1. Technology Curriculum Level 7
Programme
Planning for 2012
Lesley Pearce
Acknowledgements to
Cheryl Pym and
Malcolm Howard
National Technology Facilitators

2. Aim of this session
Develop understanding of the requirements of a teaching and learning programme to support student achievement at level 7 To develop a student centred course that puts quality teaching and learning first and assessment last.

3. Teaching and Learning
Teaching as Inquiry Know your students

5. Planning

6. Programme planning 1st step…
In groups brainstorm everything that needs to be considered

7. NCZ Curriculum

8. The big picture is…
Support students to progress their technological literacy
Be responsive to student interests, achievement, identity
Pathways (level three, scholarship, tertiary, trades,
employment options)
Resources in the school – teachers, specialist classrooms
Industry, tertiary trends/expectations pathways
Identify links between courses to encourage connectedness and coherency
support students to progress their technological literacy
allow for multiple individual pathways for students towards:
Tertiary
Trades,
Employment
be responsive to student interest, achievement and identity
optimise resources – teachers, specialist classrooms, community expertise etc
identify links between courses to encourage connectedness and coherency
The technology programme is a document that provides a framework for the development of technology courses.
Want to include opportunity for students to identify their own issue to work on
Want to allow flexibility for multiple types of media
Want to include aspects around design, sustainability, ethic considerations
Skills required in industry are...
resources in the school are...

9. Course Planning : A year focus
identify knowledge, skills and/or practice learning outcomes
build on students’ prior knowledge, skills and/or practices
outline learning experiences and resources that would support student learning of identified knowledge, skills and/or practices in ways that recognise student interest and identity
provide opportunities for formative assessment to identify and support student progress toward achieving learning outcomes
provide opportunity for all students to develop evidence for assessment of standards contributing to meaningful qualifications

10. What are employers looking for… Attitude
Present well to others
Respect others property
Sharp enough
Technical nous
Initiative to go forward
Pathway to train others in the future
Think key competencies
12th August Careers forum hosted by ETITO and ETA
Andrew Watson ETA

11. Programme planning 2nd step
In the second column write down the subject contexts being offered in your department
Choose one
What are the level 7 key skills and knowledge for one context?

12. Example of key skills and knowledge for a food programme.
How is a food product developed and manufactured?
Functionality
The place of new foods in our market
Ethical implications of food product development
Develop sketching skills: 2D and 3D, crating, proportion, material representations
Sketch and annotate the food product to show design features including surface and production details, function and aesthetic aspects
Use flow charting top develop manufacturing ideas
Develop models of the food product
Trialling and testing of food products and processes

13. AO’s Achievement Objectives LO’s Learning outcomes
Both on line
At present only Level 6 is available on this website

14. Example of an AO and LO at level 7
AO TECH 7-2: Brief development Students will justify the nature of an intended outcome in relation to the issue, need or opportunity and justify specifications in terms of key stakeholder feedback and wider community consideration.
Level 6 specialist areas of technology learning objectives
LO CONT 7.1: Knowledge of advanced techniques used to build or make objects Students will demonstrate understanding of advanced techniques used to build or make objects. Or
LO GRAP 7.2: Knowledge of Design principles Students will demonstrate knowledge of design heritage and specialist design knowledge to create new innovative solutions
Level 7 are not published yet.

15. Components of Technology
Generic Components Achievement Objectives
Brief development
Planning for practice
Outcome development and evaluation
Technological modelling
Technological products
Technological systems
Nature of technology
Nature of technological outcomes
Specialist Knowledge and Skills Components – Learning Objectives
Knowledge of design
Human factors in design
Knowledge of design practice
Visual communication
Graphics practice
Develop an electronic environment
Assemble and test electronic and embedded systems
Knowledge of electronic environments
Construct a textiles product
Pattern making
Knowledge of textiles construction
Knowledge of manufacturing
Knowledge of resistant materials construction
Construct a resistant materials product
Knowledge of product preservation, packaging and storage
Knowledge of structures and machines
Implement a multi-unit manufacturing process
Knowledge of processing
Apply digital information management tools
Knowledge of digital media
Create a digital media outcome
Knowledge of digital infrastructure
Knowledge of digital information management
Design a digital infrastructure system
Knowledge of computer science and software engineering
Design a software program structure
Construct a software program

16. Programme Planning 3rd step AO’s and LO’s
Using the given handout select the achievement objectives and learning objectives to suit your programme
Hand out:
AO’s and LO’s
Level 7 indicators
HODs put this on the given sheet
What -level 2 units, projects, topics, or themes?
What -Achievement Objectives
How -Links Curriculum Support Document – Indicators of Progression
How -Refer to Teaching and Learning Guides
How -Refer to Strategies of Teaching
To do -Plan teaching and learning activities that relate to the AOs and Los

17. Programme Planning 4th step
What teaching and learning activities will you use?

18. Overview of the programme planning
What - level 2 units, projects, topics, or themes?
What - Achievement Objectives?
How -Links Curriculum Support Document, Indicators of Progression
How - Refer to Teaching and Learning Guides
How - Refer to Strategies of Teaching
To do - Plan teaching and learning activities that relate to the AOs and LOs

19. Learning intentions
The student will know … The student will understand… The student will be able to…

20. Year 12 Technology Course
 Course Title: Product design
Course structure: Level 7, Length of time 1 year duration
Achievement Objectives:
Brief Development
Outcome Development and Evaluation – Prototype
Technological Modelling
Learning Objectives
Knowledge of human factors in design
Implementation of advanced resistant/textiles processes
Course Description:
This course provides students with the opportunity to learn about product design, properties of materials, formulation , transformation and manipulation techniques and to develop and manufacture their own product.
Learning Outcomes:
Students will:
Demonstrate understanding of the role of material evaluation in product development and how techniques underpinning material evaluation procedures may be objective or subjective
Select and use planning tools to efficiently Follow a schedule to skilfully and efficiently develop a product to an agreed set of specifications
Develop sketches and use modelling tools that clearly communicate the design features of a product in order to test their initial and developing design ideas by using research and stakeholder feedback
Trial using practical techniques and processes to determine their suitability for use to develop and trial a prototype of a product designed to meet a brief
Demonstrate understanding and skills of advanced processes when developing a product
The previous exercise should now allow this to be put together.

21. Example 1 NZC Level 2 planning
Term
Teaching and Learning
Term one
Understanding design
Developing advanced procedural skills
Term two
Analysing existing product that consider the human in the design
Students identify their own issue and develop a brief
Testing and trailing conceptual ideas
Term three
Students create their own technological outcomes
Term four
Finish off projects and prepare for external assessment

22. Example 2 Term Teaching and Learning Term one
Teacher context explored by students to identify an issue worth spending time on
Analyse existing outcomes /visit a technologist
Term two
Develop sketching, functional modelling and technical skills
Term three
Students create their own technological outcome
Term four
Finish off projects and prepare for external assessment

23. Programme planning 5th step Assessment
Finally look at assessment options...
18 to 20 credits
An external (3 credits) for course endorsement also minimimal 3 credits Internal
Balance of standards to include knowledge and skills plus generic technology
Assessment to suit students strengths
Remember don’t need to assess everything that might be covered in the teaching programme

25. Directions AO’s from the Curriculum or or
Techlink Curriculum Support Document
LO’s from The Teaching and Learning Guides lines
Strategies
Matrix
Draft Level 2 Achievement Standards

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