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Lindsey, Alexander J.; Barker, David J. – Natural Sciences Education, 2023
In spring 2016, a course at Ohio State University (OSU) was introduced to teach advanced agronomic concepts and included the option to prepare students for the Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) exams offered by the American Society of Agronomy. From 2019 to 2021, revisions in instructional methods were implemented that introduced the use of pretests…
Descriptors: Soil Science, Agronomy, Certification, Exit Examinations
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White, David W. – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2015
In 1984, James Buffer and Michael Scott produced the book "Special Needs Guide for Technology Education" (Buffer and Scott, 1984). This was a pivotal offering insofar as it set the stage for technology education educators, at the time, to think about and be provided with information regarding students with special needs in their…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Special Needs Students, Technology Education, Engineering Education
Martinez, Monica; McGrath, Dennis – Phi Delta Kappan, 2014
Technology alone won't be enough to improve teaching and learning to where it needs to be for 21st century skills. Where it is being done successfully, teachers collectively share a vision of promoting deeper learning in all their students, and have collaboratively redesigned the role of the teacher to that of facilitator who uses technology as a…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Teaching (Occupation), Facilitators (Individuals), Goal Orientation
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Kutz, K. Scott; Stefan, Victor – Technology Teacher, 2007
TRIZ (pronounced TREES), the Russian acronym for the theory of inventive problem solving, enables a person to focus his attention on finding genuine, potential solutions in contrast to searching for ideas that "may" work through a happenstance way. It is a patent database-backed methodology that helps to reduce time spent on the problem,…
Descriptors: Intellectual Property, Educational Change, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving
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Tysko, Janis – Ohio Reading Teacher, 1997
Discusses a project that (1) uses telecommunications technology to link the river communities of the past with students today; and (2) uses thematic, interdisciplinary projects to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Notes that 20 school buildings in four Ohio school districts will be participating. (RS)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Problem Solving
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DiMartino, Joe; Castaneda, Andrea – Educational Leadership, 2007
A recent employer survey sponsored by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills found that the skills new job entrants most need for success in the workplace--oral and written communication, time management, critical thinking, problem solving, personal accountability, and the ability to work effectively with others--are the areas in which recent…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, High Schools, College Graduates, Time Management
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 2001
This document contains a guide to implementing the Ohio Work and Family Life ITAC (Integrated Technical and Academic Competencies), which connects to the Ohio Model Competency-Based Program documents in arts, foreign languages, language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies, as well as the Core ITAC document. The Work and Family Life ITAC…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Planning, Communication Skills, Competence
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1999
This document introduces the underlying principles and components of Ohio's Integrated Technical and Academic Competencies (ITAC) system of career-focused education, which combines high-level academics and technical skills with a real-life context for learning that maximizes students' present and future academic and career success. The document…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adjustment (to Environment), Career Development, Career Education
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1999
Designed for Ohio educators responsible for planning programs to prepare high school students for careers in the arts and communication, this document presents an overview of Ohio's Integrated Technical and Academic Competencies (ITAC) system of career-focused education and specific information about the arts and communication ITAC career cluster.…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Art, Art Education, Behavioral Objectives
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1999
Designed for Ohio educators responsible for planning programs to prepare high school students for careers in construction, this document presents an overview of Ohio's Integrated Technical and Academic Competencies (ITAC) system of career-focused education and specific information about the construction subcluster of the industrial and engineering…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Building Trades, Career Development
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1999
Designed for Ohio educators responsible for planning programs to prepare high school students for careers in transportation, this document presents an overview of Ohio's Integrated Technical and Academic Competencies (ITAC) system of career-focused education and specific information about the transportation subcluster of the industrial and…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Career Development, Career Education
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1999
Designed for Ohio educators responsible for planning programs to prepare high school students for careers in environmental and agricultural systems, this document presents an overview of Ohio's Integrated Technical and Academic Competencies (ITAC) system of career-focused education and specific information about the environmental and agricultural…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Behavioral Objectives
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1999
Designed for Ohio educators responsible for planning programs to prepare high school students for careers in health services, this document presents an overview of Ohio's Integrated Technical and Academic Competencies (ITAC) system of career-focused education and specific information about the health services ITAC career cluster. The first half of…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavioral Objectives, Career Development
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1999
Designed for Ohio educators responsible for planning programs to prepare high school students for careers in the manufacturing industry, this document presents an overview of Ohio's Integrated Technical and Academic Competencies (ITAC) system of career-focused education and specific information about the manufacturing subcluster of the industrial…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Career Development, Career Education
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1999
Designed for Ohio educators responsible for planning programs to prepare high school students for careers in business and management, this document presents an overview of Ohio's Integrated Technical and Academic Competencies (ITAC) system of career-focused education and specific information about the business and management ITAC career cluster.…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Business Administration Education, Business Education
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