Vision for Technology Education: 2002-2003 Priorities, Programs, and Events

1. Vision for Technology Education: 2002-2003 Priorities, Programs, and Events Courtney Reed Jenkins WALEW August 13, 2002

2. Session overview Priorities Product development Teacher certification, training, and shortage Dialogue regarding technology education

3. Session goal and objectives Participants will be able to facilitate a discussion regarding technology education priorities, programs, and events: Identify DPI Technology Education Program priorities for the 2002-2003 school year Review resources and professional development opportunities for technology education teachers Discuss the teacher shortage and technology education teacher preparation Dialogue regarding technology education

4. Priorities Technology education must produce technologically literate students Technology education must prepare ALL students to work and live in an increasingly technological society Technology education teachers must have access to quality professional development Technology education students must have access to a career and technical student organization

5. Technology education must produce technologically literate students Standards-based curriculum and instruction Wisconsin�s Model Academic Standards for Technology Education Standards for Technological Literacy (ITEA) Broad-based technology education remains strong component of our program No Child Left Behind requires technological literacy (http://www.neirtec.org/products/techbriefs/default.asp) Wisconsin Technology Articulation Initiative 10% grants will focus on Project Lead the Way (http://www.pltw.org/aindex.asp)

6. Technology education must prepare ALL students to work and live in an increasingly technological society Data-driven decision-making TACKLE Box Project Awareness tools Professional development Product development Sustainability

7. Technology education teachers must have access to quality professional development Professional organizations Workshops and conferences State-called meetings Calendar of events Mentoring program Web-based resources Technology Tuesdays

8. Technology education students must have access to a career and technical student organization SkillsUSA-VICA (http://www.skillsusa.org/index.html) Leadership Academies State conference showcase Technology Student Association (http://www.tsawww.org/) Junior Engineering Technical Society (http://www.jets.org/)

9. Product development Recruiting and retaining young women into technology education Reflections on technology education in Wisconsin Program standards

10. Recruiting and retaining young women into technology education Tools for educators Tools for districts Tools for parents and communities

11. Reflections on technology education in Wisconsin

12. Program standards Process Collect program standards from other states Writing team (fall 2002) Review process (spring 2003) Roll-out (summer 2003) Outcome Standard-based certification for high-quality technology education programs Guidelines for programs to receive funds under reauthorized CPA

13. Teacher certification, training, and shortage

14. Teacher Certification Changes with PI 34 K-12 Technology Ed License Proposal of new license 235 License becomes 10 or 11-14 Technical Education 220 General technology k-12

15. Teacher training Nationally, UW � Stout is the largest producer of technology education teachers in the US Estimated: 300+ undergraduates and 100+ graduate students on file UW-Platteville � Revitalized program Estimated: 30 students (undergrad) in the program

16. Teacher training (continued) Viterbo University (LaCrosse) 2002 approval by DPI to begin a technology education program under administrative rule as an innovative or experimental program. Betty Brendel of Western Wisconsin Technical College is the coordinator. Ball State University � on-line Master�s program. (Dr. Jim Flowers) Valley City State University � (Dr. Jim Boe) 2000 Technology education on-line program. Teaching major in technology education. Wisconsin DPI is working on state level certification approval for VCSU program. Approval is to be granted for currently licensed teachers seeking a technology education endorsement.

17. Teacher shortage Teacher shortage expected to continue Types of emergency licensure -permits -special license 2000 data - 30 permits + 48 specials = 78 total emergency

18. Teacher shortage (continued) 1994-1999 Emergency License Data 1994 � less than 20 emergency's issued 1999 � 69 2000 � 78 and one long term substitute What can we do to increase the number of technology education teachers? Mentoring program High school recruitment program

19. Dialogue regarding technology education What are examples of exemplary technology education programs and/or practices? What are the challenges facing technology education? What would you like to see the Department of Public Instruction/Technology Education Program do this year? What is one thing that you will do this year to support technology education?

20. Contact information Courtney Reed Jenkins, Consultantcourtney.jenkins@dpi.state.wi.us608/266-3551 Ken Starkman, Consultantkenneth.starkman@dpi.state.wi.us608/266-2683 Kathy Trotta, Program Assistantkathleen.trotta@dpi.state.wi.us608/266-7261