A Curriculum to Reflect

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A Curriculum to Reflect Technological Literacy
National Model ITEA Annual Conference Albuquerqu
e, NM March 19, 2004 1030-1145
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• CATTS Initiatives
• Research Projects
• Consortium of States
• Curriculum
• Professional Development

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Research Projects NSF NASA TfAAP (no
cost extension) Measuring Progress . . .
(Student Assessment Guide) Realizing Excellence
. . . (Program Guide) Planning Learning . . .
(K-12 Curriculum Guide) Teaching Technology . .
. (Professional Development Guide) NSF - NDLTL
ICON (no cost extension) NSF - Invention,
Innovation Inquiry (3rd of 4 years)
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• CATTS Consortium
• Nine states - FL, GA, KY, MD, MO, OH, NC, ND,
• TN, UT, VA, WI
• Leadership planning meetings
• Gain efficiency through cooperation
• High quality products and services
• Out-sources curriculum professional development

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• Consortium - States Working Together
• Leadership through Involvement
• Cost-effectiveness through Partnering
• High Quality through Research Development
• Efficiency through Outsourcing
• Effectiveness through Professional Development
• Communication through Cooperation

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CATTS Consortium
Member States 2003-04

• Florida
• Georgia
• Kentucky
• Maryland
• Missouri
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Tennessee
• Utah
• Virginia
• Wisconsin

• Mellissa Morrow
• Ron Barker
• Henry Lacy
• Marquita Friday
• Doug Miller
• Tom Shown
• Don Fischer
• Dick Dieffenderfer
• Tom DApolito
• Melvin Robinson
• George Willcox
• Mark Spoerk

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Consortium Priorities 2005-2008

• Curriculum Instruction
• Integration with Science, Mathematics,
  Reading/Writing
• Student Assessment
• Professional Development
• Train-the-trainer
• In-state Workshops
• Student Assessment
• 8th Grade Assessment for Technological Literacy
• Marketing
• National Business/Industry/Government/Education
  Forums

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• Curriculum Development Diffusion
• A national curriculum to reflect the STL
• ITEA Consortium determine the products
• - Model Course and other Guides
• Authors are carefully selected
• Drafts are field reviewed
• Train-the-trainer workshops are provided
• Resources are provided for in-state workshops
• Documents CDs are produced after one year
• in the field

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• Standards for Technological Literacy
• Nature of Technology
• Technology and Society
• Design
• Abilities for a Technological World
• The Designed World

• A National Model
• Elementary
• Models for Introducing Technology A Standards -
  based Guide
• Middle School
• Exploring Technology
• Invention Innovation
• Technological Systems
• High School
• Foundations of Technology
• Engineering Design
• Impacts of Technology
• Technological Issues

K
12
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• Model Course Guides Content and Organization
• Course Title
• Suggestions for Teachers
• Standards for Technological Literacy
• Related Standards from other Subject Areas
• 5 - 6 Enduring Concepts (units), big, important,
  timeless ideas
• Assessment Rubric with assessment criteria and
  levels of
• understanding for each Enduring Concept
  (unit)
• Assessment Rubrics for Math, Science,
  Reading/Writing
• Sample learning activities with embedded
  evidence gathering
• Resources References
• Consortium States use the Guides Differently

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Technological Literacy Standards Series Addenda
to Technological Literacy Standards
Series Standards-Based Technological Studies
Series Standards-Based Technological Studies
Units
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• Contents
• The Power and the Promise
• of Technology
• A Structure for the Study
• of Technology
• Teaching Technology
• Taking Action

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• Contents
• Preparing Students for a Technological World
• Overview of Technology Content Standards
• The Nature of Technology
• Technology and Society
• Design
• Abilities for a Technological World
• The Designed World
• Call to Action
• Technology for All Americans Project

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• An Executive Summary
• Twenty Standards for
• Technological Literacy
• Five Categories
• Nature of technology
• Technology Society
• Design
• Abilities for a Technological World
• The Designed World
• Technology for All Americans Project

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• Advancing Excellence in
• Technological Literacy
• Student Assessment
• Professional Development
• Program Standards
• Technology for All Americans Project

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Technological Literacy Standards Series Addenda
to Technological Literacy Standards
Series Standards-Based Technological Studies
Series Standards-Based Technological Studies
Units
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• Addenda Series
• Measuring Progress A Guide to Assessing Students
  for Technological Literacy
• Introduction to Standards-based
• Assessment
• An Assessment Process
• Assessment Tools Methods
• Principles of Student
• Assessment
• Applying Assessment Data
• CATTS Consortium and
• Technology for ALL Americans Project

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• Addenda Series
• Realizing Excellence A Guide for Exemplary
  Programs in Technological Literacy
• Incorporating STL
• Reform - content, professional
• development, curricula,
• instruction, assessment,
• learning environment
• Planning process
• Implementation
• Technology for All Americans Project

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• Addenda Series
• Teaching Technology A Guide for Professional
  Development
• Section I Professional Development
• Basics
• Section II Seeking Professional
• Development
• Section III Providing Professional
• Development
• Section IV Promoting Professional
• Development
• Technology for All Americans Project

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• Addenda Series
• Planning Learning A Guide to Developing
  Technology Curricula
• Section 1 Introduction
• Section 2 An Approach for Planning
• a Model Curriculum
• Section 3 Developing a Model
• Curriculum
• Section 4 Selecting Curriculum
• Section 5 Evaluating Curriculum
• Section 6 Call to Action
• Technology for All Americans Project

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Technological Literacy Standards Series Addenda
to Technological Literacy Standards
Series Standards-Based Technological Studies
Series Standards-Based Technological Studies
Units
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• Contents
• Why Study Technology?
• Teaching-Learning Strategies for
• Elementary Technological Studies
• - Topic Investigation
• - Product Generation
• - Ingenuity Challenges
• Resources

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• Contents
• Chapter 1
• Learning, Memory, and a
• Study of Technology
• Chapter 2
• Designing - From the Beginning
• The Natural World
• The Human-Made World
• Tools Safety
• Engineering Portfolio Journals
• Classroom Store
• The Designed World
• Chapter 3
• Resources

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• Contents
• Methods for Teaching Technology
• Middle School
• Activities That Make Standards for
• Technological Literacy FUNctional
• Resources for Teaching Technology
• Middle School

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• Contents
• Technology Education and
• Middle Level Learner
• Course Framework and
• Units of Study
• - Technological Innovation
• - Technological Design
• - Scope of Technology
• - Technological Integration
• - Explorations in Technology
• Instructional Resources

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• Contents
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Framework Units
• - Intro. To Invention Innovation
• - Core Concepts of Technology
• - Problem solving Design,
• Troubleshooting, Research
• Development, Experimentation
• - Lets Invent Innovate
• Chapter 3 Resources

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• Contents
• Chapter 1 Technology Education and
• the Middle School Learner
• Chapter 2 Assessment
• Chapter 3 Units of Study - Enduring
• Understandings
• Chapter 4 Instructional Resources
• Chapter 5 Sample Activities

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• Coming Soon!
• Technological Issues A Standards-Based High
  School Model Course Guide
• Contents

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• Contents
• Methods of Teaching Technology
• High School
• Activities for teaching Technology
• High School
• Resources for Teaching Technology
• High School

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• Contents
• Foundations of Technology
• Scope and Sequence
• Foundations of Technology
• Units of Instruction
• - Fundamentals
• Characteristics
• - Effects Influence
• - Using Technology
• - Assessment of Technology
• - Building Your Dreams
• Resources

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• Contents
• Chapter 1 Scope Sequence
• Chapter 2 Intro. to Engineering
• - Systems Optimization
• - Technology/Society Ethics
• Interaction
• - Concurrent Engineering
• Teamwork
• - Modeling Problem Solving
• - Design
• Glossary
• Resources

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• Contents
• Chapter 1 Applying STL Through
• Impacts of Technology
• Chapter 2 Delivery Methods
• Chapter 3 Technology Assessment
• Chapter 4 Creative Design Activity
• Ideas and Assessment Strategies

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Technological Literacy Standards Series Addenda
to Technological Literacy Standards
Series Standards-Based Technological Studies
Series Standards-Based Technological Studies
Units
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Kids Inventing Technology Series
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• This Four Project will focus on
• Designing Thematic Units for Grades 5 6
• Developing Teaching Learning Resources
• Disseminating Workshops Distance Learning
• Design Innovation Units
• Ways Inventions Innovations are Developed and
• How They Affect Us Personally, Socially,
  Economically
• Technological Systems Units
• Ways Systems are Developed, Produced,
  Controlled, Assessed
• Medical, Agriculture-Biological, Energy-Power,
  Manufacturing,
• Communication, Construction

Supported by the National Science Foundation
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Humans Innovating Technology Series
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Illinois State University
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Digital Library for Technological Literacy Its
more than just another Web-site!
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• Professional Development
• Train-the-trainer CATTS Consortium Workshops
• Workshop 3/20/04
• Impacts of Technology
• Technological Systems
• Designated person from each Consortium
  state
• Five additional trainees
• Institutional Members
• Designated Training Centers (Please see
  www.iteawww.org)
• Contribute to the ITEA Annual Conference Program
• Professional Development at a Distance -Pending

Initiatives in Curriculum, Professional
Development, Research, Consortia
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• Thinking about Pre-service and In-service
  Professional Development?
• Consider using CATTS and Consortium Related
  Materials
• State Association Special Interest Sessions
• Hands-On Workshops at Conferences
• University Summer Institutes
• Certification and Re-certification Initiatives
• Undergraduate and Graduate Coursework
• Please see your handout or CATTS at the ITEA
  Homepage for availability
• Check the Homepage for Designated Professional
  Development Centers and
• Providers