Summer School for Teachers 3: Boning up on Technology

in assuring effective and continuous in-service and pre-service education for teachers of technology. Program standards detail effective, comprehensive educational requirements to be used by teachers, administrators, and supervisors in promoting the development of technological literacy for all students.

AETL is a companion document to Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Student of Technology (STL) and was developed as a means for implementing STL in K-12 laboratory-classrooms. Together, AETL and STL identify a vision for developing a technologically literate citizenry.

View Standards Online AETL is a copywritten publication of ITEA. Reproduction or redistribution is not permitted without ITEA's written permission. •Listing of AETL Standards •PDF Version of AETL •PDF Version of AETL's Executive Summary

Technology for All Americans: A Rationale and Structure for the Study of Technology (Rationale and Structure) provides a vision for the study of technology. The document defines technology and discusses the power and the promise of technology and the need for technological literacy. It presents the "universals" for the study of technology and describes how technology should be integrated into the core of the curriculum from kindergarten through high school and beyond. Rationale and Structure provided a foundation for the development of the International Technology Education Association's Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology and its Advancing Excellence in Technological Literacy: Student Assessment, Professional Development, and Program Standards.

View Documents Online Rationale and Structure is a copywritten publication of ITEA. Reproduction or redistribution is not permitted without ITEA's written permission. •a href="http://www.iteawww.org/TAA/PDFs/Taa_Rand..." target="_blank">PDF Version of Rationale and Structure •PDF Version of Rationale and Structure's Executive Summary

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Beyond Reading: Tools to Get the Job Done

The following materials are provided to assist in the implementation of Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Student of Technology (STL) and Advancing Excellence in Technological Literacy: Student Assessment, Professional Development, and Program Standards (AETL).

These materials are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader® for access.

Anatomy of a Standard (PDF)

This PDF file provides directions on how to interpret an STL standard.

Assessment Methods PDF)

This PDF file identifies various assessment methods that may be used to indicate student progression toward technological literacy.

Lesson Evaluation Checklist (PDF)

This PDF file may be used in the analysis of current curricula or individual lessons to determine alignment with STL.

Six Facets (PDF)

This PDF file provides suggestions on the six facets of understanding discussed in Understanding by Design. These facets are important for helping

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