Madison Metropolitan School District
Career/Technical Education Department

Technology Education Standards

 

A student educated in Technology Education...

STANDARD 1: Nature of Technology Understands the concept of technology and its importance in extending human potential and how technological developments are influenced by individuals, cultures, and the environment.
STANDARD 2: System Analysis Demonstrates how components and devices operate in a system and explains why systems function as they do.
STANDARD 3: Creative Process Understands how human ingenuity and resources combine to meet human needs and wants.
STANDARD 4: Social Impact Understands the importance of predictable and non-predictable impacts of technology on society and our environment.
STANDARD 5: Technical Information Demonstrates competence in locating, using, and formatting information to accomplish specific tasks.
STANDARD 6: Tools & Equipment Demonstrates safe and correct applications, maintenance, and care of tools and equipment.
STANDARD 7: Materials Evaluates, selects, engineers, and designs materials for specific applications.
STANDARD 8: Engineering Combines various engineering principles in order to provide technical solutions for problems.
STANDARD 9: Career Development Explores career opportunities and skill requirements for occupations found in the various systems of technology.

 

Technology Education Standards: State & Local Correlations

The previously listed standards, 1-9, are local MMSD standards developed by Technology Education staff members with the Career/Technical coordinator. The Wisconsin Academic Standards for Technology Education are identified via an alphabetic listing,A through D. The following chart shows the correlation between State and MMSD Technology Education standards.

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Direct Correlations
Indirect Correlations
A. Nature of Technology
1. Nature of Technology
Creative Process
Social Impact
Technical Information
Tools & Equipment
Materials
Engineering
Career Development
B. Systems
2. System Analysis
5. Technical Information
Nature of Technology
Creative Process
Social Impact
Engineering
Tools & Equipment
Materials
Career Development
C. Human Ingenuity
3. Creative Process
6. Tools & Equipment
7. Materials
8. Engineering
Nature of Technology
System Analysis
Social Impact
Technical Information
Career Development
D. Impact of Technology
4. Social Impact
Nature of Technology
System Analysis
Materials
Engineering
Career Development

Model Academic Standards from Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction.

 

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