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Technology Education in Oklahoma is an instructional program that provides young men and women (grades 6-10) with daily, hands-on experiences which enable them to (1) become technologically literate, (2) explore career opportunities, and (3) identify the educational avenues to pursue their interest.

Technology Education is aimed at developing the "whole individual," and focuses on self-esteem, self-confidence, and an overall good attitude. The activities are based upon Oklahoma's Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS).

Technology Education acquaints students with the impact that technology has made on (1) our society and culture, (2) the economy, (3) the environment, (4) global/international perspectives, and (6) ergonomics. The curriculum activities capitalize on the individual's potential for reasoning and problem solving, for imagining and creating, and for construction and thinking critically through the use of tools and materials related to technology.

Students enrolled in Technology Education classes in Oklahoma have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a variety of high-tech career fields. These include: Aerospace, Computer Assembly/Applications, Problem Solving, Research and Design, Radio/TV Production, Graphics/Image Processing, Bio-technology, Environmental Impact Studies, Alternative Energy, Electronics/Fiber Optics, Structural Engineering, Lasers/Holography, Robotics and Computer Aided Drafting; to name only a few.

Tech-Connect 

This is a new piece of Technology Education that is being developed through a few current Technology Education high school programs.  

Tech-Connect was developed to better provide a structured, effective, benchmarked educational delivery system while maintaining maximum local flexibility in instructional delivery to meet student needs (Controlled Flexibility).  This program is designed to replace the current Advanced Technology Education high school programs.  Tech-Connect more effectively builds on the introduction explorations given at the 6^th, 7^th,and 8^th grades and it focuses on the 9^th and 10^th grade levels. 

Tech-Connect is designed as a two-year program.  The Tech-Connect’s are structured so that students will experience a semester of classroom and laboratory training in each of three occupational content areas determined for the program.  The fourth semester is a focused study of all aspects of the industry in relation to the content area of their choices, from the three occupational content areas.   This fourth piece or “Career Aspects”, capstone course, also includes shadowing, career research, a report, and may include internship, as well as and In-depth Application Project. 

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Questions? Contact:
omanu@okcareertech.org (Orville Manuel, State Program Administrator, Technology Education)
This page maintained by kterr@okcareertech.org Last update 30 May 2006

Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education
1500 West Seventh Avenue
Stillwater, Ok 74074-4364
Phone: (405) 743-5477
Fax: (405) 743-6809

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