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NORTH CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL RECEIVES 2007 TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM EXCELLENCE AWARD

North Carroll High School received the 2007 Technology Education High School Program Picture of CCPS logoExcellence Award at the Technology Education Association of Maryland conference on Friday, October 19, 2007. Dick Weaver (Department Chair), Aaron Geiman, Mark Smith, Steve Shepler, Bob Bierman, Doug Hanewinckel, and Al Deming are Technology Education and Agriscience faculty members at North Carroll who are instrumental in the program's success.

Significant changes occurred at North Carroll for Agriscience and Technology Education teachers during the 2006-2007 school year. With the adoption of the Maryland Technology Education Voluntary State Curriculum (VSC) in October of 2005, Carroll County Public Schools (CCPS) sought a teaching model that would promote collaboration among teachers, a focus on standards-based instruction, and a course where students would get excited about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

North Carroll High School piloted the course, Foundations of Technology, using a collaborative model. The school team worked to develop a common syllabus, review standards, discuss assessment techniques, and work out issues related to student rotations between instructors. The key to the success of this pilot was teacher collaboration. Breaking the course into themes allowed teachers to teach to their strengths and interests - invoking excitement by the teachers that radiated to the students. Due to the pilot's success, this model was duplicated during the 2007-2008 school year by other high schools within Carroll County Public Schools.

North Carroll High School's Technology Education and Agriscience faculty will have the opportunity to represent Maryland at the 70th annual International Technology Education Association (ITEA) conference in Salt Lake City, Utah in February 2008. During this conference, North Carroll will be recognized with other outstanding programs across the United States.

TED MCNETT RECEIVES THE 2007 TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER EXCELLENCE AWARD

Ted McNett, Technology Education teacher at Winters Mill High School, received the 2007 Technology Education High School Teacher Excellence Award at the Technology Education Association of Maryland conference on Friday, October 19, 2007.

McNett teaches Foundations of Technology and Advanced Technology Education courses at Winters Mill High School within the Math, Science, and Technology Academy . He has been an instrumental leader for high school Technology Education in Carroll County and in Maryland . Over the last few years, McNett worked with Maryland teachers, the Maryland State Department of Education, and the Center for the Advancement of Teaching Technology and Science to refine the national model course guide "Foundations of Technology." Recently, he has also become an adjunct instructor for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore for "Instructional Analysis and Curriculum Development" and "Foundations of Technology." Locally, McNett has taken the lead as the facilitator of Advanced Technology Education curriculum revisions and was a co-facilitator of the "Foundations of Technology Curriculum Refinement Symposium." He participates in ongoing professional development, takes the initiative to lead annual in-service sessions, and continues to be a leader in the local STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) initiative.

McNett will have the opportunity to represent Maryland at the 70th annual International Technology Education Association conference in Salt Lake City, Utah in February 2008. During this conference, he will be recognized with other outstanding teachers across the United States.

Source: Carroll County Public Schools release

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