VEX in ACTION

GREAT VIDEO OF 2008 WORLD GAMES

YOUR CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE WILL BE NEXT SPRING AT CCSU

Why you Should Belong to CTELC

Last week 30 Connecticut Technology Education teachers and their guests attended a CTELC Leadership meeting at the Bridgeport Aquaculture Center. The following link brings you to a video Jeff Goodin put together after the meeting.

Jeff Goodin Video Link

Don't miss the next CTELC meeting hosted by Fox 61 on November 12th.

Join CTELC today by contacting CTELC Membership Chair Susan Coco SCoco@Cheshirect.org

Connecticut Tech Ed Teacher Craig Clark Running for ITEA President

In the near future, ITEA will be sending all Connecticut members their annual election ballot. This year Weaver High School technology education teacher Craig Clark is one of two candidates for President of ITEA.

Craig has served numerous positions within CTEA and has been a long time supporter and active participant in the CTEA, CTELC Leadership, TSA, NEATT and ITEA. I encourage all Connecticut ITEA members to cast your vote for Craig.

A GREAT Way for a Connecticut Students to Become a Technology Education Teacher or Engineer

The College of Technology is a specialized curriculum that allows a student to begin technology or engineering technology studies at any of the state's 12 Community Colleges with the ultimate goal of achieving a 4-year, baccalaureate degree in Engineering or Technology at the University of Connecticut, Fairfield University, Central Connecticut State University, the University of Hartford, University of New Haven, or Charter Oak State College.

Along the way, a student has the opportunity to earn a two-year associate degree, gain marketable skills, and explore interesting careers in fields projected to enjoy employment growth in the coming years. The program, as a whole, allows students to continue their studies at the participating colleges and universities as juniors without any loss of credit.

The Community Colleges' College of Technology program offers the student affordable tuition significantly reducing the cost of higher education.

For more information on the College of Technology visit the following links;

Technological Studies Pathway/Degree Program

Engineering Science Pathway/Degree Program

College of Technology Coordinators

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Stay Tuned for the NEW CTEA Website

Looking for up to date information on Professional Development Opportunities?
Wondering how to become a member of the Connecticut Technology Education Leadership Council (CTELC)?
Looking for Curriculum resources?
Want to learn more about Project Lead the Way or Engineering by Design?
How about what ITEA has to offer members at the annual Conference?
Want to start a TSA Chapter?
This is your place. All the above and much more will be features on the "NEW" CTEA website soon to be unveiled.

Watch for the "NEW" site at http://www.cteaweb.org

The Role of Robotics in Technology Education

As we begin to plan for our first technology education robotic workshop on October 15th I am interested in what topics you would like to see addressed.

With the taking over of the Connecticut VEX competition on April 4th 2009 by the The Department of Education Office of Technology Education and the Connecticut Technology Education Association and hosted by CCSU this will give us the opportunity to add a culminating activity to a school based Robotic curriculum.

Many Connecticut schools are currently working with the REC curriculum developed by Intelitek and in the near future Autodesk will also be offering a robotic curriculum based on the VEX platform.

We will include information on these and other curriculum based resources during the workshop as well as information on the competition and robotics in general. Please feel free to share your ideas as to what else should be included in the workshop.

During the past two week I have been reviewing Perkins grants and I am pleased that many Connecticut schools are purchasing VEX materials to begin their robotics program. Perkins funds are a great way to fund a new robotics program.