hazal gacka's List: Information and resources for Technology Education

This page from the Queensland Studies Authority contains the links to all the Essential Learnings and its components for each level, as well as the Assessable Elements Descriptors and unit plan template. It is the most important resource for teachers and first point of call when planning Technology Education units.

This link for the Queensland Studies Authority's Assessment Bank is a very important resource for teachers as it contains assessments and resources linked to the Technology Education Essential Learnings and Standards. Teachers should plan assessments for units using the Assessment Bank to support the curriculum intentions.

This PDF from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering provides a good explanation for the purpose of Technology Education in schools. It briefly discusses the relevance of living in the 21st century, as well as what students will learn from studying Technology Education. Teachers could use this resource as a way to express to parents the importance and value of Technology Education.

TEFA's website offers a wide variety of information regarding the terminology and teaching of Technology Education, as well as resources and links to similar websites. It is a very useful, local site to assist teachers when developing technology education units.

This Wikipedia article offers a brief explanation of what Technology Education is, including the history and objectives, as well as outlining the difference from Education Technology. It is useful for teachers to understand the meaning of the concept.

This Wikipedia article offers a decent description of what Problem-Based Learning (PBL) actually is and links for more information about the concept. It is useful for teachers to gain an understanding of what a PBL task is and requires when planning tasks.

This website provides an explanation of how technology is created - problem solving and design, what the philosophy of Technology Education is and also explains the design process and design briefs or challenges. It offers various resources and activities and is a very useful resource for teachers to understand and implement Technology Education activities.

This is TEFA's great database of a wide variety of resources that can be used within Technology Education. There are websites, articles, books and other resources in an alphabetised library which can be searched. This is a great resource for Technology Education unit planning.

This page provides a small selection of design challenges across different levels, including storybooks, packaging and shelters. It is a good resource for teachers to use for design challenges, using the lesson plans and worksheets available or modifying them to suit particular needs.

This page from 'Internet4Classrooms' offers a wide range of links to various websites and pages which contain information and lesson plans about technology education, technology and design challenges. It is a very useful resource for teachers when planning technology units and design challenges.

This QSA page offers a collection of annotated links to technology education resources that can be found online. It is a useful and reliable resource for planning Technology Education Units.

This is an excellent resource for all teachers and future teachers with links and annotations for a wide range of Technology Education resources
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