Generation Z is the generation everyone is talking about (Dimock, 2019). The oldest are entering the workforce, and the rest are in classrooms (Dimock, 2019). They are the most unique generation to date, and they have been shaped by numerous domestic and international tragedies (Katz, 2019). Their perception of privacy is different than previous…

Scientists are creating new and amazing materials by manipulating molecules at the ultra-small scale of 0.1 to 100 nanometers. Nanosize super particles demonstrate powerful and unprecedented electrical, chemical, and mechanical properties. This study examines how nanotechnology, as the multidisciplinary engineering of novel nanomaterials into…

It is hard to imagine how the majority of people made it through the day without cell phones just 5 to 10 years ago. These days, cell phones are everywhere, and everyone seems to own one--including many middle school students and even some students who are in elementary school. Both parents and students feel these phones are essential in order to…

Describes development of a 3-year technology education program being implemented in Oklahoma. The major categories of study are (1) communication, (2) construction, (3) manufacturing, and (4) transportation. (CH)

Concern has been growing at the national level regarding the large sums which have been spent on research and development and the corresponding inability of the resulting technology at the local level to solve problems involving the environment, transportation, energy crisis, and public health. The following report describes the investigation…

Includes "Skills Training for Women" (Dabney), a description of a program for displaced homemakers and single parents in Oklahoma that provides job training and support to reentry women; and "Celebrating Women's Technological Contributions" (Pierce), a unit to encourage students to look at women's technological accomplishments.…

This document reports on the status of recommendations of the Citizen's Commission on the Future of Oklahoma Higher Education in two sections - one on implementation of recommendations and one on institutional impact. In Section 1, each recommendation is followed by a listing of specific state level implementation achievements. The 44…

Presents the results from two surveys of Ohio and Oklahoma teachers. Focuses on a sample of 250 public schools in each area. Examines the extent to which K-12 schools are ready to implement Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Offers responses from the surveys. (CMK)

A modified focus group approach was used to assess the perceptions of teachers involved in basic skills pilot site projects in Oklahoma after the second year. The two 5-year projects were implemented to develop, apply, evaluate, and advance approaches that strengthen basic competencies of students enrolled in vocational programs. Of the three…

This booklet of lesson plans is designed to be used in the classrooms of teachers in Oklahoma who have completed a 40-hour content-rich training program concerning the integration of technology into the curriculum. Lessons appropriate for Middle School/High School and Elementary School are included. Through the training teachers develop skills to…

An annual report of the conditions of higher education in the United States for 1986-1987 is presented. The 16 sub-sections are as follows: (1) introduction; (2) principal sectors of higher education (four papers, on research universities, liberal arts colleges, community colleges, and state colleges); (3) issues (15 papers, e.g. academic…