MS Tech Ed Curriculum Overview Curriculum Overview Grade Level Curriculum Availability Wiki contents Use of traditional Industrial Arts tools
Grade Level Curriculum 6 th Grade – Exploring Technology 7 th Grade – Invention and Innovation 8 th Grade – Technological Systems
Curriculum Availability All lessons on MS Tech Ed Wiki Align to ITEEA Standards for Technological Literacy (STL) benchmarks Apply MSDE Voluntary State Curriculum standards Include HCPSS Tech Ed benchmarks Incorporate Common Core Standards Disciplinary Literacy (Close reading of Complex Text) Persuasive Argument Writing
Use of traditional Industrial Arts tools Hand and power tools used to build technology projects Engineering Design Process used to guide design, implementation, test and analysis of project Projects demonstrate technologies and physics principles Instruction provided in safe use of basic tools Scroll Saw Disc/Belt Sander Drill Press HCPSS Safety Web site
Use of traditional Industrial Arts tools Instruction provided in safe use of basic tools Scroll Saw Disc/Belt Sander Drill Press HCPSS Safety Web site Provides instructional material including Demonstration videos viewed by students to reinforce hands-on fabrication lab instruction
MS Tech Ed Curriculum Summary Curriculum aligned with ITEEA standards, MSDE VSC and HCPSS benchmarks Specific lessons designed for 6 th, 7 th and 8 th grades Curriculum available on MS Tech Wiki All lesson notes, worksheets and quizzes uploaded Includes lessons for incorporating Common Core Standards (DL and persuasive argument writing) Traditional hand and power tools used to build projects using the Engineering Design Process