Standards
Standards are very important in the field of education. Standards give guidelines for teachers and students to follow. Here is a link to the Technology Education Standards (The Standards for Technological Literacy)
The Nature of Technology
Std. 1: Students will develop an understanding of the characteristics and scope
of technology.
Std. 2: Students will develop an understanding of the core concepts of
technology.
Std. 3: Students will develop an understanding of the relationships among
technologies and the connections between technology and other fields of
study.
Technology and Society
Std. 4: Students will develop an understanding of the cultural, social,
economic, and political effects of technology.
Std. 5: Students will develop an understanding of the effects of technology on
the environment.
Std. 6: Students will develop an understanding of the role of society in the
development and use of technology.
Std. 7: Students will develop an understanding of the influence of technology
on history.
Design...
Std. 8: Students will develop an understanding of the attributes of design.
Std. 9: Students will develop an understanding of engineering design.
Std. 10: Students will develop an understanding of the role of troubleshooting,
research and development, invention and innovation, and experimentation in
problem solving.
Abilities for a Technological World
Std. 11: Students will develop the abilities to apply the design process.
Std. 12: Students will develop the abilities to use and maintain technological
products and systems.
Std. 13: Students will develop the abilities to assess the impact of products and
systems.
The Designed World...
Std. 14: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and
use medical technologies.
Std. 15: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and
use agricultural and related biotechnologies.
Std. 16: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and
use energy and power technologies.
Std. 17: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and
use information and communication technologies.
Std. 18: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and
use transportation technologies.
Std. 19: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and
use manufacturing technologies.
Std. 20: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and
use construction technologies.