Madison
Metropolitan School District
Career/Technical Education Department
Technology
Education
Definition
Technology is the application
of knowledge and resources to extend and enhance our human capabilities.
Technology Education involves students with the human imagination, its
engineered devices, tools, and processes, in order to build knowledge
and skills.
As a school subject, Technology
Education develops the technological literacy and capabilities of students.
This curriculum focuses on the development and applications of technology,
and the effect that technology has on people, society and the environment.
The knowledge and skills learned are: 1) standards based; 2) broad and comprehensive; 3) derived
from applications of technology in industry; and 4) interdependent with
society.
Purpose
The purpose of Technology Education
is to provide the knowledge, competencies, skills, and opportunities for
students to succeed in a technological society.
The curriculum provides all
students the opportunity to explore and have experiences at an introductory
level, as well as provides advanced student opportunities to develop specific
occupational skills. The Technology Education Program provides students
an excellent opportunity to acquire career information, develop insight
into and understanding of technology's impact on society, and provides
the opportunity to explore and develop leisure time interests.
This program supports the idea
that general education and technical education, as well as specific preparation
for post-secondary education, are essential and compatible in preparing
individuals for earning a living and fulfilling life goals.
Characteristics
Technology Education integrates
skills from other content areas such as math, science, and language arts
with the knowledge and skills unique to this content area. For example
at the middle school level, measuring, calculating, and estimating are
used with other math skills to develop and evaluate products. Science
principles and applications are used in the research, design, and development
of products. Language Arts skills are used to research and document the
results of projects and products. Reading skills are used to interpret
the instructions to perform tasks or assignments.
Social aspects, historical
impacts, present conditions, and future implications are addressed in
the teaching and learning environments. Technology Education simulates
the workplace, including the cultural and social interactions that occur
therein. The following grid depicts the interaction of process and product
standards for Technology Education. Numbers in parentheses refer to MMSD
Technology Education Standards.
Interaction of MMSD Technology Education Standards
Product
Oriented |
Process Oriented |
| (1) Nature
of Technology |
(2) System
Analysis |
(3) Creative
Process |
(4) Social
Impact |
| (5)
Technical Information |
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| (6) Tools
& Equipment |
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| (7) Materials |
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| (8) Engineering |
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| (9) Career
Development |
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Technology Education is required
instruction at the majority of our middle schools and is elective instruction
at the high school level. All middle school students enrolled in Technology
Education address grade level performance standards. High school students
who elect Technology Education opportunities are assessed using competency
criteria, or occupational skill standards within a specified career area.
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