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Mission Statement
The mission of the Office
of Technology Education is
to ensure all students are technologically literate.
Technological
literacy will enable students to become life long learners
who are effective and contributing members
of society.
The development of technological literacy focuses on knowledge,
understandings and appreciations pertaining to technology,
its evolution and societal significance, and the interrelationship
of people, capital, knowledge, time, tools, materials,
and
machines in technology processes and systems.
Technology Defined
Technology is the application of knowledge, tools,
and skills to solve practical problems and extend human
capabilities. Our office oversees the following instructional areas:
Technology Education is
an integrated, experience-based instructional program designed
to prepare students to be
knowledgeable about technology - its evolution, systems,
technologies, utilization, and social and cultural significance.
It results in the application of mathematics and science
concepts to technological systems in areas such as, but not
limited to: construction, manufacturing, communications,
transportation, biotechnology, and power and energy.
Engineering is
the application of science to the needs of humanity. This
is
accomplished
through the
application
of
knowledge, mathematics, and practical experience to the design
of useful objects or processes. Professional practitioners
of engineering are called engineers.
Manufacturing is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale. The term may refer to a vast range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale. Modern manufacturing includes all intermediate processes required for the production and integration of a product's components. Some industries, such as semiconductor and steel manufacturers use the term fabrication instead. The manufacturing sector is closely connected with engineering and industrial design.
Nov./Dec. Machine Safety and Tools Workshops 
Nov./Dec. Data Acquisition Workshops
Offices of Career and Technology
Education
1946 - O Greenspring Dr.
Timonium, MD 21093
410-887-8927 / fax:410-252-6218
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