ITEA Credo

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ITEA Credo

• The International Technology Education
  Association is concerned about improving the
  quality of life through constant improvement of
  teaching and dissemination of information about
  our technological world. Forums and an
  atmosphere that inspires people to dream of great
  things should be provided that will lead to
  helping students achieve success. The
  association has a responsibility to its
  contributors to recognize their dignity as human
  beings and to assure that they share in the
  success which their work and contributions make
  possible.

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What is ITEA?

• The International Technology Education
  Association (ITEA) is the professional
  organization of technology teachers. Our mission
  is to promote technological literacy for all by
  supporting the teaching of technology and
  promoting the professionalism of those engaged in
  this pursuit. ITEA strengthens the profession
  through leadership, professional development,
  membership services, publications, and classroom
  activities.

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The Technology Teacher

• The leading professional journal of technology
  education. Each issue contains ideas and
  technology learning activities that are
  successfully being used in grade 6-12 classrooms
  around the country. TTT is now online in its
  entirety in
• Members Only. www.iteawww.org/E10.html
• Published eight times per year. All ITEA
• memberships include one TTT subscription.
• Elementary school memberships include
• two subscriptions.

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Technology and Children

• Winner of ASAEs Gold Circle Award for Most
  Improved Journal, TC is packed with practical,
  innovative, and creative articles and activities
  for the elementary teacher. Redesigned to contain
  more hands-on activities!
• Published four times per year. Elementary
• school memberships include two subscriptions.
• Institutional members and sustaining
• corporations receive one subscription.

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TrendScout

• TrendScout is one electronic benefit provided by
  ITEA to keep members up to date with the latest
• information and activities of the
• technology education profession.
• TrendScout is emailed to the membership
• approximately twice a month in a print
• quality format. TrendScout archives are
• available in Members Only.
• www.iteawww.org/E10.html

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HITS AND KITS

• Series of activity guides designed to supplement
  Standards for Technological Literacy. Directly
  linked
• to recommended K-12 courses, include
• ready-to-duplicate student handouts and
• reflection questions, and provide multiple
• assessment strategies.
• HITS - Humans Innovating Technology
• Series Geared toward secondary students
• KITS - Kids Inventing Technology Series
• Designed for elementary classrooms
• Ordering at www.iteawww.org/F6.html

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IdeaGarden

• Grow new ideas for classroom and laboratory
  experiences!
• ITEA's IdeaGarden Listserv is a free resource
  offered to members only. A teacher-to-teacher
  format for those interested in teaching
  technology. Two outstanding veteran technology
  teachers, Gary Wynn, DTE and Ron Yuill, DTE, will
  field questions, offer ideas, chase resources,
  and interact with listserv subscribers. Go to
  Members Only to subscribe - www.iteawww.org/E10.
  html.

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Members Only Resources

• Membership in ITEA entitles you to a variety of
  special services and materials. This
  member-specialized information is free and
  available to all members who register for
  Members Only.
• www.iteawww.org/E10.html
• The Technology Teacher (TTT) Member Freebies
• IdeaGarden Listserv TrendScout Archives
• Member Discounts Career/Professional
  Recognition
• Technology Education Monographs ITEA Governance
  Information
• TTTe

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CATTS

• Center to Advance the Teaching of Technology
  Science
• Current efforts
• K-12 technological literacy curriculum
• Professional development
• Research projects
• Consortium for technological literacy

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A Curriculum Process and Resources

• Process
• Determine What to Teach
• Identify Enduring Concepts
• Group Concepts into Units/Cources
• Write Assessment Criteria
• Develop a Teaching Strategy
• Implement the Plan
• Evaluate the Program
• Develop the Staff

• Corresponding Resources
• A Rationale Structure
• A Guide to K-12 TE
• An Assessment Guide
• K-12 Course/Materials Guides
• An Assessment Guide
• Teaching Technology Guides
• Evaluation Standards for Technological Literacy
• Professional Development Standards for
  Technological Literacy

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CATTS Consortium

• States support development of quality curriculum
• resources
• States receive standards-based resources and
  teacher training
• Participating states FL, GA, ID, KY, MI, NC, ND,
  OH, UT

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Assessment Guide

• Guide to help teachers to assess students
• Technological literacy assessment focus
• Consortium-supported
• Standards-based and research-driven
• Available for general release in Fall 2003

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Innovation Curriculum Online Resource

• NSDL digital library collection
• Manages technological literacy resources
• Informed by STL
• Funded by NSF
• Available late Fall 2002

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Invention-Innovation-Inquiry

• Four year NSF-funded project
• Instructional units for grades 5 and 6
• Targets technological literacy and science
  education standards
• Available beginning in 2004

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Gallup Poll

• What Do Americans Think About Technology?
• A report of the survey conducted by the
• Gallup Organization for the ITEA was
• released on 1/17/02. View the report, the
• survey questions, and the data generated
• from the survey in PDF format online at
• www.iteawww.org/TAA/ITEAGallup.htm

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Technology for All AmericansProject

• Rationale Structure for the Study of Technology
• Standards for Technological Literacy Content for
  the Study of Technology
• Program Standards
• Assessment Standards
• Professional Development Standards
• www.iteawww.org/TAA/TAA.html

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Standards for TechnologicalLiteracy

• Standards for Technological Literacy Content for
  the Study of Technology includes grades K-12
  content
• standards. It represents what every person
• should know and be able to do in order to
• be technologically literate. Designed for
• classroom teachers, curriculum developers,
• and supervisors of technology education
• who will be developing standards-based
• curricula.
• Online in its entirety at
• www.iteawww.org/TAA/PDF/xstnd.pdf

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Technology Education Council for Children (TECC)

• TECC promotes elementary-school technology
  education.
• Goals
• Provide professional development in elementary
  school technology education.
• Provide educators with educational resources that
  support elementary school technology education.
• Co-sponsor Technology and Children offers
  standards-based ideas integrating technology
  education into the elementary school curriculum.
• www.ncat.edu/childres/tecchome.html

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Contact ITEA

• International Technology Education Association
• 1914 Association Drive, Suite 201
• Reston, VA 20191-1539
• [phone], FAX [phone]
• www.iteawww.org
• itea_at_iris.org