State Educators' Symposium on Technological Literacy

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Apr242004

State Educators' Symposium on Technological Literacy

National Academies Auditorium

Washington, DC

Making the Case for Technological Literacy
This project explains what technological literacy is, why it’s important, and what’s being done to improve it.
ITEA Technological Literacy Standards
Extensive review of national K-12 standards for technology education developed by ITEA.
Assessing Technological Literacy in the United States
This study considers approaches for assessing technological literacy in teachers, students, and out-of-school adults.
State Educators' Symposium on Technological Literacy
One-day symposium for state education leaders in mathematics, science, assessment, and curriculum to learn about and discuss technological literacy.

This one-day symposium brought together state education leaders in mathematics, science, assessment, and curriculum to learn about and discuss the issue of technological literacy. It challenged participants to think broadly about technology and to consider how the teaching of technology and engineering and design concepts in K-12 classrooms can inspire greater student interest and achievement.

This one-day symposium brought together state education leaders in mathematics, science, assessment, and curriculum to learn about and discuss the issue of technological literacy. The event challenged participants to think more broadly about technology - as more than just the use of computers in classrooms - and to consider how the teaching of technology and engineering and design concepts in K-12 classrooms can inspire greater student interest and achievement.

The symposium is one of several high-priority projects funded directly from the Office of the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education. It continued a series of initiatives by The National Academies to promote technological literacy and improve teaching and learning in U.S. elementary and secondary schools. One such initiative resulted in the 2002 publication of Technically Speaking: Why All Americans Need to Know More About Technology, which was provided as background reading to all invitees.