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CAD/CAM, Creativity, and Discipline Lead to Turnaround School Success
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Gorman, Lynn – Tech Directions, 2012
Miami Central High School technology teacher Frank Houghtaling thinks the connection between theory and application is one reason his students perform better on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). The impressive turnaround school drew local and national attention last spring when one of Houghtaling's students, Dagoberto Cruz, won…
Descriptors: Creativity, Computer Assisted Design, Effective Schools Research, School Turnaround
Electrathon Vehicle Competition Draws It All Together
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Gorman, Lynn – Tech Directions, 2008
Nathan Hale-Ray High School in East Haddam, Connecticut, is a small four-year school with about 370 students. Conventional wisdom would indicate that not much could be done in the realm of technology education with the limited financial resources of its small rural community. This school has proven otherwise. Bruce Freeman is a hands-on guy who…
Descriptors: Competition, Technology Education, High Schools, Computer Assisted Design
The Battling 'Bots of Bloomsburg High
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Gorman, Lynn – Tech Directions, 2007
In this article, the author describes how students in Kirk Marshall's industrial technology class at Bloomsburg Area High School, Pennsylvania, designed and manufactured battling robots (BattleBots) and their participation in an annual national robotics competition. According to Marshall, designing and building a complex robot would be virtually…
Descriptors: Competition, Robotics, Computer Assisted Design, Computers