Technology Curriculum Support
Introduction
The Ministry of Education developed the Technology Curriculum Support package in 2007 to support schools and teachers with the implementation of the technology curriculum in The New Zealand Curriculum. The papers included in the package were developed to explain and exemplify the underpinning ideas within the technology curriculum in The New Zealand Curriculum and reflected a significant body of research and classroom practice.
The Technology Curriculum Support package has had additional material added from 2008 and some earlier material was reviewed in April 2009. This is now the third version of the package and it has been updated to incorporate the Technological Knowledge and Nature of Technology: Implications for teaching and learning (TKNoT: Imps) research findings related to the Indicators of Progressions for Technological Knowledge and the Nature of Technology.
As of April 2010, the Indicators of Progressions for all three strands are now ready for use by teachers to support programme planning, formative and summative assessment, and reporting. They have also been used to inform the development of the newly aligned NCEA Technology Achievement Standards.
The Ministry of Education would like to thank all those involved in the work of developing, revising and adding to this package. This includes the researchers involved, School Support Services Advisers, pre-service lecturers and the numerous teachers and school curriculum leaders who have provided guidance and ongoing feedback on the materials to date.
The Ministry of Education welcomes feedback on the usefulness of this package and/or on additional material schools and teachers would find useful. Please email any feedback to [email protected].
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