International
Technology Education Association
Within the past few years due to state and national education goals ( goals 2000) Lochburn along with other CloverPark Industrial Arts classrooms and programs have taken the "wood shop" and are in the process of transforming them into "Technology Education" programs. The Technology Education program at Lochburn is involved in 4 areas of technology education. These areas of study include:
Lochburn's program has been instituted using the materials
provided by
Hearlihy & Company out of Springfield, Ohio. When the technology
concept
was formed in the 80's and accepted by the majority of Industrial
Arts teachers, there were a few visionaries who constructed programs
and modules which were consistent with the objectives of "Goals
2000". There were many failures, but some success' to build on. As
the information was disseminated within the Industrial Arts community
the "new" Technology Education program began to take shape. This is
when educational companies appeared offering "Turn Key" programs
developed by their employees. Some programs ran well others stalled
or crashed because they had'nt been tested within an operating school
enviroment. This it seems is where Hearlihy came on stage with
programs that had been previously tested in the school enviroment by
teachers.(Granted, an Industrial Arts/Technology Teacher could
develop such programs, but the time and effort expended would
generally be prohibitive.) Hearlihy offers these previously tested
modules. Modules can be defined as a small, seperate unit operating
individually, functioning as part of an overall system. These modules
allow the teaching area or workroom to be divided into different
workstations(modules) operating individually, but functioning as a
part of the complete technology program for a school. Each module has
a defined space equipped with all the necessary curriculum, tools,
equipment, materials, and supplies required for the students to
complete the learning activities. The students will read ad follow a
step-by-step, self-directed lesson plan, learning at their own
pace.(each module is generally setup for completion within a period
of 10 days) Technological concepts are introduced and reinforced
through hands-on activities. In this way the teacher becomes a
facilitator, guide, and mentor as opposed to a lecturer.
International
Technology Education Association
Washington Technology
Education Association
Journal
of Vocational and Technical Education
Journal
of Technology Education
T.H.E Journal :
Technological Horizons in Education
Educational Technology
Journal
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