THE OVERLOOKED STEM IMPERATIVES: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING William E. Dugger, Jr. Senior Fellow International Technology and Engineering Educators Association
Standards for Technological Literacy (STL) (ITEA, 2000,2002/2007) Connections to Science, Mathematics, & Engineering Different from IT Proposal for Revision The instructional practices and assessments discussed or shown are not an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education. 2
STEM Connections National Academy of Engineering (NAE) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) National Assessment of Educational Progress (National Center for Educational Statistics – USDE)
2014 – 2022 Technological & Engineering Literacy National Assessment of Educational Progress NAEP (“The Nation’s Report Card”) 2014 – 2022 Technological & Engineering Literacy Framework Project
What is our challenge? Avoiding silos Putting the T & E in STEM Producing STEM qualified and licensed teachers NCATE and T & E Avoid STEM being SteM only Asserting our role in STEM Utilizing existing curriculum and assessment materials Engineering by Design (ITEEA’s EbD)
What is Engineering byDesign™?
Standards-Based Model – Grades K-16 Integrated concepts & lessons 3-5 2 Integrated concepts & lessons * 6 MS-1 Exploring Technology 18 weeks 7 MS-2 Invention and Innovation 8 MS-3 Technological Systems 9 HS-1 Foundations of Technology 36 weeks 10-12 HS-2/3 Technological Issues and Impacts HS-4 Technological Design 11-12 HS-5 Advanced Design Applications * HS-6 Advanced Technological Applications * HS-7 Engineering Design (Capstone) 13-16 CL Engineering Design Semester Endorsed by * ProBase and I3 – NSF funded projects
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