A Case Study of an Established Technological Literacy Course as a Means to Address the Engineering Education of K-12 Teachers

希望学院的工程和教育项目之间的合作将通过这一规划赠款建立。 这项合作将开发一个示范课程，为职前教师的教育提供一个工程元素，并为在职教师举办一个示范暑期讲习班。 通过规划补助金，将利用学习原则和国家研究理事会的“人们如何学习”和技术素养标准中概述的建议，对这一既定课程进行案例研究。由国际技术教育部设立。 该课程探讨了现代消费技术设备的科学原理，并提供动手实验项目，如拆卸汽车发动机，制造扬声器和放大器。 本课程的显著特点是熟悉的技术设备的代表性样本的研究，由学生的工作设备的建设，并在技术主题的写作作业。

A collaboration between the Engineering and Education programs at Hope College will be established through this planning grant. The collaboration will develop a model course to provide an element of engineering in the education of pre-service teachers and a model summer workshop for in-service teachers. Through the planning grant, a case study of this established course will be conducted using the principles of learning and the recommendations outlined in the National Research Council's: "How People Learn" and the .Standards for Technological Literacy,. established by the International Technology Education. The course examines the scientific principles underlying modern consumer technological devices and features hands-on laboratory projects such as taking apart a car engine and building a speaker and amplifier. Distinguishing features of this course are study of a representative sample of familiar technological devices, construction by students of working devices, and writing assignments on technological topics.