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TEAP Name Change Investigation
The Name Change Investigation Committee (NCI) was formed on November 7, 2009, at the Saturday TEAP Executive Board meeting. The committee was formed by myself, 2010 TEAP President Brandt Hutzel, to address the C-2010-5 (Investigation of Association Name Change) resolution. Several committee members were charged with writing a series of short articles to express varying positions on the subject of an association name change. These articles will serve to facilitate discussions by all TEAP members using the NCI blog section of the TEAP website. The NCI discussion on the TEAP Blog will remain open January 6 - February 1, 2010. The NCI committee will meet again via Skype on Saturday, February 06, 2010 to review the blogs and to develop a survey. The survey will be made available to all TEAP members from February 8- February 24, 2010. The NCI Committee will meet in Bedford on February 26, 2010 to review survey results and formulate a recommendation or report to give to the board on 2/27/10. Visit www.teap-online.org/blog to find out more and get in on the discussion.

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		Technology Educators’ Forum February 26, 2010 - 8:30 am—3:30 pm @ Western Area Career & Technology Center Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to collaborate with your peers from Washington, Fayette, and Greene Counties. The Keynote Speaker will be Bill Bertrand. Registration is $15 Registration and lunch will be provided. Click here to view the flyer. The day’s events include: Learning about the state of Technology Education in PA Examining models of excellent programs from regional schools. Sharing your own best practices with your peers. Strategizing with job-alike groups for upcoming professional development opportunities. For more information or to register: W& J College 60 S. Lincoln St., Washington, PA 15301 Phone: 724-250-3330 Fax: 724-250-3300 http://stem.iu1.wikispaces.net Robotics as a Cross Discipline Organizer Stephen Whitehead's study is funded by the National Science Foundation and is being conducted through Cal U and CMU’s Robotic Academy. The basis of the study is to research how robotics can be used as a cross discipline organizer to teach STEM education; our focus with be mathematics and technology education. Our study will measure student’s attitudes toward STEM content and careers before and after the robotics experience. The research focus is at the middle school level and requires a mathematic and technology education teacher agree to participate in the study. The teachers will be asked to collaboratively teach using the Lego NXT Mindstorm robots and fundamental robotic principles at the content organizer. The students will be assigned a design problem which requires the employment of mathematics and engineering principles for a successful solution. The design problems have been developed by CMU's Robotic Academy and the University of Pittsburgh's Learning and Research Development Center. The activities are designed to focus on a particular mathematic principle and be covered in one classroom session. The linked PDF (CLICK HERE) has more detail for you to review. If you would like more details please contact me at 724-938-4060 or by email. Stephen Whitehead is interested in recruiting Middle School Technology Educators for the study. He currently has three schools that have committed but have the funding to support 10 schools. Integrating STEM in the Elementary Years: Why It's Critical to Start Early Check out this recorded Webinar from eSchool News, “Integrating STEM in the Elementary Years: Why It’s Critical to Start Early.” Take a time out to learn from national STEM education experts Celest Baine & Diana Laboy-Rush why the elementary years are so important for engaging students in the STEM disciplines. Click here to listen and watch "Integrating STEM in the Elementary Years: Why It's Critical to Start Early" TEAP Name Change Investigation The Name Change Investigation Committee (NCI) was formed on November 7, 2009, at the Saturday TEAP Executive Board meeting. The committee was formed by myself, 2010 TEAP President Brandt Hutzel, to address the C-2010-5 (Investigation of Association Name Change) resolution. Several committee members were charged with writing a series of short articles to express varying positions on the subject of an association name change. These articles will serve to facilitate discussions by all TEAP members using the NCI blog section of the TEAP website. The NCI discussion on the TEAP Blog will remain open January 6 - February 1, 2010. The NCI committee will meet again via Skype on Saturday, February 06, 2010 to review the blogs and to develop a survey. The survey will be made available to all TEAP members from February 8- February 24, 2010. The NCI Committee will meet in Bedford on February 26, 2010 to review survey results and formulate a recommendation or report to give to the board on 2/27/10. Visit www.teap-online.org/blog to find out more and get in on the discussion. New Ways to Communicate & Collaborate We here at TEAP-Online have been hearing for years that you the members want more way to communicate and collaborate with the association and with one another. Area FYI, our page for news and events, has now been moved to a blog format so not only can we give you news and events from around the state and beyond, but you will be able to comment and discuss that information. Check out the new and improved Area FYI page and get in on the discussion. TEAP is also now on , ,and . Be the first to know about what's going on with TEAP and things that are affecting the Technology Education world. Click on the following links to subscribe or visit us Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn. Join ITEA's GREEN Initiative ITEA's 2009 Louisville Conference was the launch date for ITEA's latest initiative to help its membership become stronger leaders through the use of GREEN initiatives toward building a sustainable environment. ITEA's President-Elect, Gary Wynn used examples of GREEN initiatives such as the ongoing statewide initiative by the TEAP. ITEA Past President, Andy Stephenson, DTE, has volunteered to lead this nationwide effort, which will include a website, learning communities, and numerous other activities that will help ITEA members use their leadership skills in leading education. To learn more about Mission Green, check out more information on our blog at ITEA’s Position on the “T & E” of STEM ITEA’s Board of Directors, on behalf of its membership proclaims that the delivery of STEM education content is closely aligned with the same core content as Standards for Technological Literacy. Furthermore, the goals of our content are essential for all students to achieve both academic and technological abilities in all career pathways and for future leadership in Technology, Innovation, Design and Engineering. For more information on ITEA's Position on the "T & E" of Stem check out Area FYI. ITEA-CATTS EbD™ is here!! Pennsylvania has become a member state of the International Technology Education Association’s (ITEA), Center to Advance the Teaching of Technology & Science (CATTS), Consortium through partnership with California University of Pennsylvania, Millersville University, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the Technology Education Association of Pennsylvania (TEAP) and the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC). Schools across Pennsylvania will have free access to products developed by CATTS known as Engineering byDesign™. The URL to the ITEA-CATTS EbD™ Pennsylvania page is now available to schools. If you are interested in accessing it you need to accept the Licensing & Distribution Agreement and fill out the web form by CLICKING HERE, once your request is received the URL to the ITEA-CATTS EbD™ Pennsylvania page will be sent to. All you need to do is click on the active link of the product that you want to look at and up it will come (remember this may take some time depending on your connection speed). You may print them out or copy them to a CD and share them with the teachers in your school district. Remember these are intended only for the teachers in your school district. If someone from another Pennsylvania school district wants access to the products please direct him or her to the Technology Education page on the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s web site or this information on the TEAP site.