2009 Conference Schedule
Thursday, October 8 - Optional activities available
| 9:00 am - 3:00 pm | In-Service Training - Brent Kindred, DPI |
| 10:00 am- 12:00 pm | Advisory Committe - Sylvia Tiala Merle Price Commons 144 |
| 1:00 - 3:00 pm |
Advisory Committee - David Stricker Merle Price Commons 144 |
| 1:00 - 3:00 pm |
SkillsUSA - Lauri Domer Merle Price Commons Glass Lounge |
| 1:00 - 4:00 pm |
Industry Tours Andersen Corporation and Phillips Plastics Corporation are located in the Stout Technology Park on Highway 29 on the east side of Menomonie. Specific directions to the businesses will be posted on this site. Andersen Corporation (1:00 pm) |
| 4:30 – 6:00 pm |
Marvelous Motorcycle Ride - CANCELLED The motorcycle ride will begin at 5:00 pm in the parking lot west of the Communication Technology Building on the UW-Stout campus. A map of the colorful winding route though Dunn county is available. The ride will include a stop at the Riverside Park where the Technology Education Collegiate Association (TECA) has reserved a shelter and is hosting a cookout. If you are interested in more information regarding the motorcycle ride, contact David Stricker or call 715-232-2757. The motorcycle ride is an open event not sponsored by the university. Keep the shiny side up! |
| 6:00 pm | TECA Cookout Come join the fun! The fun doesn’t end when the motorcycle ride ends! The Technology Education Collegiate Association (TECA) is hosting a cookout at Riverside Park (Hwy 29 on the West side of the Red Cedar River) on Thursday, October 8 at 6 pm. A shelter has been reserved so we will proceed rain or shine. The food is free! Donations to help support TECA’s professional development activities will be appreciated. |
Friday, October 9 - Conference Sessions and Exhibits
| 7:30 - 9:00 am |
Registration |
| 8:00 am | Vendors Open |
| 9:00 - 10:15 am |
Round Table Sessions
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| 10:30 - 11:30 am |
Keynote Address: Contemporary Technology Education: Hands-on Pedagogy to address the needs of the 21st CenturyTimothy Jump, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School |
11:30 am - |
Vendor Time |
| 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 1:50 pm |
Presentations/Labs (Choose 1)
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| 2:00 - 2:50 pm |
Presentations/Labs (repeat) |
| 3:00 pm | Closing/door prizes |
Rube Goldberg Machines
Mr. Sam Goettl, Technology Education
Thorp School District
Mr. Andrew Behnke, UW-Stout Rube Goldberg Student Coordinator
Learn how to get your students involved in a brilliant, creative-thinking activity. The Rube Goldberg Machine Contest brings problem-solving, strategizing, teamwork, physics, mathematics and science to an extreme level. You will be given an example of how this activity is implemented through an “Applied Engineering” course, as well as some hints on how to possibly make your students national champions.
We will also discuss how to start implementing the Rube Goldberg Machine activity into your classes, how Rube Goldberg machines satisfy state standards, various tips for a successful competition machine, and rules, regulations and other updates for the 2010 UW-Stout Regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest. If you are interested in starting a Rube Goldberg machine or already implement Rube Goldberg in your classroom, this round table will be beneficial for you.
Sam Goettl is a 2006 graduate of University of Wisconsin-Stout. During his student teaching in New Auburn, Sam became actively involved in the Rube Goldberg competition. He now teaches Technology Education in the School District of Thorp.
Andrew Behnke is a senior at University of Wisconsin-Stout in Marketing and Business Education. He is the president of the Marketing and Business Education Association (MBEA) and has been involved with various aspects of the Rube Goldberg Machine contest for the past five years. Andrew coordinates the UW-Stout Regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest and has established the first UW-Stout Rube Goldberg competition team.
Earn While You Learn
Mr. Craig Cegielski, Technology Education Teacher
Eleva-Strum Central
This presentation will cover all aspects of Eleva-Strum’s Cardinal Manufacturing, which is a student- run machine shop that is operated out of the high school shop. The students are responsible for all aspects of managing the company and are paid for their work. Students order materials and tooling, manufacture products, oversee quality control, generate invoices and ship parts. Money gets students excited and makes buying higher-end equipment possible.
Craig Cegielski graduated from University of Wisconsin-Stout in 1998 and began his teaching career in Antigo High School, where he taught until 2004, at which time he moved to a new community and worked at machining and welding. He returned to teaching in 2005 and is currently at Eleva-Strum Central.
Training Opportunities in the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fields
Mrs. Sara Windjue, Energy Education Specialist
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Join this discussion to become familiar with the renewable energy, energy efficiency and green-building programs that are offered at the technical college level and to learn how to prepare students for these programs. The Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP) will also share activities and opportunities to assist high school instructors to increase the energy in their curriculums in order to prepare their students for future training in these fields.
Sara is the Energy Education Specialist with the Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP), a program within the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education housed in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Sara graduated from Adrian College in Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in Biology and Environmental Science. She then went on to receive her masters degree in Environmental Studies at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Sara has an extensive past with environmental education and conservation activities including working with Pacific Whale Foundation in Maui, Hawaii with spinner dolphins and working with the Department of Interior at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park with the Hawksbill Turtle Monitoring Program. Sara has worked with KEEP since January 2005. She maintains the KEEP Web site, provides graduate courses and other professional development and networking opportunities for technology and engineering educators, and coordinates the Wisconsin Electrathon Program.
Invention Education and the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams
Ms. Leigh Estabrooks, Invention Education Officer
Lemelson-MIT Program
The Lemelson-MIT Program is dedicated to honoring the acclaimed and the unsung heroes who have helped improve our lives through invention. We inspire and encourage great inventors through various outreach programs, such as the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams, a noncompetitive, team-based national grants initiative for high school students. InvenTeams are teams of high school students, teachers and mentors that receive grants of up to $10,000 each to invent technological solutions to real-world problems. InvenTeams research intellectual property, exchange ideas, design parts, build models and make modifications as they develop their invention prototypes. They learn to move forward through challenges and to celebrate “Eureka!” moments. Projects are collaborative efforts, driven by the students. The InvenTeam initiative fosters a “learning-by-doing” environment fueled by inquiry-based thinking, which brings science, technology, engineering and math to life through invention.
As Invention Education Officer of the Lemelson-MIT Program, Leigh Estabrooks leads the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam initiative, which was created to inspire a new generation of inventors. InvenTeams are high school teams that receive grants up to $10,000 each to invent technological solutions to real-world problems. During her tenure, Estabrooks has broadened the initiative’s impact by doubling the number of teachers to receive professional development for creativity and invention. In this position, Estabrooks’ role also includes development of educational materials and resources on invention to enhance K-12 pedagogy.
Dual Track: Keeping traditional programs and engineering programs together to increase enrollment
TJ Hendrickson, Instructor of Technical and Engineering Education
Shakopee, MN
Shakopee’s Traditional program and its 3-year-old engineering program (PLTW) are expanding at a rapid pace. The object is to keep both parts of the program working together to meet all student needs. Students vote with their feet in choosing an elective area to go into. Growth of 175% over the last 2 years has increased the department’s visibility inside the school as well as in the public and brought more students and parents into the Technical and Engineering Education umbrella.
TJ Hendrickson has been teaching for 17 years at Shakopee and is a Master teacher for PLTW/ GTT. His programs at Shakopee have won MTEA runner up jr. high program of the year 2008, SME Building the Future Award 2009, University of Wisconsin at Stout Technology educator for student teachers award 2008, along with many others.
Comprehensive Education for the Emerging Field of Nanoscience
Dr. John Wagner, Chair, Nanoscience Department
Chippewa Valley Technical College
The emerging field of nanoscience has broad applications in physical, biological and agricultural science. Developing a comprehensive curriculum for a two year institution is crucial to preparing students for employment in a broad range of technical industries as well as preparing students for success in the increasingly popular two plus two option. One key to success is developing collaborative relationships with STEM educators in secondary schools, with regional four-year institutions and with the increasing number of industries employing nanoscience technology. The model used at CVTC, which includes regional public awareness, general and selective student recruitment, multi-discipline curriculum and personalized student placement, will be discussed in detail.
John Wagner joined the Chippewa Valley Technical College in 2007 and is currently the Chairman of the Nanoscience Department. Dr. Wagner holds a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Prior to joining CVTC, he served as a Technical Program Manager for Cray Inc’s 2010 Cascade supercomputer product and as a Chief Engineer for Cray Research, working with advanced high speed bipolar integrated circuits. He has extensive experience in fundamental and applied research related to low pressure discharge chemistry, micro- and nanofabrication and GMR devices. Dr. Wagner holds three patents and has authored 85 papers.
Science Equivalency
Mr. Brent Kindred, State Consultant, Technology and Engineering Education
SkillsUSA State Director
Wisconsin Department of Public Education
Recommendations advanced by the High School Task Force call for embracing change. The Task Force emphasized that rigor comes in many forms, and students deserve options for learning that align with their learning style, needs and interests. The High School Task Force report included a recommendation to: Examine new models and identify best practices in student learning that are both authentic and relevant, and fully assess the rigor and viability of multiple pathways to academic achievement. Subsequently the State Superintendent’s Technology Education and Science Task Forces affirmed that counting certain courses in these areas, including two PLTW courses, for science graduation credit is in keeping with the recommendations of the High School Task Force. Technology Education courses do indeed provide rigorous and authentic science content and offer multiple instructional pathways to address science academic standards. This session will get you started towards awarding science equivalency credit for your technology education/PLTW classes.
Brent Kindred is currently works at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction as the state’s consultant for Technology and Pre-engineering Education programs (6-12 grades). He received his BS in Technology Education from UW-Stout in 1996 and his MS degree in Administrative Leadership and Educational Supervision 1999 from UW-Milwaukee. Mr. Kindred is also SkillsUSA State Director and has been involved with technology education’s student organization since he was a high school student in the late 1980’s. His involvement has included being a student member, advisor and now state director. In Mr. Kindred’s role at DPI, he works with the many groups and areas of technology education. He works with the administration of federal Carl Perkins grant, STEM grants, construction, transportation, graphics, manufacturing, pre-engineering, and many more areas.
You Know Cars — They Know YouTube: How Can We Bridge the Gap?
Michael E. Gray, Educator, Author, Publisher
Rolling Hills Publishing
How do Millennials learn differently than Boomers and X-ers? How can Wikis, YouTube, Twitter, Blogs and Facebook be used to teach automotive technology and other technology education courses? In this presentation, we will focus on answering these questions. Although the focus will be on automotive technology, the concepts learned in this presentation can be applied to any technology education course.
Michael Gray is co-author of Auto Upkeep: Basic Car Care, Maintenance, and Repair and publisher of AutoUpkeep.com, Video.AutoUpkeep.com, Forum.AutoUpkeep.com and Blog.AutoUpkeep.com. Auto Upkeep is used by high schools, technology centers, community colleges, universities, home-schoolers and auto owners to help choose a quality repair facility, buy a car, handle roadside emergencies, diagnose common problems and communicate effectively with technicians. Currently, over 40 schools in Wisconsin have adopted Auto Upkeep. Michael Gray has taught at the middle school, high school and university levels. He was also an administrator for Career and Technology Education programs in a public school system.
Graphics Communications: Specialty Processes
Ted Bensen, Program Director
H. Naik Dharavath, Associate Professor
Pete Schlosser, Assistant Professor
James Tenorio, Professor
Graphics Communications Management
University of Wisconsin-Stout
This presentation will provide a look beyond the high volume printing processes into the specialty printing and decorating processes which are widely used for marketing, promotion and decorating and a hands-on introduction to a number of these specialty processes including pad printing, dye sublimation, laser engraving and direct inkjet-to-garment. How these processes can fit into your curriculum will be discussed. The Graphic Communications Management (GCM) faculty team will provide hands-on instruction in this workshop.
Dr. Ted M. Bensen serves as Program Director and teaches prepress/premedia, cross-media and management-related courses for the GCM major at UW-Stout. Dr. H. Naik Dharavath teaches wide variety of subjects including intro to graphic communications, postpress and distribution management, color management, and print estimating and costing. Mr. Pete Schlosser’s areas of specialization include prepress/premedia, cross-media and photography. Dr. James Tenorio teaches introduction to graphic communications, press systems for all of the major print reproduction processes, and a senior-level practicum experience.
The Graphic Communications Management major covers the entire graphics process (from design to delivery) and includes the creation and production of print, web, and cross-media products and services.
Communications Technology Open Lab
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