Session 5

Jim Johnsen 

Technology students at Long Beach High School have been building cars, motorcycles, and trucks for the last several years in the automotive program.  As well as learning about the automotive trade and career opportunities.  The vehicles are completely built in house, by our students and are presented at the end of each year at our annual car show.  Learn the ups and downs of project based learning in the automotive classroom and check out our most recent build, a 1984 CJ7 Jeep Rock Crawler.

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Ken Volk

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) has made tremendous inroads as a way to teach Technology & Engineering Education in schools.  This presentation will provide data regarding the growth of this non-profit and reviews research that challenges claims of objectives being met.  PLTW’s use of an authentic “activity-project, problem-based approach” will also be critiqued.  Finally, how PLTW impacts teacher recruitment and autonomy will be explored.  Obviously, discussion from those teaching PLTW will be encouraged! 

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Tom White

Discover the free Siemens Engineering Pathway courses and how they can be used to prepare your students for exciting technical careers. These problem based courses allow students to become independent thinkers and problem solvers while meeting the ITEEA Standards for Technical and Engineering Literacy. Students will be both college and career ready through their participation. There are free industry certifications students can take and colleges are granting credits to successful completers as well as graduate credit to teachers who complete training and apply. Come and learn how to download free curriculum and obtain Industy software for use in the classroom. 

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Leif Sorgule 

Participants will learn how to create an example tensegrity structure and how to model this unit in their tech Ed class. These structures create wow moments for students!

Tensional integrity or floating compression is a structural principle based on a system of isolated components under compression inside a network of continuous tension, and arranged in such a way that the compressed members (usually bars or struts) do not touch each other while the prestressed tensioned members (usually cables or tendons) delineate the system spatially.

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Andrew Sass  

A detailed description of the design, construction, and programming of a small mobile robot capable of autonomous or remote-controlled operation will be presented. Each element of a mobile robot will be discussed; motors, encoders, motor-drivers, sensors, actuators, microcomputers, and microcomputer systems. The programming and microcomputer control of such robots will be presented in detail; motor-drive control, sensors detection, and robot reactions. Prior microcomputer/programming experience is not essential for this presentation. Applicability and affordability of such robots to school-based robotic competitions will be discussed in detail, including examples of exciting competitions sure to attract student interest.

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Jerry Jaworski, David Banister, John & Judith Belt, Charles Goodwin, Rich Bush  

Giving Back to the Technology Program - a hybrid event taking place in person, on campus & via Zoom

Join us for an intimate conversation to hear about the journey that our featured donors David Banister '93, John & Judith Belt, professors emeriti, Charles Goodwin '67 M'73 and Department Chair, Rich Bush ’92 M’97 have taken.

Why have they gotten involved with philanthropy? Why is this a meaningful connecting piece to them?

About our featured donors:
-David Banister '93 is a longtime advocate and retired public school teacher who has generously created and expanded multiple scholarships for Technology Education students at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

These scholarships have come to fruition in the present tense through David's passion to help feed the profession with new talent, in combination with practical age-appropriate financial planning, utilizing charitable commitments to offset certain IRS Taxes,especially around Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs).

-John & Judith Belt are our professors emeriti, Department of Technology. Together, they contain more than 60 years of combined service following “a shared philosophy that included education for all, social justice for humanity and the environment,critical thinking and civic awareness, sustainable practices supporting a global citizenship, mentorship for best educational practices.”

From this body of work, and the lifelong relationships they have forged with generations of former students across the country and across the globe, the Belt’s have introduced perpetual scholarship philanthropy as well as “Pre-Service Technology Educator Development” to support a range of opportunities such as covering fees to for students to travel to and attend a conference that would further their Oswego experience.

-Richard Bush ’92 M’97 with his wife Diane Kruse Bush ’92 M’99 have taken their range of love and service for SUNY Oswego to a place that profoundly stands side by side with their children, by including the Department of Technology within their estate planning to help secure the future for our next generation.

-The Charles Goodwin '67 M'73 Technology Education Scholarship has brought Chuck Goodwin’s enduring hunger to preserve the legacy of Technology Education to another level of connectivity. Not only does this generous scholarship fund that he created support the care and development of our soon to be teachers. But through the ongoing mentoring Chuck – long retired – and his scholars have engaged in, and through Chuck’s continued involvement at National Technology Conferences, another level of connectivity has emerged – as they all gather together at events across the country.

We hope that this session helps bring seemingly separate lives coming closer and closer together toward a similar impact.

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Time: Oct 26, 2023 02:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Jeff Rodman 

In the digital realm of design and engineering, AutoCAD has revolutionized how professionals create 2D and 3D designs. How do we, as educators, ensure that our teaching methodologies for such pivotal software evolve concurrently with advancements in technology and pedagogy? This presentation delves into an innovative, student-centric approach to teaching AutoCAD, blending foundational technical knowledge with explorative learning experiences.

Embark on a thorough exploration for understanding fundimental 2D commands to conquering complex 3D operations, all encompassed within a well-structured yet adaptable learning module. Engage in a learning pathway beyond mere skill transmission to incorporate real-world applications, peer assessments, self-reflection, and hands-on immersion in the AutoCAD learning journey. Discover how the rich integration of group discussions, interactive presentations, experimental design areas, and case study challenges enhances technical adeptness while simultaneously nurturing creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving in aspiring designers & engineers.

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Karin Dykeman, Ronald Todd, Clark Greene  

Learn about a new, international, multi-state initiative to increase capacity for integrative STEM/STEAM education through elementary-level design, engineering, and technology. This project, working in concert with ITEEA and with support from multiple states and organizations, intends to write and pilot a series of publications, workshops, and kits aimed at training elementary level teachers in a hands-on DE&T approach.

This initiative intends to: prepare teams that help young children engage in practical DE&T activities, equip teams that include elementary and technology & engineering (T&E) teachers with DE&T and Making experience, and provide the teams (and teachers they train) with the right supplies and support for I-STEM activities using the DE&T approach of making, testing, improving and sharing their efforts, problems, and solutions.

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Greg Pitonza   

Based on the book The Hand by Frank Wilson and research on the need for hands on expression, this presentation will reveal fundamental connections between the hand, brain and use string marionettes to foster meaningful learning and communication.  You will design and make a simple string marionette to serve as a model for hands on experience and related concepts.  It can be done with students k-12 to meet ITEEA STEL standards and extended for interdisciplinary and social emotional learning.  Be ready to have some fun and experience true hands on learning. 

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