Technology Education
Computers in Industrial Technology
ITEC 7010 3 cr.
This course familiarizes students with computers through presentation of selected hardware and software concepts. Opportunities for extensive hands-on practice with application programs are provided. CAD topics are also included.
Implementing Technology/Engineering Education in Public Schools
ITEC 7020 3 cr.
The course provides guidelines and experience in developing and implementing technology education course units in the area of communication, construction, manufacturing, power/energy, and transportation. Students experiment with and develop new units for classroom implementation.
Automated Drafting Systems
ITEC 7030 3 cr.
This course is designed to teach the general concepts related to automated drafting with a special emphasis on technical drawing. Specialized applications of industrial practices for drafting are emphasized in this course. One semester of technical or mechanical drafting is a prerequisite.
Advanced Methods of Teaching at the Secondary Level
ITEC 8000 3 cr.
This course combines academic study with clinical practice and supervision. Theories and topics studied and demonstrated include learning styles, critical thinking, computer applications and inclusive learning environments. Emphasis is placed on integrating culturally or linguistically diverse students and those with special needs. Interdisciplinary course development and implementation, student assessment including portfolio assessment and writing are studied for utilization across the curriculum.
Prerequisite: initial teacher licensure.
School to Career Components Seminar
ITEC/PDEV 8050 1 cr.
The seminar will provide current information and insight into the general structure of school to career programs, and the twenty required elements of a STC program. It will also introduce the relationship of STC with the SCANS competencies and tech. prep.
STWOA Federal Legislation and State Plan
ITEC/EDLM 8100 2 cr.
The course provides for the study, analysis and examples of the Federal School to Work Opportunities Act (STWOA) and the Massachusetts Plan for a comprehensive System of School to Work Transition regarding expectations of STC school programs.
School to Career in the Public School Curriculum
ITEC/EDUC 8250 3 cr.
The course provides the curriculum base for STC specialists to aid other teachers in the school to implement and include STC activities within their classes. The elements to be studied include the Massachusetts Common Core of Learning, the Massachusetts Framework Common Chapters, the six discipline chapters of the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework, and the Eight aspects of the industry identified in the STWOA. Emphasis is on how to integrate STC activities and concepts into the school curriculum.
Developing STC Industry/Business/Community Partnerships
ITEC/PDEV 8300 3 cr.
The course will study and examine the changing labor market and requirements, the Massachusetts Occupational Projections, and Occupational skill standards in relation to Goals 2000 and SCANs. With this background, strategies for creating and sustaining partnerships will be identified for work based and connecting activity components of STC.
Career Assessment , Mentoring, Portfolios and Coordination of work Based Learning Experiences
ITEC/PDEV 8350 3 cr.
The course identifies approaches and techniques used for student mentoring, job shadowing career interest assessment, and career portfolio development. The operation and responsibilities for work based learning experiences for students away from the school setting are examined.
Communications in Technology Education
ITEC 8400 3 cr.
The course provides exposure to the state framework area of communications using an integrated systems approach. The process of communication, approaches to technology in the laboratory, historical perspective, and social issues are addressed. Materials and programs for the middle and high school level are integrated throughout the course and application of concepts found in the public school technology lab is stressed. The course includes lab work.
Power/Energy in Technology Education
ITEC 8500 3 cr.
The course is organized around an energy system point of view. Various sources are covered, and for each source the technologies involved in the production, transmission, utilization and related environmental/social impacts are addressed. An effort to relate material for the public school lab/classroom according to the state organizational framework is integrated throughout the course. This course includes lab work.
Manufacturing in Technology Education
ITEC 8600 3 cr.
The course addresses the state framework area of manufacturing. The various systems of manufacturing used, the process involved in the production of goods and services and the support areas for the manufacturing enterprise are covered. The integration of manufacturing principles in the middle and high school lab environment is developed throughout the course. The course includes lab work.
Construction in Technology Education
ITEC 8700 3 cr.
The course develops outcomes related to the scientific principles, engineering concepts and technical approaches to the areas of residential, commercial and industrial construction as identified in the state organizational framework for technology education. The area of construction, the processes and materials used, the techniques performed and the planning and development of structures are studied and adapted for lab and classroom use in the public schools. The course includes lab work.
Transportation in Technology Education
ITEC 8800 3 cr.
The course emphasizes the importance of transportation and identifies the modes used for people and goods in various environments. The structure, support, propulsion, guidance, control and infrastructure systems for various forms of transportation are addressed. Materials adapted to the state framework for technology education for classroom and lab use are integrated throughout the course. The course includes lab work.
Curriculum Development for Technology/Engineering Education
ITEC 8900 3 cr.
The course is designed for those seeking professional licensure in technology education. Students learn to design courses and curriculum that include current trends in technology education. Several approaches for implementing problem solving, concept learning, habits of the mind, and integration of math/science concepts into the State framework areas of construction, communication, manufacturing, and power/energy in technology education are covered. The implementation of the state framework competencies for technology are addressed.
School to Career Clinical Internship
ITEC/EDLM 9400 3 cr.
The semester long internship provides the opportunity to develop and implement components of a school to career program in the public school setting. Emphasis will be placed on establishing new components into current programs.
Clinical Internship in Technology Education
ITEC 9500 6 cr.
The internship is a clinical, capstone experience allowing full integration and application of content knowledge and pedagogical theory and practice. It should incorporate all standards specific to the discipline in which certification is sought as well as all common standards for classroom teachers (section 7.04). It must be a minimum of 400 clock hours or one full semester on site under the auspices of the college.
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