A Comprehensive Curriculum to Prepare Students for Innovation and Leadership in Technology

[Aruna Prasad]

Your Name: Aruna Prasad

Grade Level: XI

School or Organization Name: Spence School

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Area of the World from Which You Will Present: New York

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience(s): Educators that define technology education curriculum in schools and students that are interested in technology careers

Short Session Description (one line): A Comprehensive Curriculum to Prepare Students for Innovation and Leadership in Technology

Full Session Description (as long as you would like):

The technology curriculum for schools is evolving but it has hardly kept pace with the evolution of technology itself. Educators that define technology curriculums have various ideas on what should be taught in schools based on their own perspectives. Therefore, the preparedness of students to take advantage of the huge opportunities in the field of technology depends largely on the school they attend. Some schools focus on computer programming classes while others encourage technology clubs such as Robotics. Most students that graduate from high schools do not have an understanding of the building blocks of the digital revolution (for example, most students are not aware of how an email travels from a sender to a recipient even after they have taken a course in computer programming). In order to prepare students for leadership and innovation in technology, it is important to develop a structure for technology education in middle schools and high schools that imparts in students a comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals. Technology education should be structured similar to the manner in which traditional subjects like English and Math are taught. Technology “grammar school” should build the fundamentals on which it will be easy for students to understand and grasp advanced concepts. My session on “A Comprehensive Curriculum to Prepare Students for Innovation and Leadership in Technology” will propose a technology curriculum for middle school and high school students with an emphasis on the building blocks imparted through practical learning. When students graduate from high school, they should be excited to participate in the digital revolution as contributors, innovators and leaders.

 

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Website - www.Nerdina.org

YouTube Channel - Nerdinas (www.youtube.com/Nerdinas)

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