Certificate in Technology Education
Christchurch College of Education
This material was produced by the Royal Society of New Zealand (RSNZ)
under contract to the Ministry of Education in 2000 and 2001. It was written
to assist teachers and schools in their delivery of the technology/ hangarau
curriculum statements. The project was jointly coordinated by personnel
from the Technology Education New Zealand (TENZ)
and National Association of Māori Mathematicians, Scientists and Technologists
(NAMMSAT) networks. Monitoring and evaluation of the material was carried
out by a national project advisory group.
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Overview
This is a certificate course for those teachers who are or aspire to
be, the Resource Teacher Technology in their school. The Certificate
in Technology Education comprises four 50 hour papers, with two being
offered in each Semester.
Semester
Two (July – November 2000)
HA569 –
Fields of Technological Practice and the Classroom
This course is aimed at teachers of levels 1 to 5 who wish to gain further
understanding of technological fields of practice in industry and business
and their relationship to technological practice in the classroom. Teachers
will be assisted to up-skill themselves in technological areas with
which they are unfamiliar and given the opportunity to make resources
relevant to a chosen technological area. Course members will gain confidence
in developing units of work in a range of technological areas and at
more than one level.
HA663 –
Teaching Technology: Linking Theory with Classroom Practice
This course is aimed at teachers of levels 1 to 5 who would like to
understand the theoretical background and motivation for the continued
implementation of quality programmes in technology education and how
this impacts on what they are doing in the classroom. This course seeks
to inform participants of the aspects which make technology education
unique and should contribute to the development of a sound technology
education programme within a primary classroom.
Semester
One (February – June 2001)
HA627 –
Leadership in Technology Education (Distance Education Course)
This course is designed to provide primary, intermediate and secondary
teachers with the opportunity to develop their knowledge and understanding
of technology education as reflected in The New Zealand Curriculum Framework.
The emphasis on school development means that this course is also able
to be credited towards the Diploma in IT Ed as an optional paper and
the proposed Certificate in Technology Information.
HA570 –
Teaching Technology Together: Co-operative Technology Programmes for
Classroom and Specialist Teachers
This paper is designed to encourage both classroom and specialist teachers
to jointly plan and teach programmes of work at all levels of primary
education. It will focus on the development of cooperative teaching
practices by promoting an understanding of the processes employed by
both groups in the delivery of technology education and will encourage
teachers to draw on each others expertise when developing their own
technology programme.
Fees
$355 per paper
Note: It is usual for teachers to take one paper per semester but some
may wish to complete the Certificate of Technology Education in one
year by taking two papers per semester.
Enrolment enquiries:
The Teacher Qualification Centre
Christchurch College of Education
http://www.cce.ac.nz
Ph: (+64 3) 343 7746
Fax: (+64 3) 343 7731
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