Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I am a Terp, a University of Maryland graduate with degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics. Today, I’m an educator with a genuine obsession for all things technology-related. Seriously, if there’s a new gadget or a shiny software program we can learn in class, I’ll be the first in line to check it out. But beyond my love for tech, I’m truly passionate about teaching students the essential 21st century skills they need to thrive in our ever-evolving world.
Our school gives students the skills and knowledge they need to be able to influence their future. The Technology Class supports students’ technological literacy, i.e. understanding how the world around us is constructed from a technological point of view.
The Technology Classes follow a model suitable for different grade levels, where the projects form a consistent thread for learning. It is a pedagogical continuum that combines subjects in a meaningful way. Projects may sometimes continue from one grade to another, evolving along the way with students’ skills.
The projects are carried out as part of everyday school life, from everyday technology perspectives. The active role of students in building knowledge and collaborating is essential!
During the school year, teaching in Technology Education Class is built around four multidisciplinary learning units:
keyboarding
everyday technology
robotics and automation
product design and entrepreneurship
games and programming
The Technology Class requires a versatile learning environment, including a workshop space and a digital working environment. The technology-oriented classroom includes space, time, tools and materials for working with your hands (coding Robots), experimenting as well as creativity and design stemming from everyday problems.
Updated Tuesday 09-12-2023 09:01pm
Classroom Notes
The Tech Program incorporate some essential to standards, like:
Demonstrate an understanding of what personal data is and how to keep it private and secure, including the awareness of terms such as encryption, HTTPS, password strength, cookies, phishing, and computer viruses; understand the limitations of data management and how data-collection technologies work.
Use appropriate terminology in identifying and describing the function of common physical components of computing systems (hardware). For example: monitor, keyboard, mouse, earbuds, headphones, printer.
Navigate a variety of technologies and transfer their knowledge and skills to learn how to use new technologies.
Explain how physical and digital security measures protect electronic information.
Publish or present content designed for specific audiences and select platforms that will effectively convey their ideas to those audiences.
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.
Katya Strigina - Technology
Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I am a Terp, a University of Maryland graduate with degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics. Today, I’m an educator with a genuine obsession for all things technology-related. Seriously, if there’s a new gadget or a shiny software program we can learn in class, I’ll be the first in line to check it out. But beyond my love for tech, I’m truly passionate about teaching students the essential 21st century skills they need to thrive in our ever-evolving world.
Our school gives students the skills and knowledge they need to be able to influence their future. The Technology Class supports students’ technological literacy, i.e. understanding how the world around us is constructed from a technological point of view.
The Technology Classes follow a model suitable for different grade levels, where the projects form a consistent thread for learning. It is a pedagogical continuum that combines subjects in a meaningful way. Projects may sometimes continue from one grade to another, evolving along the way with students’ skills.
The projects are carried out as part of everyday school life, from everyday technology perspectives. The active role of students in building knowledge and collaborating is essential!
During the school year, teaching in Technology Education Class is built around four multidisciplinary learning units:
The Technology Class requires a versatile learning environment, including a workshop space and a digital working environment. The technology-oriented classroom includes space, time, tools and materials for working with your hands (coding Robots), experimenting as well as creativity and design stemming from everyday problems.
Updated Tuesday 09-12-2023 09:01pm
Classroom Notes
The Tech Program incorporate some essential to standards, like:
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