ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
(ADHD)
Christakis, D.A., Zimmerman, F.J.,
DiGiuseppe, D.L., & McCarty, C.A. (2004). Early television exposure and
subsequent attentional problems in children. Pediatrics, 113( 4), 708-713.
Retrieved April 7, 2004, from
EBSCO HOST Research Databases.
Indiana Department of Education
(2000). A guide to attention deficits/hyperactivity disorders. Retrieved April
11, 2005, from
http://ideanet.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/speced/pdf/adhd_guide.pdf
LD Online provides a compendium of
resources about
ADHD.
National Institute of Mental
Health produced an informative publication about
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
AUTISM
Autism Society of
America is a leading source of information about this complex developmental
disability.
Dunlap, G. & Fox, L. (1999).
Teaching children with autism. ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted
Education. Retrieved March 31, 2004, from
http://ericec.org/digests/e582.html
Fido,
A. & Al-Saad, S. (2005). Toxic trace elements in the hair of children with
autism. Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 9(3).
290-298.
Fido and Al-Saad (2005) conducted a study exploring in-hair concentration
levels of antimony, uranium, arsenic, beryllium, mercury, cadmium, lead and
aluminum from 40 boys with autism and 40 healthy boys. The children with
autism had significantly (p<0.001) higher in-hair concentration of levels of
lead, mercury, and uranium. Of course, this expost facto research does not
establish any causal relationship, but..
There has been a 22% average annual growth
rate for autism in the U.S. from 1992 to 2003 (Fighting Autism, 2007)?
DOWN
SYNDROME
National Down
Syndrome Society is a leading source of information
about this condition caused by chromosomal abnormalities.
Wolpert, G. (1996). The educational challenges
inclusion study. Retrieved April 29, 2005, from
http://www.altonweb.com/cs/downsyndrome/index.htm?page=wolpert.html
EMOTIONAL and
BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS
What is an emotional or
behavioral disorder? is described by the
Pacer Center.
What is conduct
disorder? is described by the
National Mental Health
Association.
Searight, H.R., Rottnek, F., & Abby,
S. L. (201). Conduct disorder: Diagnosis and treatment in primary care.
American Family Physician, 63(1). Retrieved April 16, 2005, from
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010415/1579.html
GENERAL RESOURCES
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
"is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving
educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with
disabilities, and/or the gifted."
Cornucopia Of Disability
Information
Disability World is an online
magazine "dedicated to advancing an exchange of information and research about
the international independent living movement of people with disabilities. The
web-zine is the heart of a larger project, IDEAS for the New Millennium, funded
in 1999 by the
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research."
The ERIC
Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERIC EC) offers a
variety of search tools and resources, such as the
Acronyms Frequently Used in
Special/Gifted Education,
Famous People with Disabilities and
Special Education Statistics.
Federation for Children with Special Needs "is a center for parents and
parent organizations to work together on behalf of children with special needs
and their families."
Indiana
Governor's Planning Council for People with Disabilities
supports an online site with many resources,
including:
Indiana Department of
Education offers several valuable resources that address diverse
populations, including:
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Alternative Education
Video Magazine
available at
http://www.doe.state.in.us/media/video/focus/2003-11.html.
The November, 2003
episode,
Ensweiler Academy and the Super Mileage Challenge,
is especially relevant to integrating science, math, and technology
education.
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Indiana Federal Child Count, P.L. 105-17, PART B
of IDEA, Growth Comparison B Public Schools. Retrieved January 14, 2004,
from
http://ideanet.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/speced/coda0001-StatRep/P23-Page23sr.html
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Indiana 2000-2001
SPECIAL EDUCATION STATISTICAL REPORT.
-
Indiana
K-12 School Data.
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Indiana Public Schools in County Alphabetical Sequence
National Center
for the Dissemination of Disability Research "performs
research, technical assistance and demonstration activities focusing on the
dissemination and utilization of disability research funded by the National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research". The NCDDR offers technical
briefs, special reports, and a research exchange newsletter.
National Institute of
Mental Health is an authoritative source of information on health issues and
disorders.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders
and Stroke offers
definitions and
descriptions of disorders of the brain and nervous system.
Price, B.J., Mayfield, P.K.,
McFadden, A.C., & Marsh II, G.E. (2003). Collaborative teaching: Special
education for inclusive classrooms. Parrot Publishing, L.L.C. Retrieved
December 1, 2003, from
http://www.parrotpublishing.com/ (Chapter 6:
Accommodation
Strategies is especially informative.)
Salend, S.J. (n.d.). Creating inclusive
classrooms effective and reflective practices. Prentice Hall. Retrieved January
13, 2004, from
http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/salend/ (The video case studies in
Chapter 2 are especially useful in starting a conversation about inclusion. See
http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/salend/chapter2/deluxe.html)
Smith, D.D. (2004). Introduction to special
education: Teaching in an age of challenge, 5th ed. Allyn & Bacon Publishing.
Pearson offers extended online support for this text at
http://wps.ablongman.com/ab_smith_specialed_5
The U.S. Government establishes regulations by
which federal funds are dispensed to states for specific educational activities.
Codes of Regulations relating to the goals of ITEDU 394: Technology Education
for Diverse Populations include
Title
34: Education, especially Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services, Department of Education.
The
U.S. Department of Education offers a variety of
online resources including:
When Billy broke his head is a video
which "uses personal interviews to portray realities, hardships, and coping
mechanisms in the face of government bureaucracy and overwhelming odds." The DVD
is available through Educational Resources at the BSU Library.
World Institute on Disabilities is a
nonprofit public policy center which is dedicated to promoting the civil rights
and full societal inclusion of people with disabilities. Their online
Resource List is quite
comprehensive.
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Archambault, F. A., Jr., Westberg, K. L., Brown, S. W., Hallmark, B. W., Emmons, C. L., & Zhang, W. (1993). Regular classroom practices with gifted students: Results of a national survey of classroom teachers (Research Monograph 93102). Storrs, CT: The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, University of Connecticut.
Recommendations available at
http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/archwest.html
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ERIC Clearinghouse for Students Who are Highly or Profoundly Gifted
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Indiana Association for the Gifted. (2002). A
Gifted Education Resource Guide for Indiana Parents and Educators (2nd Ed.).
Division of Exceptional Learners, Indiana Department of Education. Retrieved
March 28, 2007, from
http://www.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/gt/pdf/IAGResourceGuide.pdf
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Indiana Code for High Ability Programs can be viewed at the Division of
Exceptional Learners at the Indiana Department of Education.
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McComas, W.F. (2005). Enhancing the education of scientifically
gifted students with inquiry instruction. Retrieved from
http://coehp.uark.edu/pase/Inquiry_Science_Instr2.pdf
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National
Association for Gifted Children
-
National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (Javits Center)
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Nieman Enhanced Learning Center is part of the
Shawnee Mission School District's gifted education program.
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Project
Lead the Way (PLTW) "has developed a four year sequence of courses which,
when combined with college preparatory mathematics and science courses in high
school, introduces students to the scope, rigor and discipline of engineering
and engineering technology prior to entering college" (About
PLTW: An overview, 1999-2004).
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Renzulli, J.S. (n.d.). A practical system for
identifying gifted and talented students. NEAG Center for Gifted Education and
Talent Development. University of Connecticut. Retrieved March 5, 2004, from
http://yoda.ucc.uconn.edu/~nrcgt/sem/semart04.html
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Silverman, L. (2007). What we have learned about
gifted children. 1979-2007. Retrieved March 26, 2007, from
http://www.gifteddevelopment.com/PDF_files/learned.pdf
PUBLICATIONS
Challenge: Reaching and Teaching the Gifted
Child
Gifted Child Today
Gifted Child Quarterly
Journal for the Education of the Gifted
The
Roeper Review is published by The Roeper School in Michigan. As a
peer-review journal it covers a broad range of issues for professionals who
work directly with gifted and talented children and their families.
LEARNING
DISABILITIES
Harris, R. & Robertson, J. (2001).
Successful strategies for college-bound students with learning disabilities.
Preventing School Failure, (45)3, 125-131. Retrieved April 7, 2004, from
http://www.bsu.edu/dsd/article/0,,19416--,00.html
The
National Center for Learning Disabilities offers a wealth of information
about LD, including
Fact Sheets
(like LD at a Glance)
and research.
LD ONLINE offers a compendium of
Teaching Strategies and Techniques which help students with learning
disabilities including a description of
Behavioral Intervention Plan.
PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
HIV/AIDS
MOBILITY
Ledger, K. (2006, October 20).
Making the Web accessible for all. BBC News. Retrieved January 6, 2006,
from
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/6069106.stm
Thalidomide
Vision
Color Blindness
Tactile Graphics
SPEECH AND
LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(ASHA) is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more
than 118,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists, speech-language
pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists.
Stuttering
Foundation of America
TECHNOLOGY:
ASSISTIVE and ADAPTIVE
Assistive technology is defined by
the Assistive Technology Act
of 1998,
assistivetech.net and
rehabtool.com.
Assistive
Technology in the Student's Individualized Education Program: A Handbook for
Parents and School Personnel. (n.d.).
Washington,
D.C.: Virginia Assistive Technology System, Retrieved April 15, 2005, from
http://www.vats.org/athandbook.htm
Assistive Technology Industry Association offers a list of assistive
products at
http://www.atia.org/conf_2005_product_launches.html
Section508.gov
is a federal mandate to make information accessible to people with
disabilities.
Lesson Plans
Adaptive Device Design is developed by
IEEE and made available at
http://www.tryengineering.org/lessons/adaptivedevices.pdf
IMPLICATIONS FOR
TECHNOLOGY STUDIES
Gaono, J. (2004). The effects of the
No Child Left Behind Act on Career and Technical Education: Implications for
students with special needs. Journal of Industrial Teacher Education , 41(2).
Retrieved March 31, 2005, from
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JITE/v41n2/gaona.html
FEMALES: GIRLS, &
WOMEN
Zuga, K.F. (1999). Addressing
women’s ways of knowing to improve the Technology Education environment for all
students. Journal of Technology Education, 10(2). Retrieved January 14,
2004 from
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE/v10n2/pdf/zuga.pdf
GIRLS RISE:
Raising girls interest in Science and Engineering.
The U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration offers this resource on
Women's History in
Transportation.
RACE AND CULTURE
Department of Political
Science. Western Michigan University. (n.d.). Timeline of the American civil
rights movement. Retrieved January 14, 2004 from
http://www.wmich.edu/politics/mlk/
The Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide
to black history. Retrieved January 14, 2004, from
http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/
(cost $)
International Information Programs,
U.S. Department of State (n.d.). Gateway to African-American History. Retrieved
on January 14, 2004, from
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/blackhis/
IUPUI Multicultural Classroom Resource Guide
is an annotated bibliography of resources.
Lakes, R.D. & Burns, J.Z. (2001).
"It's like their culture:" Resistant boys in the new vocationalism. Journal of
Industrial Teacher Education, 38(4). Retrieved January 19, 2004, from
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JITE/v38n4/lakes.html
Kapyio, R.A. (n.d.). Technology
Education and Sustainable Livelihoods. Retrieved January 18, 2005, from
http://www.ep.liu.se/ecp/005/10/00510b.pdf
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a
national day of recognition for equal rights.
Strategies for Inclusive Teaching is
offered by the Center for Teaching and Learning, University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill.
ACTIVITIES
ASSESSMENT:
Diagnostic, Formative, and Summative
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A discussion of
Ensuring Equity with Alternative Assessments is supported by the
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.
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Koelsch, Estrin, and Farr's (1995)
Guidelines for Equitable Assessment are offered by the
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.
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A
self
analysis of learning styles and learning preferences is offered by Donna
Stewart.
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Illinois State Board of Education
(1995). Assessment handbook: A guide for developing assessment programs in
Illinois. Retrieved February 11, 2005, from
http://www.gower.k12.il.us/Staff/ASSESS/index.htm#assessment
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Frary, Robert B. (1995). More
multiple-choice item writing do's and don'ts. Practical Assessment, Research
& Evaluation, 4(11). Retrieved February 12, 2005 from
http://PAREonline.net/getvn.asp?v=4&n=11
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Edutopia, a George Lucas Foundation Educational
Foundation project, offers numerous multimedia resources on assessment. See
http://www.edutopia.org/php/keyword.php?id=005
RUBRIC
Assessment
University of Connecticut. (n.d.) Assessment
Primer: How to do Assessment.
Retrieved April 3, 2007, form
http://web.uconn.edu/assessment/how3.htm
DEVELOPING A TEACHING
PORTFOLIO
Faculty & TA Development The Ohio State University
DIRECT
INSTRUCTION
Robert Gagne's Events of Instruction
is described by Renay M. Scott (1995) at
http://www.edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu/~rmscott/gagne.html
Madeline Hunter Method of Direct
Instruction as described by Thomas A. Allen at
http://www.humboldt.edu/~tha1/hunter-eei.html#ret-bloomtax
OBJECTIVES
Cruz, E. (2003). Bloom's
revised taxonomy.
In B. Hoffman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of
Educational Technology. Retrieved
March 1, 2007, from
http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/Articles/bloomrev/start.htm
Alemany-Rojas, A. (2006).
Drafting instructional objectives.
In B. Hoffman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of
Educational Technology. Retrieved
March 1, 2007, from
http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/draftobj/start.htm
Office of Educational
Development.(2001). Writing Objectives. University of Arkansas. Retrieved
January 7, 2004, from
http://www.uams.edu/oed/teaching/objectives.htm
Kruse, K. (2002). How to write great
learning objectives. e-learningGURU.com. Retrieved January 19, 2004, from
http://www.e-learningguru.com/articles/art3_4.htm
Krathwohl, D., Bloom, B., & Masia,
B. (1956). Taxonomy of educational objectives. Handbook II: Affective domain.
New York: David McKay. Overview at
http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/affsys/affdom.html
BEHAVIOR
MANAGEMENT
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice.
(n.d.). Addressing problem student behavior. Retrieved April 15, 2005, from
http://cecp.air.org/fba/problembehavior3/main3.htm
Classroom
Management Technology Tools describes five key areas for developing
classroom control.
Creating positive
behavioral intervention plans and supports is offered by the Center for
Effective Collaboration and Practice.
"Guidelines for establishing and maintaining token
economies" by Myles, B. S.,Moran, M. R., Ormsbee, C. K., Downing, J. A.
(1992). Intervention in School and Clinic, 27(3), pp.164-169. A
synopsis is offered at
http://www.cpt.fsu.edu/tree/myles.html
Manning, M.L. (n.d.). Strategies for
improving student behavior. Retrieved April 23, 2005, from
http://go.hrw.com/resources/go_sc/gen/HSTPR054.PDF
Practice Effective Guidance Strategies (PEGS) is a "professional development
program that helps teachers gain skills needed to help ALL students actively
participate in classroom activities, especially those student who have social,
emotional, or behavioral problems."
COMPETENCY-BASED INSTRUCTION (CBI)
Monograph 1 of the Virginia Council on Technology
Teacher Education defines and describes the
advantages/disadvantages of a CBI approach at
http://www.teched.vt.edu/VCTTE/VCTTEMonographs/VCTTEMono1%28CBI%29.html
Virginia's Technology Education Competency Lists
COMPETITION
FIRST Robotics competitions teams
professionals with high school students to solve engineering design problems.
The Indianapolis Chapter of the American
Institute of Architects sponsors the
Indiana High School Architectural Design Competition during the spring.
Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam
offers grants of up to $10,000 to high school teams "who collaboratively
identify a problem that they want to solve, research the problem, and then
develop a prototype invention as an in-class or extracurricular project".
The
SAE Foundation for Science and
Technology Education supports technology learning activities for:
DIFFERENTIATION
Grant Wiggins offers resources on differentiating
instructions at
http://pirate.shu.edu/~edmundma/best_practices.htm
Hall, S.A. (n.d.). Differentiated
instruction: Effective classroom practices report. Report of the National
Center on Accessing the General Curriculum and the U.S. Department of Education,
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Cooperative Agreement No.
H324H990004. Retrieved January 28, 2005, from
http://www.cast.org/ncac/classroompractice/cpractice02.pdf
Tomlinson, C.A. (1995). Differentiating
instruction for advanced learners in the
mixed-ability middle school classroom. Reston, VA: ERIC Clearinghouse on
Disabilities and Gifted Education. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.
ED389141)
ANCHORING
TIERED
ASSIGNMENTS
Kingore, B. (2006). Tiered instruction: Beginning
the process. National Association for Gifted Children. Retrieved April 4, 2007,
from
http://www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=1488
Examples:
Template, Rose (2007) Oblique
Drawing Example
GAMES
Smithsonian
National Museum of American History
offers three online games about transportation in their America On The Move
exhibit, including:
Respondus offers Assessment,
Survey and Games Applications for eLearning at
http://www.respondus.com/studymate/samples.shtml
INCLUSION
INQUIRY
Instruction
Best
Practices in High School Engineering is supported by the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Several engineering design activities are presented including Out to Launch.
Burghardt, M.D. & Hacker, M. (2004). Informed design: A
contemporary approach to design pedagogy as the core process in technology. The Technology
Teacher, 64(1), 6-8.
Connecticut State Board of Education
(1999). Inquiry-based teaching. Retrieved March 30, 2007, from
http://www.doe.state.in.us/dps/beginningteachers/supportseminars/socialstudies/activitiesAandB.pdf
Lemelson-MIT
InvenTeams is a national
grants initiative of the Lemelson-Massachusetts
Institute of Technology Program that funds invention teams comprised of
"high school students, their teachers and industry mentors for the purpose of
inventing something of value for their school or local communities" (About
InvenTeams, 2002).
Petrina, S. (2007). Chapter V.
Creativity and ingenuity, design, and problem-solving. Advanced teaching
methods for the technology classroom. Hershey, PA: Information Science
Publishing.
See
Engineering
EXPERIMENTS
See the electrolysis experiment called
Got Gas? at Try Science.
LESSON
PLANS - Technology Education
Discoveryschool.com offers a variety
of technology-based lesson plans at
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/tech.html, including such
foundational skills as accurately and precisely
measuring length.
MOTIVATION
Kruse, K. (2002). The Magic of
Learner Motivation: The ARCS Model. e-learningGURU.com. Retrieved January 19,
2004, from
http://www.e-learningguru.com/articles/art3_5.htm
PRACTICE
Wagner, C. (2001).
Five Homework Strategies for
Teaching Students with Disabilities. The ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities
and Gifted Education. Retrieved March 31, 2004, from
http://ericec.org/digests/e608.html
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
Instructional Module on
Project-Based Learning available from the George Lucas Educational Foundation
located at
http://www.edutopia.org/modules/PBL/index.php
TEACHER ROLES and
RESPONSIBILITIES
ASSESSING
TEACHING
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Learning With
Technology Profile Tool helps teachers compare their "current instructional
practices with a set of indicators for engaged learning and high-performance
technology". The tool is provided by the North Central Regional Educational
Laboratory.
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The University of Kansas School of
Medicine - Wichita offers a guided assessment tool for evaluating teaching
called the
Classroom Teaching Observation Tool
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LAMP: Learning
Assessment Model Project "is designed to facilitate and evaluate the teacher
candidate’s ability to align instruction and assessment with standards and best
practice."
SOCRATIC METHODS
QUESTIONING
WEB
Accessibility
BIOTECHNOLOGY
The National Health Museum presents:
What is biotechnology? by Pamela Peters
Biotech Applied
Issues and Bioethics
COMMUNICATION and INFORMATION
Technology
"GCC
4 Kids! provides access to a wide range of graphic
communication-related resources for young learners (e.g., grades K-8). It also
has a component (separate section) that provides graphic communication
instructional resources for teachers" (Sanders, January 22, 2004, personal
communication).
INTEL offers
Design and
Discovery a "comprehensive inquiry-based curriculum, which introduces
engineering through design. It is organized into 18 sessions. Each session is
2.5 hours and includes two to four 20-90 minute hands-on activities or
explorations which are done in small groups."
Next Generation of Information and
Communications Technologies is a video lecture by William Durgan, Brian
King, and William R. Michalson. The file is available from the Boston Museum of
Science at
http://www.mos.org/events_activities/lectures&d=1001
Optical Illusions
Pulse a
Stomp Odyssey and its supporting Web resources illustrate the science of
sound technology. After entering the site, select Explore the Sound Lab,
especially Groove Machine and Sound Science.
Computer Applications
Autodesk
Inventor Series
Fischertechnik
Focus Educational
Software Ltd offers several applications to support the study of technology,
including:
Master
CAM
MD Solids
Parallax's
Board of Education and
Basic Stamp Programming Application
Westpoint Bridge
Message Design
Mundi Design Studios present
Principles of Graphic Design
CONSTRUCTION
Building Big explains
the how forces, loads, materials, and shape effect structure design.
Building Big is presented by the Public
Broadcasting System.
ENERGY
Exploratorium Teacher Institute Resources include a variety of
SNACKS
(activities) relevant to a study of energy technology. The
Giant Sieve Sorter is especially relevant to a material processing class.
Oil, Water, and
Chocolate Mouse is an instructional unit about how oil spills are managed
and clean-up occurs.
Understanding
Electricity from ElectronicsWorkbench
See Rose's
Energy Resources
ENGINEERING, INVENTION and
INNOVATION
American Society for Engineering Education welcomes students and teachers to
the world of engineering through the Engineering K-12 Learning Center.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers presents seven
activities within the
Engineers Solve Problem curriculum.
Design Squad presents "The
Need for Speed".
Dyson presents a delightful overview of the
"engineering design process" at
http://www.dyson.co.uk/education/default.asp
The Engineering is Elementary (EiE) project aims to foster engineering and
technological literacy among children. EiE is a research-based curriculum that
integrates engineering and technology concepts and skills with elementary
science topics.
INTEL presents
Design and Discovery:
Experiencing Engineering Through Design, a curriculum for ages 11-15 which
employs an inquiry and interdisciplinary approach to engineering and design.
The Boston Museum of
Science offers video lectures, podcasts, and a variety of other media to
examine such issues as Design Challenges, Nanotechnology Today, and Frontiers of
Biotechnology.
Engineering the Future is a high
school curriculum developed by the The National Center for Technological
Literacy. Watch the
video
overview or view the description.
Foundations of Engineering course is offered by Henrico County Public
Schools in Virginia.
Invention-Innovation-Inquiry: Units for Technological Literacy, Grades 5-6
is supported by the National
Science Foundation and implemented by the
International Technology Education Association and
California University of Pennsylvania.
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) "has
developed a four year sequence of courses which, when combined with college
preparatory mathematics and science courses in high school, introduces students
to the scope, rigor and discipline of engineering and engineering technology
prior to entering college" (About
PLTW: An overview, 1999-2004).
Indiana's Interactive Map is available at
http://www.pltw.purdue.edu/map/map.htm
The PLTW Network in Indiana is available at
http://www.pltw.org/schoollist.asp?toSelect=IN
Riverdeep offers a range of articles
appropriate for
high school
and
middle school students. For example, the Father of Invention activity asks
students to analyze
Rube
Goldberg's Self Operating Napkin.
TEACH Engineering: Resources for K-12
is a searachable database of instructional plans.
Try Engineering is a web site supported by IEEE. It offers
lesson plans,
games, and descriptions of
the role and responsibilities of engineers.
EARLY Childhood Education (PRE-Kindergarten)
EarlychildhoodNEWS.com
Teacher QuickSource
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATION (ESTE)
Clay animation made easy is an intriguing activity for elementary students.
Dialogue on Early Childhood Science, Mathematics, and Technology
Education (1999)
was generated by the
American Association for the Advancement of Science through a
grant from the National Science Foundation.
Elementary
school technology education in Virginia. Several design briefs are available
for students in grades K-5.
The Engineering is
Elementary (EiE) project aims to foster engineering and technological
literacy among children. EiE is a research-based curriculum that integrates
engineering and technology concepts and skills with elementary science topics.
Foster, P. (1997). Classifying approaches to and
philosophies of elementary-school technology education. Journal of Technology
Education, 8(2). Retrieved February 24, 2005, from
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE/v8n2/foster.jte-v8n2.html
Lemlson Center's Invention at Play offers a
variety of technology-based games including
Tinker Ball.
Technology and Children is a journal
dedicated to elementary school technology education. This journal is accessible from
BSU's Academic Search Premier.
MANUFACTURING
"How
everyday things are made" is a video collection of manufacturing
processes provided by The Alliance for Innovative Manufacturing at
Stanford University.
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
National Library of Medicine
describes the use of an
opthalmoscope, otoscope, and stethoscope in the Doctor is In.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
describes bionics in
Meet "Yorick",
the Bionic Skeleton
PROCESSES
Measurement
CUPOL: How to use
the vernier caliper
PUBLICATIONS
ties magazine supports technology
education and the integration of math, science and technology curriculum mainly
in middle, junior and senior high schools. ties magazine is available at
http://tiesmagazine.org/
The Technology Teacher is
published by the International Technology
Education Association.
SUSTAINABILITY
Teaching and Learning Strategies
Cause-and-Effect Essay:
Education World,
Mt Hebron's description,
Ogasawara's Global Warming example
Experimentation:
PBS's Focus on Air
Quality
See Rose's
Sustainability Resources
TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY
American Association for the
Advancement of Sciences.
(1989). Science for All Americans: A Project 2061 report on literacy goals
in science, mathematics and technology. Washington DC.
American Association for the Advancement of Sciences. (1993).
Benchmarks for science literacy. New York: Oxford University Press.
Bybee, R. W. (1997). Achieving scientific literacy: From
purposes to practices. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Burke, B. (2005). Engineering by design. [Multimedia
presentation]. Available at
http://dle-mediasite-hehd.clemson.edu/Mediasite/Viewer/
Cajas, F. (2001). The science/technology interaction:
Implications for science literacy. Journal of Research in Science Teaching,
38(7). 715-729.
Center for
Technological Literacy at Hofstra University is directed by David Burghardt
and Michael Hacker.
Daughtery, M. (2005). A changing role for technology teacher
education. Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 42(1), 41-53.
Dugger, W.E. (2005). The study of technology. [Multimedia
presentation]. Available at
http://dle-mediasite-hehd.clemson.edu/Mediasite/Viewer/
Hale, J. A. (1972). Essential determinants of technological
literacy for high school graduates. Unpublished dissertation. West Virginia
University, Morgantown, WV.
International Technology Education Association, Technology for
All Americans Project. (2000). Standards for technological literacy: Content
for the study of technology. Reston, Virginia: Author.
International Technology Education Association, Technology for
All Americans Project. (1996). Technology for all Americans: A rationale and
structure for the study of technology. Reston, Virginia: Author.
Lewis, T., & Gagel, C. (1992). Technological literacy: A
critical analysis. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 24(117-138).
National Academy of Engineering & National Research
Council.(2006). Tech Tally: Approaches to assessing technological literacy.
Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences.
National Academy of Engineering & National Research Council.
(2002). Technically speaking: Why all Americans need to know more about
technology. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
TRANSPORTATION
The Henry Ford offers information
about the The Henry Ford Museum, the
Ford Rouge
Factory Tour, and several lesson plans relevant to a study of
transportation.
The Institute of Affordable Transportation
sponsors a vehicle design competition. See
http://www.drivebuv.org/competition.htm for details.
NASA
Explores: Express Lessons and Online Resources is a
great place to find lesson plans that integrate science, math, and technology.
Oil, Water, and
Chocolate Mouse is an instructional unit about how oil spills are managed
and clean-up occurs.
SAFETY
ART and the Humanities Lessons
Sculpture: Statues, Monuments and More is a unit for kindergartners.
FACILITY DEVELOPMENT
Maryland's Technology Education Facilities Guidelines
The National Science Foundation
and Dober, Lidsky Craig and Associates, Inc. offer the essential ingredients
of planning a lab at
http://www.labplan.org
The National Clearinghouse for
Educational Facilities offers links to technology education facilities at
http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/tech_ed.cfm
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION STANDARDS
British Columbia, Canada
The Technology
Education 8 to 10 Curriculum
Indiana Technology Education
Curriculum Model is available at the Indiana Department of Education.
Retrieved March 29, 2004 from
http://www.doe.state.in.us/octe/technologyed/welcome.html
Curriculum Content Standards Booklet (2002). Indianapolis, IN: Indiana
Department of Education. Retrieved January 31, 2004, from
http://www.doe.state.in.us/standards/Docs-Technology/2004-08-16-TechEd-Stds.pdf
Indiana State Board of Education announces
NEW minimum high school graduation requirements.
Technology Introductory–level Course Guide for Middle School and
Jr. High School Programs - Part A and
Part B 2004 Edition
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Education. (2001).
Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework, from
http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/scitech/2001/standards/strand4.html
Pennsylvania Science and
Technology
The Academic Standards for Science
and Technology in Pennsylvania are located at
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/k12/lib/k12/scitech.pdf
Virginia Technology Education
Foundations of Engineering course is offered by Henrico County Public
Schools in Virginia.
Technology Assessment Competency List
Virginia Department of Education, Technology
Education Service
West Virginia Technology
Education
West Virginia
Standards for Technology Education and other resources are located at
West Virginia
Technology Education.
MATH Standards and Lessons
Indiana standards may be accessed at
http://www.indianastandardsresources.org/
Math Measures Up! is a measurement
lesson for kindergartners. It one of many units of instruction offered through
the National Core Knowledge
Coordinator of Colorado.
National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics (NCTM) offers standards and lessons at
http://illuminations.nctm.org/index.asp
North Carolina
Mathematics Standards and GRADE LEVEL COMPETENCIES K-12
SCIENCE Standards and Lessons
Energy All Around Us and
Electricity are eighth grade units offered through the
National Core Knowledge
Coordinator of Colorado.
Indiana standards may be accessed at
http://www.indianastandardsresources.org/
National Science Education Standards are available
through the National Academy of Sciences.
North Carolina
Science
Standards
Principles of Technology
(POT) is a high school curriculum in applied science.
In Texas, POT
consists of two courses of fourteen units taken at the eleventh and twelfth
grades. Energy
Concepts, Inc. provides a laboratory system of experiments and equipment to
support the curriculum.
SOCIAL STUDIES Standards and
Lessons
California State Board of Education standards can
be accessed at http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/
Indiana standards may be accessed at
http://www.indianastandardsresources.org/
This
Hydraulic Mining Lesson
integrates technology education standards and history-social studies standards.
Indiana In the World is a set of lessons addressing the Indiana
Social Studies Standards that are also relevant to a study of technology,
such as Lesson 3:
Indiana in Motion.
U.S. Educational Statistics
National
Center for Education Statistics
