Session 3

TEL 101 and 120 in the high school: Earn college credit for your students

Location: CAD Lab 101 Park

Presented by Tyler Morris and Jacob Mulderig

This session will give you the information you need if you would like to offer SUNY Oswego credit to your high school students. Students can earn TEL 101 and TEL 120 credit during their time in high school and bring those credits with them. Questions will be answered about how you can set these courses up in your district.

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Industrial Arts to Technology Education: How Did We Get Here?

Location: Methods Lab 213 Park

Presented by Emlyn Doell

For over 30 years, Dr. Vincent D’Ambrosio served the SUNY Oswego Department of Technology with unwavering commitment to his students, enhancing the field, and preserving history. Over the years, he collected technology related documents, photographs, and artifacts. With his passing in August 2025, much of his vast collection was donated to SUNY Oswego. The D’Ambrosio Collection explores changes in the greater field of technology, as well as here at SUNY Oswego. This session includes a short presentation on the independent study during which the collection was catalogued, followed by an open house of various collection exhibits for the rest of the afternoon. 

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Straw Rockets: Extreme Edition

Location: Woods Lab 193 Wilber

Presented by Shaun Donegan and Chris Mosher

Come learn how to build and launch Extreme Straw Rockets! These rockets are capable of flying over 200 feet and are powered by compressed air. Created by Shaun Donegan in 2020, Extreme Straw Rockets has quickly become one of his middle school students' favorite units in which they learn about Problem Solving, Design, 3D printing and  Physics. This is a very budget friendly unit with each rocket costing as little as $0.19!  We will cover how the rockets can be made and how to make the rocket launcher we use to fire them. This interdisciplinary unit relates well to other classes such math, science and even social studies.  Notes, blueprints and diagrams will be provided and, of course, we’ll fire off some rockets! 

This session repeats in Session 4: Thursday, 2:30 - 3:15 pm in the Woods Lab 193 Wilber.

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TSA in the Classroom - How to integrate TSA into your class

Location: Transportation Lab 115 Park

Presented by Jonathan Shyne, Carson Case, and Ian Krywe

Technology Student Association is the longest running CTSO in the country. With Portrait of a Graduate beginning to roll out across the state, TSA can be one of the ways that schools can meet the criteria. Schools in NYS are beginning to take another look at TSA and chapters are forming as we speak. This year's State Conference is right here at SUNY Oswego and now is the time to form your chapter, get armed with the tools and resources, and get started on your event work. We will feature current examples of how TSA has become a class at one school and highlight some key events that will be running at the State Conference. Are you a new teacher or don't know where to start? We have built an evolving and growing catalogue of great resources for materials and kits to get you and your students started. 

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ADOBE AI CREATIVE CLOUD

Location: Communications Lab 102 Park

Presented by David Faux

Adobe’s AI platforms, Sensei and Firefly—the underlying machine-learning and generative technologies within Creative Cloud—will be demonstrated through selected applications and workflows. The demonstration will highlight how artificial intelligence can be used to generate, edit, and enhance images.

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Filament and Fabrication: Building an Advanced Manufacturing Curriculum

Location: Polymer Classroom 191 Wilber

Presented by Jack Donohue

Explore the development and implementation of an introductory Advanced Manufacturing curriculum for high school Technology Education classes. This presentation will share a new teacher’s perspective on developing course content aligned with state and ITEEA standards. Participants will see hands-on projects involving 3D printing, laser cutting, and CNC routing, while exploring strategies for engaging students through modern manufacturing technologies. The session will also provide opportunities for discussion and collaboration around successful practices used in other Advanced Manufacturing classrooms.

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An Autoethnographic Analysis of 40 years of Technology Education in New York State

Location: Design Studio 203 Park

Presented by Clark Greene and Ronald Todd

This session will chronicle one participant’s involvement from the very beginning of technology education (starting in 1985) and its evolution in New York State. As an initial Middle and High School curriculum writer, standards initiative participant, Technology journal editor, classroom teacher, ITEEA committee member and more, this presentation will include a range of media materials, artifacts, and historical anecdotes leading us to today.

This session repeats in Session 6: Friday, 9:00 - 9:45 am in the Methods Lab 213 Park

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How to Start a Trap Shooting Team at Your School (or Get Involved in an Existing One)

Location: Metals Lab 163 Wilber

Presented by Ben Reynolds and Ryan Herman

Want to offer the fastest growing sport in America to your students?  Want to incorporate more technology students in after school programs?  Trap shooting is a great way to involve students from 6th to 12th grade.  Trap shooting helps to engage students who often do not participate in other school sports or activities and promotes the development of life skills.  Come hear from experienced technology teacher coaches about their experiences and learn how to set up a team or assist a current team.

Repeats in Session 1: 9:00 - 9:45 am in the Transportation Lab 115 Park