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TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, TEACHING CONCENTRATION GOAL:
The goal of the Technology Education concentration is to prepare students to become technologically literate and satisfy North Carolina Department of Public Instruction certification/licensure requirements for teaching technology education in the public schools; to prepare Catalysts for Learning.
The overall goal across all three concentrations is to help students become Catalysts for Learning whether they end up in a career in industry or the public schools. This is the personification of the Conceptual Framework.
Because this is our conceptual framework, students will understand that:
Diversity is an important
area for obtaining knowledge, skills, & dispositions. Capitalize on
the various backgrounds of students & peers. Address their needs.
Assessment
is
an important area for obtaining knowledge, skills, and dispositions.
Use assessment to improve instruction and foster achievement.
Reflection
is
an important area for obtaining knowledge, skills, and dispositions.
Reflect on teaching and learning in order to improve achievement.
Technology
is an important area for
obtaining knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Use technology to
enhance learning.
Students will understand how to work with parents, families, and the overall
community.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
As specified by NCATE, INTASC,
CTTE-ITEA, DART, NBPTS, and NC-DPI...
In order to become professional technology education teachers, who are
catalysts for learning, students in the technology education program
will:
- Develop technological literacy and
content expertise in areas specified by state and national guidelines,
competencies, and standards.
- Develop instructional skill and
appropriate teaching dispositions (in the context of technology
education) as specified under the INTASC guidelines for beginning
teachers and NBPTS for advanced teachers including action research.
- Understand how to utilize a
variety of
teaching methods in a variety of laboratory settings such as modular
and
general laboratories as appropriate for technology education.
- Develop skill in the use of
instructional technology within the context of the subject area of
technology education.
- Develop an appreciation for the
differences in learners and how to address and capitalize on student
diversity.
- Apply knowledge, skills,
creativity,
and resources to the solution of technological problems.
- Develop competencies in
communications,
sciences, mathematics, and technological specialties.
- Understand how to develop
instructional
curricula and programs (including applications of the Standards for
Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology).
- Learn hands-on experiences with a
variety of computer software programs and technological equipment.
- Understand the impacts, evolution,
and
social implications of technology.
Products
of Teaching Portfolios and the Specific Objectives of the Program
All technology education concentrations in both the BS and MS
require a passing Products of Teaching Portfolio in order to graduate.
Click
here for the portfolio rubric for the BS in Technology Education, All
Concentrations.
Click here
for the portfolio rubric for the MS in Technology Education, All
Concentrations.
Click
her for a tutorial on how to prepare the Products of Teaching Portfolio
for the MS Technology Education degree, all concentrations.
The Technology Education concentration prepares
NCA&TSU students for public school teaching or industry. In the
public
schools, technology education is the subject area that teaches students
all
about the world of technology and its influences on our modern society.
What
a wonderful way to prepare America's youth for the technological world
of
the future. Teaching jobs in technology education are so plentiful that
it
has been declared an area of critical teacher shortage by the United
States
Department of Education. Teaching salaries have become more competitive
and
offer valuable fringe benefits such as 100% of the employee's
retirement. Teaching technology education is a fun and rewarding
career. Many majors go
into industry after graduation and experience great success.
If you hold a bachelor's degree in
industrial technology or engineering, or are a licensed science or
mathematics teacher, or you are a licensed trade and industrial
education teacher, then you may
be able to get a teaching position in technology education while you
work
toward a license and/or endorsement in technology education. The
technology education graduate program can facilitate this transition
for you by providing the necessary courses and get you on your way to a
master's degree in technology education.
Last Update:03/02/05
