tests
└── Handout
└── Lesson Plan
└── PowerPoint
└── Section
└── Unit
This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.