An Event So Rare: The Successful Effort to Change Educational Curriculum Frameworks in Massachusetts to Include Engineering and Technology

摘要

In the increasingly technology-driven 21st century, technological literacy became one of the important goals in our education. Understanding the fundamental principles of technology and an ability to think critically about technological development are essential qualities needed to make thoughtful decisions. In our research work we investigated the efforts in public schools to educate students about technology. In particular, we analyzed the process of development of the Technology and Engineering Curriculum Framework and its inclusion in Massachusetts's curriculum standards.