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Hill, Franklin – School Planning and Management, 1996
George Washington Bush Middle School (Washington) is built to accommodate a design and technology program. Technology education and information resource areas are located centrally to a cluster of eight general classrooms. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Classroom Design, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities Design
Download full textNational Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, VA. Langley Research Center. – 2001
This teaching unit is designed to help students in grades 5 to 8 explore the concepts of functions and statistics in the context of the International Space Station (ISS). The units in the series have been developed to enhance and enrich mathematics, science, and technology education and to accommodate different teaching and learning styles. Each…
Descriptors: Functions (Mathematics), Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Education
Lee, Lung-Sheng – 1995
Mainland China's current education reform has three aims: to enhance and universalize compulsory education, to increase the number of schools and qualified teachers, and to develop vocational and technical education. The secondary education sector is composed of a 3-year junior high and 3-year senior high school, divided into general (academic)…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, High Schools
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, VA. Langley Research Center. – 2001
This teaching unit is designed to help students in grades 5 to 8 explore the concepts of data analysis and measurement in the context of meteorology. The units in the series have been developed to enhance and enrich mathematics, science, and technology education and to accommodate different teaching and learning styles. Each unit consists of…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Education
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, VA. Langley Research Center. – 2000
This teaching unit is designed to help students in grades 5 to 8 explore the concepts of patterns, functions, and algebra in the context of propelling spacecraft. The units in the series have been developed to enhance and enrich mathematics, science, and technology education and to accommodate different teaching and learning styles. Each unit…
Descriptors: Algebra, Electricity, Functions (Mathematics), Integrated Activities
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, VA. Langley Research Center. – 2001
NASA CONNECT is an annual series of free integrated mathematics, science, and technology instructional distance learning programs for students in grades 5-8. Each program has three components: (1) a 30-minute television broadcast which can be viewed live or taped for later use; (2) an interactive Web activity that allows teachers to integrate…
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, Educational Television, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Pucel, David J. – 1992
Technology education should be part of the general education of all students for the following reasons: (1) technological literacy is important in preparing people for life and work; (2) technological literacy must be based on sensory as well as language-based learning; and (3) technology is unique in the school curriculum. The content of…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Curriculum Development, General Education, Intermediate Grades
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1994
This document is designed to help administrators and teachers plan, develop, and implement technology education (TE) programs. It provides a philosophical foundation and broad outline for constructing comprehensive TE programs that develop middle school and high school students' technological literacy by focusing on the ways in which ingenuity,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Peel Board of Education, Mississauga (Ontario). – 1996
This book promotes an integrated curriculum to assist students in grades 6-9 in seeing the links between different subject areas and in a larger context, the direct relevance of what they are learning in school to their needs later in life. The book uses a problem-solving approach that is "technological" in nature: the book provides…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Construction Materials, Curriculum Enrichment, Design
Barrick, R. Kirby; Hughes, Matthew – 1994
A survey was conducted to determine the status of career-oriented education programs at the middle-grade level and perceptions of state education agency officials with responsibilities in the program areas. Mailed questionnaires were returned by 43 (86 percent) state directors of education and 290 (82 percent) supervisors in 8 career-oriented…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Career Education, Career Exploration, Educational Finance
Henrico County Public Schools, Glen Allen, VA. Virginia Vocational Curriculum and Resource Center. – 1990
This curriculum guide, which is intended for middle school agriculture teachers in Virginia, outlines a three-course competency-based agriscience program to give middle school students an understanding of basic science concepts through agriculture. The guide begins with a program description that includes descriptions of the program's three…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Sciences, Behavioral Objectives, Competence
Adams, Jan; And Others – 1993
A cooperative program conducted by the Logan (Utah) City School District and IBM Corporation used computers in the classroom to develop new teaching and career guidance approaches while enhancing students' process writing skills. The program included units designed for student and teacher awareness of the impacts of technology, the need for a new…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary School Students, Inservice Teacher Education
Czerneda, Julie, Ed. – 1996
Technology's impact on society is growing everyday. The need to include technology education as core material for all students has been recognized by educators around the world. This book is a practical guide to using the problem-solving approaches integral to the design process in order to integrate technology education into all subject areas for…
Descriptors: Art, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Enrichment, Curriculum Guides
