Welcome to Tech Ed!
Technology Education uses a hands-on approach to learning technological problem solving in the areas of Communications Technology , Energy Engineering, Inventions and Innovations, and Production Technology.
This course will introduce students with hands-on activities and introduce them to a wide variety of technological concepts, both traditionally and using new processes. Students will be expected to use a range of technological tools, process and applications; integrate technology throughout other disciplines, design and create; and explain the consequences of technology and its effects on society |
Course Framework
Technology Education 9 is a project-based and problem-based course. Students will complete a number of design challenges created around the 4 central themes of the course in a modular learning environment. The technology education lab will function as a multi-activity environment. Students will be expected to complete an online design portfolio of their work.
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Parent Information
Learning Standing Up
Technology Education is a project based learning environment. More student learning styles can be addresses when students stand up and move around as part of their learning. Students learn more from doing than they do from talking about it. Technology Education 9 will encourage students to collaborate, be creative and define their own learning through problem solving and constructing devices and artifacts. Design challenges are created to reflect real life experiences that are practical.
Safety
Technology Education 9 requires students to use selected tools and materials in the technology education lab. Safe practices will be reviewed with students before beginning any activity. Students will be expected to practice safe attitudes and appropriate behavior related to online environments, establish safe practices and follow safety rules for use and care of equipment and complete the safety program which provides students with instruction and demonstrations on proper use of tools and equipment before to entering the lab setting.
Students will never be left unattended in the lab setting. Students will be required to wear eye protection when operating machines or tools in the lab. Students will be required to wear hearing protection when the thickness planer or router is in operation. |
(Some information taken from Technology Education 9-DRAFT April 2012, Nova Scotia Department of Education)