This course provides an effective encounter between the “what to teach” and “how to teach.” The course focuses on curriculum, learning, and teaching in the new Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies (ADST) cluster in British Columbia. Specifically, the focus is on lesson and unit planning for ADST. Technology Education in ADST has traditionally been called Design and Technology (D&T) Education and commonly represents the T and E in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. Technology Education extends to include other domains within ADST, including ICT and Media Arts. The main goal is to provide the fundamentals for designing curriculum and teaching ADST. One intention is to help students develop a framework for understanding themselves as a teacher, and technology as a field of study and school curriculum. A second major intention will be in providing students with an understanding of what teaching technology entails, in terms of cultural-historical, ecological-natural, existential-spiritual, ethical-personal, socio-political, and technical-empirical dimensions. A third major intention is in preparing students for their extended practicum experience leading up to their eventual role as a classroom teacher.
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- Required Texts
- Petrina, S. (2007). Advanced teaching methods for the technology classroom. Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing.
- BC Ministry of Education Curriculum Documents:
- New BC Curriculum (ADST)
- All ICT and technology education IRPs.
- ITEA. (2000). Standards for Technological Literacy. Reston, VA: Author.
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