It’s a Give and Take World

ITEA ConferenceSan Antonio, Texas

Presenters

Dr. Tanna Kincaid Technology Director and ETP Grant Director Bismarck Public School District, Bismarck, ND

Mr. Don Fischer State Supervisor for Technology Education North Dakota Career & Technical Education, Bismarck, ND

Mr. James Boe Technology Education Instructor Valley City State University, Valley City, ND

Dr. Don Mugan Technology Education Department Chair Valley City State University, Valley City, ND

Ms. Rebecca Savelkoul ETP Project Coordinator Bismarck Public School District, Bismarck, ND

National Science FoundationAdvanced Technology Education Program (ATE)

Engineering Technology Competencies:

Integrating Curriculum and Forging Pathways.

ETP 2007 - This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0402616. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Project Goal

Develop a curricula and implementation model that results in increased ability and pursuit of careers within the field of engineering. Model: K-12 students apply critical math,

science, and technology knowledge while planning, designing, testing, revising, and implementing engineering activities.

Challenge: Prepare, motivate, and retain students in the pursuit of engineering related opportunities.

Project Objectives Objective 1: Online Teacher Education Model

Design, implement, and document a model of effective, interactive, online teacher training that results in teacher retention and satisfaction.

Objective 2: Develop and Disseminate Classroom Implementable Products All participating teachers will develop three standards-based products

for each of their eight course units. These classroom implementable products will score at least a 2.5 on the rubric and will be shared online.

Objective 3: Articulated Standards-based Engineering Technology Pathway Create an articulated standards-based engineering technology course

series that informs, motivates, and prepares middle and high school students for progressively more sophisticated competencies.

Project Partners

Bismarck Public Schools (fiscal agent, implementation)

Valley City State (curriculum and teacher training)

Bismarck State College (curriculum, support) ND Department of Career and Technical

Education (curriculum and support)

Project Overview

This project is developing a curricula and an implementation model that has provided in increased ability and fostered the pursuit of higher education in the field of engineering. The curricula and model is resulting in middle and high school students applying critical math, science, and technology knowledge while they plan, design, test, revise, and implement engineering activities.

The value added product, as a result of this project, is standards-based units of study at the 7-12 level and an articulated pathway for learners to successfully transition to two-year engineering technician programs. The units of study are assembled into two separate curricula for the middle and high school levels and a model implementation plan. 

ETP Website

http://www.ndetp.com

ETP Website

http://www.ndetp.com

ETP Website

http://www.ndetp.com

The Model

Research-based curriculum Standards-based and interdisciplinary

Comprehensive pathway and articulation plan (K-14)

Instructional model Unit design Instructional strategies

Courses

TECH 665: Innovation and Engineering Design (middle school) Course prepares prospective teachers to teach a middle

school course emphasizing engineering design activities to understand how criteria, constraints, and processes affect designs. Brainstorming, visualizing, modeling, constructing, testing and refining designs will be studied.

TECH 660: Design for Engineering (high school) Course provides an orientation and exposure to the

careers and challenges of engineering. Major engineering concepts included are modeling, systems, optimization, technology-society interaction, design and ethics.

Standards Alignment

CATTS

VCSU

STL

Evaluation Rubric

Blank Evaluation Rubric Example of Completed Rubric

ETP Website

http://www.ndetp.com

Resource Bank

Middle School http://www.ndetp.com/MSPages.htm

High School http://www.ndetp.com/HSPage.htm

Website includes a listing of Classroom Ready Units and Products

Middle School Resource Bank

http://www.ndetp.com/MSPages.htm

High School Resource Bank

http://www.ndetp.com/HSPage.htm

North Dakota Curriculum Initiative

http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndci/lessonbank/

North Dakota Curriculum Initiative

http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndci/lessonbank/

North Dakota Curriculum Initiative

http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndci/lessonbank/

Participants Reflection

NDETP

Questions