TSA

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National Technology Student Association
www.tsaweb.org
www.patsa.org

"Learning, Living, and Leading in a Technological
World."
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Chapter 4 and 339.30
Chapter 4 (4.31(c)) states "When appropriate,
vocational-technical education programs may also
include cooperative vocational-technical
education and participation in vocational student
organizations to develop leadership skills."
339.30. Student organizations states (a)
Recognized student organizations shall be an
integral part of the respective vocational
education program. Instruction shall provide for
the development of human relations skills
knowledge of occupations leadership competencies
and positive attitudes towards fulfilling
occupational, civic, social and community
responsibilities. (b) Student organizations
recognized in this Commonwealth are those
recognized as vocational student organizations by
the United States Department of Education. (c)
Members of vocational education student
organizations shall be under the direct
supervision of professional vocational education
personnel within the respective vocational
education program. Both sections note that an
appropriate CTSO should be integrated with each
program, but does not indicate that a specific
CTSO must be aligned to a given CIP. Therefore,
schools have the local autonomy to determine
which CTSO best meets the students' needs.  For
example,  SkillsUSA has many opportunities for
the related food career and technical education
program students.  The food related programs are
aligned with the Hospitality and Tourism cluster,
which is also appropriately aligned with
SkillsUSA.  So for food service related programs
the schools could select to belong to SkillsUSA
and/or FCCLA.  Likewise Health programs are also
related to SkillsUSA.  So the schools could
decide to integrate SkillsUSA and/or HOSA. Dr.
Lee Burket, Director Bureau of Career and
Technical Education
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TSA Mission
The Technology Student Association fosters
personal growth, leadership and opportunities in
technology, innovation, design and engineering.
Members apply and integrate science, technology,
engineering and mathematics concepts through
co-curricular activities, competitive events and
related programs.  
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What is TSA?
The Technology Student Association, known as TSA,
is a national and state organization for
elementary, middle school and high school
students who are presently enrolled in, or have
completed, a technology education program.
Preparing students for the challenges of a
dynamic world by promoting technological
literacy.
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National TSA Officers
(L to R) are Sergeant-at-Arms John
Semmens Treasurer Tristan Hudson President
Trenton Kissee Reporter Robert Kosarowich  Vice
President Claire Hanchey, and Secretary Krystin
Lovejoy
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Pennsylvania TSA Officers
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T H E T S A C R E E D
I believe that Technology Education holds an
important place in my life in the technical
world. I believe there is a need for the
development of good attitudes concerning work,
tools, materials, experimentation and processes
of industry. Guided by my teachers, artisans
from industry and my own initiative, I will
strive to do my best in making my school,
community, state and nation better places in
which to live. I will accept the
responsibilities that are mine. I will accept
the theories that are supported by proper
evidence. I will explore on my own for safer,
more effective methods of working and living. I
will strive to develop a cooperative attitude and
will exercise tact and respect for other
individuals. Through the work of my hands and
mind, I will express my ideas to the best of my
ability. I will make it my goal to do better
each day the task before me, and to be steadfast
in my belief in my God and my fellow Americans.
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GOALS OF TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

• Because technology is an integral part of the
  American culture, it is necessary for schools to
  provide students with an appreciation and
  understanding of the role and dynamics of
  technology in our society.
• Technology springs from the human abilities to
  reason, solve problems, create, construct and use
  materials imaginatively. The study of technology,
  integrated into the school curricula, promotes
  the development of these abilities and prepares
  students for a fulfilled and responsible
  adulthood.
• Technology education goals at the elementary,
  middle and high school levels focus on students
  acquiring specific abilities and perspectives.
• Through the use of tools, materials and the
  design and technology process, student learning
  at the elementary level will be enhanced and
  contribute to overall personal development and
  technological awareness.
• Students at the middle school level will gain a
  greater understanding of technologys role in
  contemporary society, including future career
  opportunities and related programs of study.
• Technological skills and knowledge attained by
  students at the high school level will yield
  occupational readiness, consumer awareness and
  personal enrichment.
• Student members of the Technology Student
  Association (TSA) will develop leadership skills,
  pride in work well done and high standards of
  technical ability, scholarship and safety.

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PURPOSES OF TSA
The Technology Student Associations constitution
identifies the general and specific purposes
of TSA. TSA provides opportunities for
LEADERSHIP development and training. Through
individual and group action, members develop the
ability to plan, organize and carry out worthy
activities and projects together. Emphasis is
placed on social development, civic
consciousness, scholastic motivation and
community involvement. TSA promotes TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATION in the school, community, state and
nation. Members help technology education become
ever more viable and effective as an integral
part of the total education system. TSA
increases the KNOWLEDGE and broadens the
understanding of its members. Members better
understand the technical society in which we live
by becoming aware and informed of
new developments in technology. TSA inspires
students to RESPECT the dignity of technology in
our society. Members learn to cooperate in order
to obtain quality results in individual and
chapter activities and projects. TSA encourages
scholastic MOTIVATION in its members. By
providing opportunities to integrate and use the
knowledge and skills of other educational
disciplines, members become interested
in learning. TSA assists members in making
informed and meaningful career CHOICES. Members
receive career information and instruction
pertaining to a broad range of occupations
through general program activities and local
guidance and counseling. Career awareness is
accomplished through exploratory experiences in
classrooms, laboratories and observations in
business and industry.
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Why Join TSA?
There is one primary benefit OPPORTUNITY
TSA gives students the opportunity . . .

• to experiment and to learn new skills
• to participate in community projects
• to work with leaders from industry and
  commerce
• to develop leadership skills and travel
• to explore career alternatives
• to receive recognition through awards and
  contests
• to explore applications of technology in todays
  world

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A CTSO and TSA Benefits Students

• Participation in competitive events in the CTSO
  positively affected grades, academic engagement,
  and academic/job skills.
• The CTSO teachers provide SCANS (Secretary's
  Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills) type
  skills in their classrooms which can predictor
  CTSO students career self-efficacy, motivation,
  academic/job skills, and self-reported grades.
• Students in CTE and CTSO programs aspire more
  often to two year colleges, compared to the
  general comparison group of students who aspire
  more often to four year colleges.
• CTSO were more invovled in extra-curricular
  activities.

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A CTSO and TSA Benefits Students (Continued)

• CTSO students work more hours than other
  students.
• Among CTSO students, extracurricular activity
  participation was positively associated with
  grades and educational aspirations.
• CTE and CTSO students have higher certainty of
  job choice than the general population of
  students.
• Their college aspirations may be realistic and
  adaptive if they wish to pursue a technical
  career.
• CTSOs do have an effect on mediating variables
  that help to keep students in school and provide
  a focus for the future.

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NATIONAL TSA
National TSA assists in the growth and
development of its state delegations by promoting
and managing these items/activities

• Curriculum-based programs
• A national conference
• A competitive events program
• The School Scene newsletter and other
  publications
• Awards and recognition programs
• Scholarship and achievement programs
• National officers program
• An Internet web site
• Assistance to state delegations and local
  chapters
• National service project

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PENNSYLVANIA TSA
Pennsylvania TSA assists in the growth and
development of its regions and chapters with its
student officers, TSA Facilitator and board of
directors

• Partnerships with community and businesses
• Regional and State conferences
• Pennsylvania only competitive events
• The PA Post Student newsletter
• Awards and recognition programs
• Scholarship and achievement programs
• Regional and State officers program
• A Pennsylvania TSA Internet web site PATSA.org
• Assistance to state regions and local chapters
• Alumni Chapter
• Technology Education Association of PA (TEAP)

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PENNSYLVANIA TSA REGIONS
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CTSO/PDE RELATIONSHIPS
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Student Presidents Message

• Greetings PA-TSA! I hope everyone is ready for an
  energetic and exciting year. This year the State
  Officer Team is already hard at work planning for
  our State Conference this April. As you may have
  seen, new this year on the website is the State
  Officer Corner. This area is specifically for
  you, the members. Please check back frequently
  for updates about the events planned at States,
  for information on what the State Officers are
  doing and for pre-registration forms for events
  such as Iron Man. Not only are we continuing the
  Iron Man competition and the raffle, but also you
  will see the Got Game Open Play and Tournaments
  return as well. At Bucknell, the State Officers
  and I picked Superheroes as our conference
  theme. In honor of that theme, Wednesday night
  we are bringing back the PA-TSA mixer, where you
  can meet/greet other TSA members and trade
  different superhero items. Friday night we are
  brainstorming ideas to have a carnival filled
  with blow-up games, sumo wrestling and maybe even
  a rock climbing wall. Check back for more
  information on that. Please do not hesitate to
  email myself, president_at_patsa.org, or any of the
  other officers with suggestions, comments,
  concerns or to just get in touch. Keep checking
  the website for more information, lets make this
  years conference the best yet!
• Emily Snyder, PA-TSA State President

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National Competitive Events High School Program
Agriculture and Biotechnology Design Architectural
Model Career Comparisons Chapter Team (Written
and Oral) Computer-Aided Design 2D,
Architectural ? Computer-Aided Design 3D,
Engineering ? Computer-Aided Design Animation,
Architectural ? Computer-Aided Design
Animation Engineering ? Construction
Systems Cyberspace Pursuit Desktop Publishing
? Dragster Design Electronic Research and
Experimentation Engineering Design Extemporaneous
Presentation
F1 in Schools (independent event) Film Technology
? Flight Endurance Imaging Technology Manufacturin
g Prototype Medical Technology Prepared
Presentation ? Promotional Graphics Robotics
(Radio Control) SciVis Structural
Engineering System Control Technology ? Technical
Research and Report Writing Technical Sketching
and Application Technological Systems Technology
Bowl (Written and Oral) Technology
Challenge Technology Problem Solving Transportatio
n Modeling ? Regional, State, National
? REGIONAL STATE NATIONAL
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National Competitive Events Middle School Program
Agriculture and Biotechnology Challenge Career
Challenge Challenging Technology Issues ? Chapter
Team Communication Challenge Computer
Applications ? Construction Challenge Cyberspace
Pursuit Digital Photography Challenge ? Dragster
Design Challenge Electrical Applications Environme
ntal Challenge F1 in Schools (independent
event) Flight Challenge Graphic Design
Challenge Inventions and Innovations
Leadership Challenge Manufacturing
Challenge Marine Design Challenge Mechanical
Challenge Medical Technology Challenge Prepared
Speech Problem Solving Structural
Challenge System Control Technology ? Technical
Design Challenge Technical Writing
Challenge Technology Bowl Challenge Technology
Transfer Challenge Transportation Challenge TSA
Multimedia Video Challenge ? ? Regional, State,
National
? REGIONAL STATE NATIONAL
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Pennsylvania Only Events
Bio-Medical Essay MS/HS B/W Photography
Contest MS Computer-Aided Drafting/Design
MS Computer System and Troubleshooting
HS Delta Dart Glider MS Digital Video
Challenge MS/HS Material Processes
MS/HS Radio Controlled Transportation
MS/HS Safety Illustration Computer Graphics
MS/HS Safety Illustration Hand Drawn
MS/HS Stencil Logo Design MS/HS
STATE ONLY EVENTS
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Save Time ITEA membership puts valuable
resources at your fingertips classroom proven
tips, educational trends and issues, scholarly
research, best practices, plus unlimited searches
of our archives online. Youll never again have
to spend hours looking for the information you
need. Continue Your Education As an ITEA
member, youll read The Technology Teacher and
Technology and Children magazines, and
TrendScout, ITEAs electronic newsletter, and
visit our Web site to stay current in your area
of expertise. Plus, our publications catalog of
CATTS resources and other standards publications,
in addition to our annual conference, maximize
your opportunities for learning all year
long. Advance Your Career Whether youre a
seasoned professional or just starting out, ITEA
membership provides you with new avenues to
pursue career goals and develop your professional
portfolio. Your ITEA membership opens up many
more opportunities to present your ideas and get
involved with colleagues in your locale or around
the world.
http//www.teap-online.org/
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Publications and Services
Membership resources National TSA has various
items to support state delegations and local
chapters, including brochures, a promotional
video, flyers, posters, AV presentations, logo
art, etc.
National TSA Home Page Get complete background
information and the latest news on the TSA home
page. To stay informed about upcoming events and
activities, advisors and students simply point
their browsers to http//www.tsaweb.org/.
Chapter Program Kit An indispensable CD-ROM that
offers operational information for chapters,
including suggested monthly activities, fund
raising ideas, descriptions of officers position,
etc.
Pennsylvania TSA Home Page Get complete
background information and the latest news on the
PATSA home page. To stay informed about
Pennsylvanias upcoming events and activities,
advisors and students simply point their browsers
to http//www.patsa.org/.
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Membership Recognition
White Star Chapters are chapters that help a new
TSA chapter start up. The mentor chapter members
receive White Star lapel pins, and the chapter is
recognized in the TSA Conference Program and the
School Scene.
The 300 Membership Circle, for chapters using
the Chapter Affiliation Program (CAP), includes
chapters that have affiliated 300 or more
members. 300 Circle chapters are recognized in
the School Scene.
Sustaining Chapters are those that affiliate
continuously with TSA for five or more years.
Sustaining chapters receive recognition on their
affiliation certificates and in School Scene.
The Principal Recognition program, available free
to every chapter, helps keep your principal
informed of TSA activities and accomplishments.
Your principal receives all regular TSA mailings,
including School Scene. Also sent are special
certificates that may be presented to principals
in recognition of support of local TSA chapters.
The 30 Membership Circle, for chapters using the
individual program, includes chapters that have
affiliated 30 or more members. 30 Circle
chapters are recognized in the School Scene.
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Cost of Membership
Every advisor chooses the affiliation type that
best suits the chapter, either individual or CAP
(Chapter Affiliation Program). Individual
membership is best for relatively small chapters
or large chapters of dedicated students. Each
member pays a 9 national membership fee (plus
applicable 5.00 state and local dues) and
receives all student mailings. CAP membership is
for large chapters interested in affiliating on a
flat fee basis for an unlimited number of
members. It is especially effective for chapters
in which students rotate through a technology
education class for a portion of the year. CAP
chapters affiliate for a 350 national membership
fee (plus applicable 100 state and local dues)
and receive forty copies of all student
mailings.
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State and National Conferences
BUSINESS MEETINGS
COMPETITIVE EVENTS
LEADERSHIP TRAINING SESSIONS
Exciting and beneficial to everyone involved,
the State and National TSA annual
conferences provides worthwhile activities
that contribute to the personal growth and
development of TSA students.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
SPECIAL INTEREST SESSIONS
DELEGATE ASSEMBLIES
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National TSA Conferences
Held each year in June, the National TSA
conference gives a state delegation the
opportunity to welcome the nation to its home.
Past and future locations are as follows
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TSA Pennsylvania State Delegation
Local school chapters of TSA affiliate with their
state delegations every year. Each state
delegation plans and supports a calendar of
activities that helps technology teachers and
students. These activities include the following

• Regional and state conferences
• State officer programs
• Newsletters and publications
• Competitive events, awards and recognition
  programs
• Leadership and in-service workshops
• Community service projects and fund raisers

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Chartered/Active State Delegations
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TSA in the School
Organizing a local chapter of TSA in a technology
education program at your school involves many
factors.

• An alert and vigorous membership
• An interested instructor/advisor
• A good working team of chapter officers
• The cooperation of the school administration

The most important factors to success are
the teamwork and interest of the members and
their determination to make their chapter a
success.
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Suggested Chapter Activities
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Introducing TSA Through Technology Education
First Days/Beginning Weeks
During School Year Spring and
Summer
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Integrating TSA Into the Technology Education
Program
TSA National Contests
TSA State Contests
Local School Contests
Individual Class Lab Periods
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Calendar of Activities
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
Promote Safety and Efficiency with Tools and
Materials Attend Fall Leadership Rally Promote
Membership and Involvement
Organize Management System Conduct
First Chapter Meeting Establish Committees
Plan Activities Train New Officers
DECEMBER
JANUARY
NOVEMBER
Market Manufactured Products
Invite Speakers and Arrange Tours of Technology
Produce Product or Service of Economic Value
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Calendar of Activities
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
Sponsor Open House During Science and Technology
Week PA TSA State Conference and Competition at
Seven Springs National TSA Week
Prepare for Regional Contests on Campus
Prepare for Regional Contests on Campus Explore
Career and Education Program Opportunities
Coordinate School or Community Service Project
MAY
JUNE
JULY
PA Student Leadership Conference Promote
Technology Education at Fairs and Malls
Recognize Students for Achievements Participate
in National Conference
Arrange Election of Officers for Next Year
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National TSA Business Partners
Chief Architect
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National TSA Business Partners (Continued)
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For additional information, please contact
Dennis Gold or National TSA.
National TSA 1914 Association Drive Reston, VA
20191-1540 Office [phone] (888)
860-9010 Fax [phone] http//www.tsaweb.org
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Dennis Gold, Facilitator Pennsylvania TSA 333
Market Street, 11th Floor Harrisburg, PA
17126-0333 Harrisburg [phone] Fax (717)
783-6672 dgold_at_state.pa.us http//www.patsa.org
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Get on track

JOIN TSA
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A Special Thanks to

• National TSA
• Pennsylvania TSA
• National Research Center for Career and
  Technical Education
• PA Bureau of Career and Technical Education
• Anyone I missed that helped with todays
  presentation

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PENNSYLVANIA CTSOs
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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Diane Castelbuono, Deputy Secretary Bureau of
Career and Technical Education Lee Burket,
Director Division of Professional Development
and Support Services Frank DiNatale (Acting)
Division Manager
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Gerald L. Zahorchak Secretary of Education
Edward G. Rendell Governor
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does not discriminate in its educational
programs, activities or employment practices
based on race, color, national origin, sex,
sexual orientation, disability, age, religion,
ancestry, union membership, or any other legally
protected category. This policy is in accordance
with state law, including Pennsylvanias Human
Relations Act, and with federal law, including
Title IV and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of
1972, Section 504 of the rehabilitation Act of
1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
1967 and the American Disabilities Act of 1990.