Technological Education

Technological Education (9-12)

A. Technology Fundamentals

• students develop foundational knowledge and skills related to the design and fabrication of products or the provision of services
• students can pose questions about foundational knowledge for further exploration
• students can research, interpret and evaluate technological topics and concepts

B. Technological Skills

• students apply the design process (see chart)
• creation of project (physical artifact)
• using reflection and metacognition to improve physical artifacts created as a goal of the project
• applying safety skills in the creation of their project
• sharing their final project/artifact with their teacher/peer group/world at large

C. Technology, the Environment, and Society

• Due to the topic focused nature of this strand, IBL projects can take the form of the study of the entire or part of a strand, with teachers front-loading strand terminology and content, then students exploring inquiry topics within the context of the strand spectrum.

D. Professional Practice and Career Opportunities

• Due to the topic focused nature of this strand, IBL projects can take the form of the study of the entire or part of a strand, with teachers front-loading strand terminology and content, then students exploring inquiry topics within the context of the strand spectrum.

Resources

Ontario Curriculum Documents, grades 9&10 (Technological Education)

Ontario Curriculum Documents, grades 11&12 (Technological Education)

Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting in Ontario Schools