1. Technology education in Jyväskylä Normaalikoulu UPDATE Understanding and Providing a Developmental Approach to Technology Education

2. The goals of technology education in the national curriculum Basic education should  offer basic knowledge on technology  develop the understanding of equipment, machines and their functions  teach pupils to use computers, computer programs and data networks

3. The goals of technology education in the national curriculum Basic education should  help pupils to see the meaning of technology in everyday life  guide pupils to sensible choices  lead pupils to use technology responsibly

4. The goals of technology education in the national curriculum Basic education should  teach pupils to understand technology, its development and impact on different fields of life, society and environment  help pupils to understand man’s relationship to technology

5. The goals of technology education in the national curriculum Basic education should  lead pupils to discuss the ethical, moral and equality issues associated with technology.  guide pupils to take a stand on technological choices and the evaluation of today’s technological decisions

6. Technology education in Jyväskylä Normaalikoulu, Grades 1-6 The objective is to implement technology education through several school subjects. All school subjects provide possibilities for technology education: Physical education, music, visual arts, crafts, biology, geography, physics, chemistry, mathematics, history and mother tongue (Finnish) Technological aspects are brought up and emphasised in each school subject.

7. Technology education in Jyväskylä Normaalikoulu, Grades 1-6 Technology education is taught in different subjects, integrated themes and separate projects School’s own projects as well as projects coming from outside give good possibilities for technology education.

8. Technology education in Jyväskylä, Normaalikoulu, Grades 1-6 In all learning, the goal is to use the skills needed for practical developing of technology; creative problem solving, innovative thinking, planning and also the skills needed for making the product. One of the aims is to learn better team work skills

9. Technology education in Jyväskylä Normaalikoulu, Grades 1-6 The goal is to actualize technology education through grades 1- 6.

10. Technology education in Jyväskylä Normaalikoulu, Grades 1-6 Technology education is included also in teacher training. It is important to offer the trainees the stimuli of thinking and planning, as well as practical implementation models and tools.

11. Technology education in Jyväskylä Normaalikoulu Ways of action

12. School projects Technology education is actualized through several school subjects for example in Technology education project To move and to explore - project

13. Problem solving and group tasks Creative problem solving and team work with the help of different discussion and creativity tasks.

14. Taking part in national competitions This works! – technology competition http://tekno.teknologiateollisuus.fi/openet/ Explore – Test – Develop -competition

15. Getting aquainted with entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship education a way of working responsibility goal-directing co-operation innovation

16. Product manufacturing Planning,manufacturing, evaluation and developing are parts of the product manufacturing process. At the same time the industrial planning- and manufacturing process of a product is modelled.

17. Crafts projects In product planning and manufacturing pupils use versatile materials, technology and techniques and find out about the properties of different materials.

18. Experimenting and building Technological building: the use of different series and materials for example in science, physics and chemistry.

19. Using information technology Learning how to use computers in different subjects word processing data and file processing printing picture and text processing Internet utilisation Interactive teaching programs

20. Contact information Mr. Juhani Rahela juhani.rahela@norssi.jyu.fi Mrs. Riitta Huovila riitta.huovila@norssi.jyu.fi Jyväskylä normaalikoulu www.norssi.jyu.fiwww.norssi.jyu.fi