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to welcome page Frequently
Asked Questions
- How do I become a technology
education or engineering teacher?
Please begin the process by contacting
Leila Walker at the Offices of Career and Technology
Education.
Our phone
number is 410.887.8921. Her email address
is lwalker@bcps.org
- Is there a need for technology education or engineering teachers?
Baltimore County Public Schools currently
has one (1) technology education opening for 2007-2008.
Please contact
Geoffry Bond at 410.887.5530 if you are interested
in an application
for employment.
- Are technology education or engineering teachers required to hold a secondary teaching endorsement or content certification?
Yes. The course requirements are specified in the Maryland Code of Regulations (COMAR 13A.12.02.14).
- Are technology education and educational (instructional) technology one in the same?
No. Technology education and educational technology are two completely different fields that are often confused. This page will help you to understand the difference and enable you to distinguish between them.
-- http://www.iteaconnect.org/TAA/Resources/TAA_Differences.html
- Why did MSDE change the Technology Education graduation requirement?
In November 2005, the Maryland State Board of Education repealed and adopted new Regulations .01 & .02 under COMAR 13A.04.01 Program in Technology Education to align instructional programs in Technology Education for grades 9-12 with the content standards of the new Voluntary State Curriculum in Technology Education. The deadline for implementing the new regulations was moved from September 2006 to September 2007. In response to the new regulations, the following BCPS courses will be eligible for the Technology Education graduation credit beginning with the graduating class of 2011 (entering grade 9 in school year 2007-08):
55.1250.0 Introduction to Engineering and Technology Concepts [Standard]
55.3500.4 Engineering Principles and Applications [Honors]
55.3500.5 Engineering Technology [Gifted and Talented]
56.0200.4 Introduction to Engineering Design-PLTW *
56.0210.4 Principles of Engineering-PLTW *
* (Woodlawn and Chesapeake High only)
The following courses will no longer be eligible for the Technology Education graduation credit beginning with the graduating class of 2011 (entering grade 9 in school year 2007-08):
55.1010.0 Foundations of Technology
60.0030.0 Exploring Technical Education
60.0020.0 Intro to Tech Systems in Business and Industry
55.1040.7 Info. Tech in Global Society
55.1300.0 Production Tech
55.1490.0 Info/Communication Tech
55.4030.0 Drafting and CAD Tech
55.5200.4 Intro to Networking 1
55.5310.0 Computer Tech Fundamentals
40.2200.0 Art Tech
45.8010.0 Music Tech
65.4540.0 Living with Biotechnology
60.0020.0 Intro to Tech Systems in Business & Tech
10.1650.4 Journalism 2
35.2510.0 Computers and Information Processing
- Why did MSDE change the Advanced Technology Education completer requirement?
In November 2005, the Maryland State Board of Education repealed and adopted new Regulations .01 & .02 under COMAR 13A.04.01 Program in Technology Education to align instructional programs in Advanced Technology Education for grades 10-12 with the content standards of the new Voluntary State Curriculum in Technology Education. The deadline for implementing the new regulations was moved from September 2006 to September 2007. In response to the new regulations, the following BCPS courses will be eligible for the Advanced Technology Education graduation credit beginning in 2007-08.
56.0110.0, Advanced Design Applications-PET --- 1/2 credit
56.0120.0, Advanced Design Applications-MAN/CON --- 1/2 credit
56.0130.0, Advanced Technological Applications-INFO/REC --- 1/2 credit
56.0140.0, Advanced Technological Applications-BIO/MED --- 1/2 credit
56.0150.0, Technological Issues --- 1/2 credit
56.0160.0, Impacts of Technology --- 1/2 credit
55.1500.0, Advanced Technological Applications --- 1 credit
55.1600.0, Advanced Design Applications --- 1 credit
56.0100.0, Issues and Impacts of Technology --- 1 credit
55.8500.4, Engineering Design and Research --- 1 credit
55.8500.5, Engineering Design and Research --- 1 credit
Offices of Career and Technology
Education
1946 - O Greenspring Dr.
Timonium, MD 21093
410-887-8921 / fax:410-252-6218
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