Technology Department

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Technology Department
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Mission Statement

• Charles Herbert Flowers Technology Department
  has a mission to provide students with the
  skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to be
  productive members of society.  Students need
  technology to enhance their abilities to exist in
  a diverse and technologically complex world. It
  is our intent to provide students with the access
  to technology so they will be proficient in
  todays information age. 

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Beliefs

• This mission provides both a vision and a
  standard
• to guide departmental efforts. It is based upon
  the
• following beliefs
• Students are capable of learning and must have
  the opportunity to learn.
• The educational environment must be caring, safe,
  non-disruptive and non-biased.
• All Our neighborhood and business communities
  must be active participants in the educational
  process.
• Academic excellence must be developed through
  high standards and high expectations.

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Beliefs (cont.)

• Students must meet a prescribed set of
  competencies to graduate.
• Students need opportunities to experience success
  and to build self-esteem.
• Success of students is measured in a variety of
  ways.

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Goals

• The technology goals for students are divided
  into six categories.
• Standards within each category are to be
  introduced, reinforced, and
• mastered by students. These categories provide a
  framework for linking
• performance indicators within Technology to the
  standards.
• Technology Foundation
• Students master basic operations and concepts .
• Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the
  nature and operation of technology systems.
• Students are proficient in the use of technology.
  

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Goals (cont.)

• Social, ethical, and human issues
• Students understand the ethical, cultural, and
  societal issues related to technology.
• Students practice responsible use of technology
  systems, information, and software.
• Students develop positive attitudes toward
  technology uses that support lifelong learning,
  collaboration, personal pursuits, and
  productivity.

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Goals (cont.)

• Technology productivity tools
• Students use technology tools to enhance
  learning, increase productivity, and promote
  creativity.
• Students use productivity tools to collaborate in
  constructing technology-enhanced models and
  produce other creative works.
• Technology communications tools
• Students use telecommunications to collaborate,
  publish, and interact with peers, teachers, and
  other audiences.
• Students use a variety of media and formats to
  communicate information and ideas effectively to
  multiple audiences.

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Goals (cont.)

• Technology research tools
• Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and
  collect information from a variety of sources.
• Students use technology tools to process data and
  report results.
• Students evaluate and select new information
  resources and technological innovations based on
  the appropriateness for specific tasks.

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Goals (cont.)

• Technology problem-solving and decision-making
• tools
• Students use technology resources for solving
  problems and making informed decisions.
• Students employ technology in the development of
  strategies for solving problems in the real
  world. The Science and Technology Program and
  Pre-engineering Course Sequence

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Science and Technology Course Sequence
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Science and Technology Course Sequence
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Science and Technology Course Sequence
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Project Lead The WayCourse Sequence
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Comprehensive ProgramCourse Sequence
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Special Programs/Activities

• Television Production
• Produce a live, daily televised morning show
  which is broadcast throughout the school building
• Tape sporting events and school activities for
  the school archive
• Television production students participating in
  the Washington D.C. Chapter of The Women in Film
  and Televisions Image-maker program for high
  school students.
• Student Intern Program students currently
  interning at Channel 96 and Ventana Productions
  in Washington D.C.
• Produce and edit sports teams/student athletes
  highlight tapes for college recruitment.
• Lunch time tutoring
• Teacher Ambassador for the Radio Television News
  Directors Foundation

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Special Programs/Activities
Television Production
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Special Programs/Activities

• Engineering
• Destination Imagination 2001-2002 winners in
• regional championships
• PLTW (Pre-engineering program)
• Robotic competition
• Tutoring w/ UMCP Gk-12
• Engineering/Architectural Graphics
• Winner of P.G. County Student House Design
  Contest
• Winner of the 2003 ACTSO regional contest for
• architectural house design
• Several students were hired as architects,
  contractors,
• engineers, and designers

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Special Programs/Activities
Engineering
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Teacher Credentials and Biographies

• Tom Scercy\Technology Coordinator
• Education
• BS Frostburg State University
• Secondary Mathematics
• MS Towson University
• Instructional Technology
• Certification Advanced Professional Certificate
  
• Philosophy Educational Technology Team
• We define educational technology as
  comprising all hardware, software and
  communication systems that enhance education. We
  believe in cultivating a learning environment
  that promotes gathering information and solving
  problems through the use of educational
  technology. We believe in fostering this
  philosophy among faculty, students,
  administration and community.

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Teacher Credentials and Biographies

• Tara Jones
• Education
• BA Hampton University
• Mass Media Arts
• MA University of Maryland at College Park
• Radio, Television and Film
• Certification Advanced Professional Certificate
  
• Courses Taught Television Production 1,
  Television Production 2 , Tech Foundations B
• Philosophy I believe that all students are
  capable of learning.
• Tara Jones, Radio Television, News, Directors
  Foundation Teacher Ambassador, is a veteran
• teacher currently at Charles Herbert Flowers high
  school in Springdale, Maryland. Her
• students learn how to create television-from
  concept to completion-with a focus on the
• technical, creative and administrative. It is her
  goal to connect with organizations that will
• give her students "real world" experience and
  support her efforts in the classroom.
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Teacher Credentials and Biographies
David Olufemi Odesina Degree B.Ed,
Masters Degree MD Teaching Cert., (APC in
Technology Education Health Education) Colleges
Attended  University of Ibadan, Nigeria,
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St Johns
Canada, Virginia Tech Central Connecticut State
University Teaching Experience 10years elsewhere
and 5th year with Prince George's County Public
Schools Duty Post Suitland High School
(1999-2002) CHFHS (2002-Now) Extra Curricular
Activities Soccer Volleyball Professional
Association  Active Professional Member,
Maryland State Teachers Association.
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Teacher Credentials and Biographies
Donta Watson Technology Education
Instructor Information Systems III, Engineering
Foundations III TECHNICAL SKILLS Hardware A,
Network , Routers, Bridges, PC configurations
Software C, C, VB, Java, Windows XP, NT,
Novell, MS Office EDUCATION Strayer University
Bachelor of Science Computer Information
Systems Howard University Bachelor of Science
Communications Law Objective Enhance the
development of student knowledge and usage with
application Software for
technical business applications. Philosophy It
takes an entire community to raise a child.
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Teacher Credentials and Biographies
Frederick Lamont Fisher, II is the product of the
Prince Georges County Public School (PGCPS)
system. He has enjoyed a successful career as an
engineer and entrepreneur. He has been in the
Information Technology (IT) and communications
industry for over twenty-seven years. He has
experienced tremendous success designing
networks and systems, managing multi-millions
dollar IT projects of fortune 500 companies,
founding and business developing non-profit and
for-profit organizations, and teaching and
training IT theory and concepts. Mr. Fisher
attended TESST technology institute where he
received an associate degree in electronic
engineering. He also attended Potomac College
where he received his bachelors degree in
information systems/information technology
(IS/IT). He most recently attended George
Washington University where he received a masters
in business administration (MBA) with a project
management emphasis. Mr. Fisher is very active
in his church and community. Part of his desire
to give back to the community of which he is a
product of is pursuing his passion of becoming an
educator. He is a provisional teacher teaching
technology education at Charles H. Flowers high
school under the direction of principle Helena
Noble-Jones. He is pursuing his teachers
certification. He is also a professor at his Alma
Mata Potomac College. Mr. Fishers love for the
youth and concern for their success is the
motivation to pursuing his passion as an
educator.
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Teacher Credentials and Biographies
Educational Background -Bach. Degree in
English, University of Maryland, College Park.
-Additional Education Credits from Catholic
University, Trinity College, and P.G.C.C. -PG
County Conditional cert. in English Technology
(grades 7-12)(s)(ra). -Accreditation in Tech Ed
from the College of New Jersey. -Accreditation in
Line Production through Dov Simmons _at_ American
University. -Accreditation in Film Direction
through Dov Simmons _at_ American University.
-Cert. in Air Conditioning from World
Pac. -Cert. in Bio-Energy from M. Wirkus. I
believe that education should be a marriage of
"hands on" learning as well as conventional
teaching practices. I am currently melding my
skills as a reader/writer/producer, with those of
the engineering field. This will hopefully
translate into better reading, fabricating, and
writing students. I am using my vast experience
in electronics, robotics, and mechanics to join
forces with writing, reading, and actual
experimentation to try and bring a level of work
that will be commensurate to a college
educational experience. I am planning on
creating many more educational films, labs, and
anything that will fit the constantly changing
face of Engineering. Our students must learn the
newest things in order to avoid moving out into
the real world poorly equipped with antiquated
knowledge.
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Teacher Credentials and Biographies
Wyman Lester Education B. S. Degree
Industrial Arts Cheyney
University Graduate Credits
Bowie University Selected Accomplishments Trained
and motivated students to win the top
three places in the Occupational Skills
Foundation county house design competition for
fifteen consecutive years. They have received
many awards and recognition for excellence in the
field of architectural and mechanical drafting.
Helped develop the initial school based
management team and school improvement plan for
Suitland High School as the Tech Ed department
chairperson.
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Teacher Credentials and Biographies
Victoria Lee
Victoria Lee is a graduate of University of
Maryland College Park (BS, 1995) in Civil
Engineering. She has taught Technology and
Pre-Engineering for seven years in
Prince Georges County. She is a certified
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) instructor