Cedar Ridge

Design
Proposal
Melissa Stebbins

Technology Education is becoming an increasingly important

part of everyday life. It is vital for todays students to develop the
problem solving and critical thinking skills acquired from hands on
learning to become productive and responsible members of our
technologically driven society. This not only means learning
about technological systems and how those systems affect
society but also learning how to use the products of those

PHILOSOPHY
STATEMENT

systems responsibly to better our environment and not degrade

it. Students in technology education classrooms learn innovate.
Students need to be able to express themselves clearly
through verbal and written communications which will help them
to excel in adulthood and become leaders in their communities. I
will be my students guide as they journey through STEM and
become technologically literate while pursuing academic and
leaderships challenges to prepare them for their future and meet
the goals and expectations of the teacher and students .

Found
ations
in
Techn
ology

An introductory course designed to familiarize Technology

Education students to the curriculum, laboratory, and
management system. It is a requirement of all ninth grade
students and transfer students. It is a 60 minute class period

COURSE
OUTLINE

offered twice a day with class size of 24 students. It is a two

semester class.

Required Materials:
Technology
By: Thomas Wright

COURSE SCHEDULE
WEEK 1
Introduction to class and laboratory
Safety Test
Pretest
Chapter 1: Technology: A Dynamic, Human System

COUR
WEEK 2
SE
OUTLI
WEEK 3
NE

Chapter 2: Technology as a System

Chapter 3: Types of Technological Systems

WEEK 4
Chapter 4: Inputs to Technological Systems

WEEK 5
Chapter 5: Technological Processes

WEEK 6
Chapter 6: Outputs and Feedback and Control

WEEK 7
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Chapter 7: Production Tools and Their Safe Use

WEEK 8
Chapter 8: Measurement Systems & Tools and Their Role in
Technology

WEEK 9
Chapter 9: The Problem Solving Process

WEEK 10
Chapter 10: Developing Design Solutions

WEEK 11
Chapter 11: Evaluating Design Solutions

WEEK 12
Chapter 12: Communicating Design Solutions

WEEK 13
Chapter 13: Using Technology to Produce Artifacts

WEEK 14
Chapter 14: The Types of Material Resources and How They are
Obtained

WEEK 15
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Chapter 15: Processing Resources

WEEK 16
Chapter 16: Manufacturing Products

WEEK 17
Chapter 17: Constructing Structures

WEEK 18
Chapter 18: Using and Servicing Products and Structures

WEEK 19
Chapter 19: Using Technology to Communicate

WEEK 20
Chapter 20: Printed Graphic Communication

WEEK 21
Chapter 21: Photographic Communication

WEEK 22
Chapter 22: Telecommunication

WEEK 23
Chapter 23: Computer and Internet Communication
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WEEK 24
Chapter 24: Using Technology to Transport

WEEK 25
Chapter 25: Transportation Vehicles

WEEK 26
Chapter 26: Operating Transportation Systems

WEEK 27
Chapter 27: Energy: the Foundation of Technology

WEEK 28
Chapter 28: Energy Conversion Systems

WEEK 29
Chapter 29: Agricultural & Related Biotechnologies

WEEK 30
Chapter 30: Food-Processing Technologies

WEEK 31
Chapter 31: Medical and Health Technologies
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WEEK 32
Chapter 32: Organizing Technological Enterprises

WEEK 33
Chapter 33: Operating Technological Enterprises

WEEK 34
Chapter 34: Using and Assessing Technology

WEEK 35
Chapter 35: Technology: A Societal View

WEEK 36
Chapter 36: Technology: A personal view

COMM
UNICA
TIONS

COURSE SCHEDULE
WEEK 1
Safety Test
Introduction to course
History on Communications

WEEK 2

COUR
SE
WEEK 3
OUTLI
WEEKNE
4

Desktop Communications- Microsoft Word and Publisher

Desktop Communications- Microsoft Word and Publisher

Desktop Communications- Microsoft Word and Publisher

WEEK 5
Vinyl Sign Projects

WEEK 6
Vinyl Sign Projects

WEEK 7
Vinyl Sign Projects

WEEK 8
Laser Engraving and Corel Draw

WEEK 9
Laser Engraving and Corel Draw

WEEK 10
Laser Engraving and Corel Draw

WEEK 11
Laser Engraving and Corel Draw

WEEK 12
Video Communications

WEEK 13
Video Communications

WEEK 14
Video Communications

WEEK 15
Photographic Communications and Photoshop

WEEK 16
Photographic Communications and Photoshop
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WEEK 17
Photographic Communications and Photoshop

WEEK 18
Photographic Communications and Photoshop

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Manuf
acturi
COURSE
SCHEDULE
ng
&
WEEK 1
Produ
ction
WEEK 2
COUR
WEEK 3
SE
WEEK
4
OUTLI
WEEKNE
5
Safety Test

Introduction to course

History on Manufacturing

Technology and the Entrepreneur

Technology and Management

Risk and Reward

Forming a Company

WEEK 6
Financing the company

WEEK 7
Career corner: Executives

WEEK 8
Societal Instituions

WEEK 9
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Economic Enterprises

WEEK 10
Industry

WEEK 11
Areas of Industrial Activity

WEEK 12
Research and Development

WEEK 13
Production

WEEK 14
Technology Explained: Wind Tunnels

WEEK 15
Marketing

WEEK 16
Industrial Relations

WEEK 17
Financial Affairs

WEEK 18
Industry-consumer Cycle

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Power
/Ener
COURSE
SCHEDULE
gy/Tra
WEEK 1
nspor
tation
WEEK 2
COUR
WEEK 3
SE
WEEK
4
OUTLI
WEEKNE
5
Safety Test

Introduction to course
History on PE&T

Transportation: A Definition

The Importance of Transportation

Transportation As a System

Transportation System Components

WEEK 6
Transportation Vehicles

WEEK 7
Operating Transportation Systems

WEEK 8
Energy: The Foundation of Technology

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WEEK 9
Types of Energy

WEEK 10
Forms of Energy

WEEK 11
Energy is Interrelated

WEEK 12
Sources of Energy

WEEK 13
Energy Technology: Helpful or Harmful

WEEK 14
Inexhaustible Energy Converters

WEEK 15
Renewable Energy Converters

WEEK 16
Thermal Energy Converter

WEEK 17
Electrical Energy Converters

WEEK 18
Applying Energy to Do Work

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Const
ructio
COURSE SCHEDULE
n
WEEK 1
Syste
ms
Safety Test

Introduction to course

History on producing structures

WEEK 2

COUR
SE
WEEK 3
OUTLI
WEEK 4
NE

Using Technology to Produce Artifacts

Principles of Expansion and Contraction

Types of Material Resources

Locating Resources

WEEK 5
Obtaining Resources

WEEK 6
Career Corner: Forest and Conservation Workers

WEEK 7
Processing Resources

WEEK 8
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Mechanical Processes

WEEK 9
Thermal Processes

WEEK 10
Calculating Board feet

WEEK 11
Chemical & Electrochemical Processes

WEEK 12
Career Corner: Millwrights

WEEK 13
Constructing Structures

WEEK 14
Constructing Structures

WEEK 15
Types of Structures

WEEK 16
Career Corner: Carpenters

WEEK 17
Using and Services Structures

WEEK 18
Career Connections: Building Inspectors

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Invest
igatio
ns in
Techn
A capstone course designed for seniors to customize
ology
studies to focus on an area of interest to them. This
class will be
conducted on a contract basis as an elective for seniors
only.
Can be taken both semesters. Evaluation for this course
will consist

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of a formal presentation of results to the Technology

Committee

made up of parents, staff, and

administration. It is a daily 60 minute class consisting of

no more than 16 students. Student will a project over
one of the technological systems and work on it in great
detail.Furniture:
6 Activity tables

COURSE
PROGRAM
NEEDS
OUTLINE
ASSESSMENT
29 student chairs
1 lectern

1 art and craft center

8 workbenches
28 work stools

30 modular gearboxes
3 drawer modulars
10 wall gearboxes
2 tall gearboxes
4 corner cabinets
33 maple gearbox tops
1 teacher desk
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1 teacher chair

Equipment:
1 Smartboard and projector
27 Ideapad laptops
2 iMac computers
1 iPad
24-Outlet Extra Wide Laptop/Tablet Recharging Station

Facility Requirements:
50 recesses fluorescent lights
27 110 volt outlets
2 220 volt outlets
5 windows
1 swinging door
1 door
1 dust collection system

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PROGRAM NEEDS
ASSESSMENT

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FLOOR
PLANS

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ELECTRICAL PLAN

FLOOR
PLANS

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MECHANICAL
SYSTEMS

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DUST COLLECTION/ VENTILATION

COST
ANALYSIS

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COST
ANALYSIS

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