Technology Education. Students will gain a strong understanding of computer, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electronic, and other technologies that operate in the world around us as an integrated part of each classroom and its pre-engineering program. Instruction will utilize a hands-on modular approach that employs discovery learning and problem solving. Students will seek solutions to real-life challenges. Modern technological tools such as tablets, iPads, iPods, and 3-dimensional visual software as well as the traditional computer lab and SDE supplied student laptop will be available to students to enhance the integration of technology into the classroom. Xxxxxxx Academy will provide our learners with technology skills that prepare them for future employment. Xxxxxxx Academy will comply with all requirements set forth in the Children’s Internet Protection Act.
Technology Education. 2. In order for a teacher to be included on a seniority list in any one or more of the above disciplines, he/she must be certified within the discipline and must:
Technology Education. Students gain a basic understanding of computer, and other technologies that operate in the world around us. Instruction utilizes a hands-on modular approach that employs discovery learning, and problem solving. Students seek solutions to real-life challenges. Blackfoot Charter Community Learning Center provides learners with technology skills that prepare them for future education and employment, while complying with requirements set forth in the Children’s Internet Protection Act. 6th-8th Grade Curricular Overview As influenced by the STEAM approach, and through the interconnected and overlapping subject matter units, students are taught to interpret Science and Technology through Engineering and the wide spectrum of the Arts. The core of this process is understanding these elements with the influence of mathematics. Students learn that mathematical equations influence these other disciplines, especially in context of how elements of engineering and technology work. STEAM Sciences in the 6th, 7th, and 8th Grades Students begin an exploration of the sciences from the perspective of Science as the field of what exists naturally in and of the earth, and how these scientific elements influence and interconnect other subject matter. Students also learn how the sciences influence local, national, global societal industry trends, and even space advancement. Students are exposed to and engage sciences including but not limited to: the Scientific Process, Elements of Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Space and Geosciences and Bio Chemistry. STEAM Technology in the 6th, 7th, and 8th Grades Students build upon the “hands-on modular” approach used in the lower grades and are introduced to more advanced and cutting edge technology tools being used in schools, colleges, and real-world companies. They learn the nature of technology and the relationship between technology and society, and the advancement of society due to the advancing technological world. Specific areas of focus will included how technology is used in fields including, but not limited to the industries and fields of: of agriculture, medicine, biotechnology, architectural design, communications, information development, construction, mathematics, engineering, and renewable and nonrenewable energy industries. STEAM Engineering in the 6th, 7th, and 8th Grades Students learn in depth the processes of Research and Development of new ideas, processes, inventions, and the relationships between engineering, and how...
Technology Education. Numeracy The District facilitates the School Improvement Plan (SIP) process by training administrative staff and providing each school with a planning template to be used with staff and the School Planning Council (SPC). Completed school plans are signed by each member of the SPC and forwarded to the Board for approval. Due to the small size of the District’s staff and relatively limited resources, the District will continue to focus on the goals that will have the greatest impact on student achievement: increase student literacy and improve the success of Aboriginal students. Our Aboriginal students are under-performing on most measures of achievement. Given that this group makes up more than fifty percent of the District’s population, in terms of maximizing achievement, it makes sense for the District to place an emphasis on researching, implementing, assessing, and reporting on actions that address Aboriginal student success. Statistics Canada reports that more than 7 million Canadian adults can barely read and comprehend simple printed materials. Adult language and literacy skills are built on the foundation of the language skills, which are acquired over the first dozen years of life. When children are unable to develop good language and literacy skills, they ultimately suffer profound and enduring consequences — including poor psychosocial development, academic failure leading to reduced employment opportunities and an overall reduced sense of well-being. Current research shows that the time when students are most able to make large and consistent gains in literacy is between the ages of three and eight. In terms of maximizing achievement, it makes sense for the District to place an emphasis on researching, implementing, assessing, and reporting on actions that address literacy, particularly at the pre-school and primary grade levels. A focus on two goals does not mean that the District and schools will not carry on with all the other strategies and initiatives that are all so essential to student learning. Rather, this focus will serve as a model of what the District can accomplish when it concentrates on these two clear goals. Consistent success in these areas will build confidence that the work that the District and schools do each day is maximizing the learning of all our students.
