Introduction to Technology Education TTED 4070

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Demonstrate a willingness to develop personal attitudes and behaviours expected of public school teachers.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how teacher attitudes affect the quality of student learning.
• Actively participate in meaningful class discussions about how to develop appropriate personal attributes of successful and effective teachers.
• Demonstrate high quality oral communication skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to prepare to effectively teach something you know to others.
• Demonstrate the ability to act and respond appropriately when observing, supervising and teaching in a secondary school.
• Describe and demonstrate an understanding of what the law expects of teachers when interaction with students and colleagues is concerned.
• Demonstrate the ability to recognize and describe high quality instructional materials.
• Describe the general goals and objectives of Technology Education.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the development of a personal philosophy which aligns with the BC Ministry of Education's current Technology Education curriculum.
• Describe what constitutes appropriate and effective activities to enable secondary school students to gain technological skills and knowledge.
• Analyze the effectiveness and appropriateness of teaching and classroom activities observed during the school visits.

Effective as of Winter 2019