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Indiana Technology Education
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	Middle school students join college-student mentors to pick up trash Description: The program, dubbed “Project L.I.T.T.E.R.” (Less-Inappropriate-Trash-Through-Education-and-Recycling), began when Davison Mupinga, associate professor in the Department of Industrial Technology Education obtained a Public Service and Community Engagement grant from ISU. “Service-learning” is a concept of education in which students are engaged in service to the community. Andy Hoffman, an ISU senior in the technology education department, worked with fellow ISU students Cory Goebel, Michael Hartnett and Justin Musselwhite to develop a curriculum and direct activities designed to promote their goals.
	A nod to the future: School groups use Statehouse event to stress importance of maintaining a technology curriculum Description: Groups from Greenfield and Warren Township were among students and teachers who traveled to the Indiana Statehouse on Feb. 15 to make a point to lawmakers. Their message? "We want to remind the legislature why it's important to keep technology education in the schools," said Becky Powers-Taylor, a technology education teacher at Stonybrook Middle School in Warren Township. With budgets tight, programs outside core subjects such as math, science and language arts are sometimes vulnerable to budget cuts, she said. Students displayed projects and talked about how technology education helps prepare students for careers in fields such as engineering and architecture.
	2006 Indiana Statehouse Rotunda Technology Education Day Description: Technology/Engineering students from North (Penn H.S.) to South (West Vigo M.S.) converged on the North Atrium of the Indiana State House on Wednesday (2-15-06) for the 2nd Annual Technology Education Day. Representatives from the Indiana Department of Education as well as Ball State and Purdue Universities Technology Education Departments were present. The four hours went quickly with visit from representatives and senators from different sections of the state. State Superintendent Dr. Sue Ellen Reed again addressed the group and then proceeded to visit all school displays.
	Students' Robots Show off Hoops' Skills in Preview of Competition Description: Students from Jeff, Harrison and West Lafayette high schools spent the last six weeks building robots through For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST). FIRST mentors from Purdue University have worked with the students since October to prepare for the competition season. These robots shot small, soft basketballs through a goal on the stage, much like a baseball pitching machine, while their student designers stood on the other side of the stage with controls to drive their robots. Roger Francis, associate principal at Jeff and sponsor of Jeff's team, sees the program as an unusual way to accomplish an educational goal. It's an idea to develop interest in science and technology at the high school level," said Francis.
	FIRST Robotics Student Teams Ready for Opening - Harrison, Lafayette Jefferson and West Lafayette high schools Description: Three Tippecanoe County teams -- from Harrison, Lafayette Jefferson and West Lafayette high schools will showcase their robots and the work they've done in preparing for the FIRST Robotics competitions. An open house will be held at Jeff from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday. West Lafayette High School has had a team for seven years -- long enough for students to participate in the program not only as high school students, but also as college mentors. About 40 students are part of the team, assisted by about 10 Purdue students. "It's been quite an experience," said Steve Florence, West Lafayette teacher and team adviser. "It does do what the premise of the programs about -- it does inspire kids to do science and technology."
	Industry Goes to School at Seymour High School Description: Students were able to turn the tables and become the teachers for a while Thursday, as business representatives from industries in Jackson County visited the manufacturing lab as part of Industry to School Day at Seymour High School. Bob Sexton, instructor and technology department chair, and Jackie Hill, work force coordinator with Jackson County Industrial Development Corp., and the Jackson County Workforce Partnership worked together to bring the business world to the students to observe the curriculum being taught in the classroom.
	PLTW Sweeps Across Indiana Description: “The program is one of the best in the country and, when combined with college prepatory math and science classes in high school, introduces students to the rigor, scope, and discipline of engineering and engineering technology, “ said Michael T. O’Hair, College of Technology associate dean for statewide technology and engagement.
	In the Big Leagues Description: Drafted not to play football but to pursue a degree in biotechnology engineering, PLTW student Janelle Crockett, a recent graduate of Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, is one of the first recipients of the Indianapolis Colts Minority Science and Engineering Scholarship. The scholarship covers full-time tuition for four years at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana, one of the nation’s top undergraduate engineering, science, and math colleges.
	Pendleton Student Gets Design Award Description: Pendleton Heights High School student Ross Henderson was excited yet humbled when he learned that he captured first place in an architectural competition. The competition was organized by Anderson-resident Jesse Wilkerson, who works for United Consulting architectural firm in Indianapolis. Students were given the task of designing a fire department which included limitations on the size of the building. Sponsors included Madison Community Bank, National City Bank, Dick and Ida Campbell, United Consulting Engineers and Architects and the American Institute of Architects Bookstore in Indianapolis.
	School Program Leading The Way Description: Kokomo, state prime participants in national engineering program. Project Lead The Way promotes partnerships between education and the private sector with the hope of increasing the quality and the number of engineers graduating from American colleges and universities. Nearly 1,800 students in Kokomo-Center schools are involved in PLTW. Statewide, the numbers stand at about 14,000 in 135 schools. That’s second only to New York, where the program began in 1997-98. Indiana’s Project Lead The Way is administered by Purdue University’s College of Technology and Indiana’s Department of Education and Department of Workforce Development. “As the students plan their careers, they’re going to be taking courses that work together, an integrated coursework, and lead them in that direction,” he said. “Those classes utilize a lot of science and math as well as technology. Those are the best types of courses you can get. It helps students see why taking certain courses, the integration of the courses, is more meaningful than each of them standing alone.”
	Cowan Teacher Finds Creative Ways to Teach Life Lessons Description: For the last 12 years, Mike Evans has been teaching technology to students at Cowan Junior/Senior High School. His classes are far from old-fashioned "shop" classes. His students can be found designing hovercrafts, building bridges, putting up walls, making videos with special effects and much more. Evans gets to know each class of students in his construction, transportation, manufacturing, technology and other classes. He also teaches seventh- and eighth-grade technology classes -- all in one small space in the school.
	Small Craft Advisory! Cardboard Boat Challenges Students’ Research, Design and Construction Skills Description: Kurt Griffis & Dr. Ray Shackelford of BSU team up with Lance Brand who is the 2006 Indiana Milken educator from Delta High School. This article presents a highly motivating design-and-construction activity for students that provides substantial science, technology, math, communication and engineering experience.
	Building a Better Robot: G-C & Morristown students team up to build invention for prestigious contest Description: These kids have to work hard, they’re challenged at every level during this competition,” Libby Ritchie said. “But these kids, this is the first year we’ve partnered Morristown and Greenfield-Central together; they’ve meshed really well, I wish I had thought of this sooner. It’s a good collaboration, and they have more resources to work with.”
	Epsilon Pi Tau Laureate Citation Awarded to Ron Yuill of Tecumseh Middle School Description: The board of directors of Epsilon Pi Tau who is the international honor society for professions in technology, recently awarded Ron Yuill of Tecumseh Middle School the honor of the Laureate Citation on December 3, 2005.
	Creating an Effective Newsletter Description: Dr. Ray Shackelford, Ball State University and Kurt Griffis, Ontario Systems. When writing newsletters, authors usually assume that their readers know something about the newsletter’s subject. They must aim for an approach that will quickly and effectively capture the readers’ attention. One method calls for placing the most important, timely or interesting topic at the beginning of the newsletter. In this activity, students will develop a short newsletter on an identified topic. January 2006, Tech Directions.
	Best Practices: "Student Competitive Events" Recognized by the Technical Foundation of America Description: College students benefit greatly from professional activities beyond the routine technology education classroom and laboratory. An effective technology teacher educator realizes the importance of having students participate in educational events and ventures. An individual who has served as a role model in TECA activities is Richard Seymour at Ball State University.
	Best Practices: "Teacher Chronicles" Recognized by the Technical Foundation of America Description: In 2000, the International Technology Education Association (ITEA) initiated an online series that it called the “Teacher Chronicles” In this series, technology teachers were invited to write a series of journals describing their day-to-day experiences in the classroom. In Volume I (2000-2001), Gary Wynn of Indiana wrote 10 installments, each approximately 10 pages long. Gary described his relationships with students, his facility and laboratory equipment, his professional activities, and much more. Each installment also featured some personal reflections on particular challenges he had faced in the classroom, as well as news about his home life and how his teaching job affected his personal life. Readers were treated to a very engaging, intimate, and true-to-life perspective on the life of a teacher.
	Best Practices: "Green Technology" Recognized by the Technical Foundation of America Description: Students at Greencastle Middle School in Greencastle, Indiana are presented with a problem to create a piece of furniture made entirely from recycled and “unorthodox” items. Students collect materials and bring them into the “Green Technology” classroom/laboratory where they design, build and evaluate their solutions over a period of several weeks. During the course of completing the unit, student teams are expected to develop their concept, build it using tools/machines in the laboratory, and defend their design.
	Best Practices: "State Supervisor Leadership" Recognized by the Technical Foundation of America Description: Across the country, technology educators often complain about the lack of support and leadership at the state level. At least one state supervisor (Michael Fitzgerald) has quickly gained statewide acclaim for being very proactive for technology education. Michael’s excellence doesn’t stop with his communication efforts. He is constantly visiting public school teachers, working with the teacher preparation programs at three universities, organizing and participating in workshops, and supporting activities of the Technology Educators of Indiana (the state professional association).
	Best Practices: "Technology Days" Recognized by the Technical Foundation of America Description: Technology Days is an activity that is designed to help the people who live in a community become more technologically literate, better understand what technology education is and is not, and encourages students to consider teaching technology education as a career path.
	Best Practices: "Advocacy" Recognized by the Technical Foundation of America Description: Gary is a former state association president and an International Technology Education Association (ITEA) director. His solid stance during the conversion to a technology-based curriculum in Indiana was critical. He was a firm, steady professional advocate for “doing what was best for students.” Today, the technology education program at Greenfield Central High School is hailed as one of the best in the nation. While program development and facilities are an important part of the technology education program, what is really happening is that through Gary’s actions, he is advocating for technology education. Gary Wynn and Ron Yuill of Lafayette, Indiana have combined efforts to become the driving force and advocates for ITEA’S Idea Garden.
	Westside Boiler Invasion (WBI) NASA-Sponsored FIRST Team Highlights Description: As it enters its seventh year in the FIRST Robotics program, the Westside Boiler Invasion (WBI) of West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School, Team 461, benefits from a unique relationship with Purdue University, which provides meaningful mentorship opportunities. The WBI program engages students in year-around activities including technical training, community service projects and off-season competitions beyond the six-week build season and subsequent regional competitions.
	North White High School, Team 1555, PULSE NASA-Sponsored FIRST Team Highlights Description: Team 1555, PULSE, from North White High School, is comprised of students from the three small, rural towns of Buffalo, Reynolds, and Monon, Indiana. We are located about 35 min. north of West Lafayette, home of Purdue University. Our Rookie year was a rocky road with many lessons learned. With great enthusiasm and encouragement from Team 461, the team has held together and pressed on to set higher goals and expectations for itself.
	Team Hammond Robotics, NASA-Sponsored FIRST Team Highlights Description: Since our first year of involvement in 1996, Team 71 has won four National Championships 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2004. We have on the average 24 students from four different Hammond high schools that participate each season. We participate in many events state wide all year and currently have an exhibit at the Visitors Center in North West Indiana.
	Project Lead the Way Indiana Receives National Award Description: WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A national educational program has honored Purdue and the state of Indiana for working together to address the shortage of U.S. engineering and engineering technology students. The national award recognizes the Indiana State Partnership of Project Lead the Way, administered by the Purdue College of Technology and the state's Department of Education and Department of Workforce Development. Project Lead the Way seeks to increase the number and quality of engineers and engineering technologists in the United States through collaborations among K-12 education, higher education and industry. Program participants, who often are enrolled in college preparatory math and science classes, are introduced to the rigors of the engineering field through hands-on projects such as computer-aided design, robotics, electronics and engineering design.

Indiana Technology Education Good News!

Indiana Technology Education
Good News!