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Session overview. PrioritiesProduct developmentTeacher certification, training, and shortageDialogue regarding technology education . Session goal and objectives. Participants will be able to facilitate a discussion regarding technology education priorities, programs, and events:Identify DPI Tec
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1. Vision for Technology Education: 2002-2003 Priorities, Programs, and Events Courtney Reed Jenkins
WALEW
August 13, 2002
2. Session overview Priorities
Product development
Teacher certification, training, and shortage
Dialogue regarding technology education
3. Session goal and objectives Participants will be able to facilitate a discussion regarding technology education priorities, programs, and events:
Identify DPI Technology Education Program priorities for the 2002-2003 school year
Review resources and professional development opportunities for technology education teachers
Discuss the teacher shortage and technology education teacher preparation
Dialogue regarding technology education
4. Priorities Technology education must produce technologically literate students
Technology education must prepare ALL students to work and live in an increasingly technological society
Technology education teachers must have access to quality professional development
Technology education students must have access to a career and technical student organization
5. Technology education must produce technologically literate students Standards-based curriculum and instruction
Wisconsin’s Model Academic Standards for Technology Education
Standards for Technological Literacy (ITEA)
Broad-based technology education remains strong component of our program
No Child Left Behind requires technological literacy (http://www.neirtec.org/products/techbriefs/default.asp)
Wisconsin Technology Articulation Initiative
10% grants will focus on Project Lead the Way (http://www.pltw.org/aindex.asp)
6. Technology education must prepare ALL students to work and live in an increasingly technological society Data-driven decision-making
TACKLE Box Project
Awareness tools
Professional development
Product development
Sustainability
7. Technology education teachers must have access to quality professional development Professional organizations
Workshops and conferences
State-called meetings
Calendar of events
Mentoring program
Web-based resources
Technology Tuesdays
8. Technology education students must have access to a career and technical student organization SkillsUSA-VICA (http://www.skillsusa.org/index.html)
Leadership Academies
State conference showcase
Technology Student Association (http://www.tsawww.org/)
Junior Engineering Technical Society (http://www.jets.org/)
9. Product development Recruiting and retaining young women into technology education
Reflections on technology education in Wisconsin
Program standards
10. Recruiting and retaining young women into technology education Tools for educators
Tools for districts
Tools for parents and communities
11. Reflections on technology education in Wisconsin
12. Program standards Process
Collect program standards from other states
Writing team (fall 2002)
Review process (spring 2003)
Roll-out (summer 2003)
Outcome
Standard-based certification for high-quality technology education programs
Guidelines for programs to receive funds under reauthorized CPA
13. Teacher certification, training, and shortage
14. Teacher Certification Changes with PI 34
K-12 Technology Ed License
Proposal of new license
235 License becomes 10 or 11-14 Technical Education
220 General technology k-12
15. Teacher training Nationally, UW – Stout is the largest producer of technology education teachers in the US
Estimated: 300+ undergraduates and 100+ graduate students on file
UW-Platteville – Revitalized program
Estimated: 30 students (undergrad) in the program
16. Teacher training (continued) Viterbo University (LaCrosse)
2002 approval by DPI to begin a technology education program under administrative rule as an innovative or experimental program.
Betty Brendel of Western Wisconsin Technical College is the coordinator.
Ball State University – on-line Master’s program. (Dr. Jim Flowers)
Valley City State University – (Dr. Jim Boe)
2000 Technology education on-line program. Teaching major in technology education.
Wisconsin DPI is working on state level certification approval for VCSU program. Approval is to be granted for currently licensed teachers seeking a technology education endorsement.
17. Teacher shortage Teacher shortage expected to continue
Types of emergency licensure
-permits
-special license
2000 data - 30 permits + 48 specials = 78 total emergency
18. Teacher shortage (continued) 1994-1999 Emergency License Data
1994 – less than 20 emergency's issued
1999 – 69
2000 – 78 and one long term substitute
What can we do to increase the number of technology education teachers?
Mentoring program
High school recruitment program
19. Dialogue regarding technology education What are examples of exemplary technology education programs and/or practices?
What are the challenges facing technology education?
What would you like to see the Department of Public Instruction/Technology Education Program do this year?
What is one thing that you will do this year to support technology education?
20. Contact information Courtney Reed Jenkins, Consultantcourtney.jenkins@dpi.state.wi.us608/266-3551
Ken Starkman, Consultantkenneth.starkman@dpi.state.wi.us608/266-2683
Kathy Trotta, Program Assistantkathleen.trotta@dpi.state.wi.us608/266-7261