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Long Term Sub - Tech Ed/Integrated Tech 

Holicong Middle School

Central Bucks School District, Doylestown, PA

2019 - 2020 School Year

Distance Learning Mid March until June

Class Load: 50 Minute Periods

Semester 1

7th Grade

1A: Integrated Technology - 26 Students

1B: Foundations of Engineering- 23 Students

2A: Integrated Technology - 19 Students

2B: Integrated Technology - 29 Students

8th Grade

4A: Integrated Technology 2- 26 Students

5A: Integrated Technology 2 - 26 Students

5B: Principles of Engineering - 21 Students

9th Grade

6A: Engineering & Design - 22 Students

6B: Tech Drawing & Design - 10 Students

7A: Engineering & Design - 24 Students

7B: Engineering & Design - 20 Students

Semester 2

7th Grade

1A: Integrated Technology - 21 Students

1B: Foundations of Engineering- 21 Students

2A: Integrated Technology - 18 Students

2B: Integrated Technology - 28 Students

8th Grade

4A: Integrated Technology 2- 26 Students

4B: Principles of Engineering - 22 Students

5A: Integrated Technology 2 - 23 Students

5B: Principles of Engineering - 22 Students

9th Grade

6A: Engineering & Design - 18 Students

7A: Engineering & Design - 22 Students

7B: Tech Drawing & Design - 17 Students

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Content I Created for the Year

Foundations of Engineering (7th) - Hand Drafting Unit, Part of 3D Printing

Principles of Engineering (8th) - Logo Design Unit 

Engineering & Design (9th) - Pick Your Own Adventure, Holiday Sweaters, Seasonal Mobiles

Tech Drawing & Design (9th) - Hand Drafting, OnShape, Innovative Creation

Content Currently Established from Holicong

Foundations of Engineering (7th) - CO2 Cars

Integrated Technology (7th) - All 3 Units - same throughout district 

Principles of Engineering (8th) - Table Top Clocks, Rockets 

Integrated Technology 2 (8th) - All 3 Units - same throughout district 

Engineering & Design (9th) - Mouse Trap Cars

Technology & Engineering Classes 

7th Grade

Foundations of Engineering

Hand Drafting

Concepts - Measuring, Drafting Techniques

 

 

TinkerCAD/3D Printing

Concepts - Drafting to Reality, Spacial Sizing

CO2 Cars

Concepts - Potential/Kinetic Energy, Machinery & Construction Safety  

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8th Grade

Principles of Engineering

Logo Design

Concepts - Engineering Design Process, Design Principles

Rockets

Concepts - Potential/Kinetic Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table Top Clocks 

Concepts - Machinery and Construction Safety

9th Grade

Engineering & Design

Mouse Trap Cars 

Concepts - Potential/Kinetic Energy, Machine Safety

Pick Your Own Adventures

Students picked 1 of 3 projects

Logo Design - Design Principles

Lego Robotics - Testing

Rube Goldberg Machines - Simple/Complex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Project: Holiday Sweater

Concepts - Engineering/Design, Presentation Skills

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Updates to 9th Grade

Engineering & Design

Pick Your Own Adventure Project

4th Project Added - Packaging Design

Why? To allow students that already completed the logo design in 8th grade to use their design skills in a different way!

 

Final Project Change-up

Change to Seasonal Mobiles

Why? To allow the students to create something separate from the Fall.

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9th Grade

Tech Drawing & Design

Hand Drafting

Concepts - Measuring, Technical Accounts 

OnShape

Concepts - Transfer skills to computer 

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Final Project: Innovative Creation

Concepts - Engineering/Design, Presentation Skills 

Integrated Technology/Business Classes 

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7th Grade

Integrated Technology

Being a Digital Native

Concepts - How to be safe online, knowing what you post will follow you, email etiquette, and learn about and make Public Service Announcements

Business Impossible

Concepts - Students get a failing business and have to make it better

 

Market Launch

Concepts - Students combine businesses and market

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8th Grade

Integrated Technology 2

Who's The Boss?

Concepts - Students learn about entrepreneurs and small businesses/owners. Students research and present about a famous entrepreneur

We're In Business

Concepts - Students make their own businesses in groups and write a full Business Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital Media

Concepts - Students create ways to advertise and make a name for their businesses

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Distance Learning 

Prep - March 13th - 16th 

Phase 1 - March 17th - March 31st

Phase 2 - April 6th - June 15th

Prep 

I took the classes where they were at, and either paused or continued with what we were doing for the time being, see layout below. These decisions were made because of materials/projects in the classroom, or space/areas in the classroom that are unable to be duplicated at home! 

I turned each class into an online database, using Central Buck's Platform of Canvas, and adapted the material into the different set ups on canvas, creating labeled layouts of the class information for the time we were out of the classroom.

7th Grade 

    Foundations of Engineering - Paused on Hand Drafting -- Continued with TinkerCAD Unit & Sketch up Unit

    Integrated Technology - Paused on PSAs -- began with Excel Unit, Business Impossible Unit & Infographics

 8th Grade

    Principles of Engineering - Paused on Logo Design & Rockets -- Began Planning for Table Top Clocks, Mini Sketch up Lessons,

            and Prototyping versus products.

    Integrated Technology 2 - Continued Working through Unit 2 (Business Plans), Began Unit 3: Marketing & Presenting Shark

            Tank Pitches

9th Grade 

    Engineering & Design - Paused on Pick Your Own Adventure Projects -- Began & Presented - Final Project: Seasonal Mobiles

    Technical Drawing & Design - Paused on Hand Drafting -- Continued with OnShape Unit, bug list project and quick design the fix 

Phase 1

Students worked through their daily modules for 30 minutes each day I "saw" them, following their A or B Day schedules. The students worked through at their own pace through projects and work submitting when they were completed, or submitting when they were asked. This allowed me to gauge where the class was at with the material, but also give feedback and allow them to go back - edit and fully understand the concepts at hand. 

Phase 2

Students have a set schedule where they have 2 classes a day Monday through Thursday. Each class has Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning. Synchronous is the first hour where I live teach, answer questions and give lessons, demos or tutorials. The Asynchronous is similar to Phase 1, where they do independent work, but ask questions! 

 

The schedule follows through for the entire first week being a A Week, and then the entire second week being a B Week, the third week being an A Week, and continuing. There is 10 weeks left, so that equivalent to 5 more classes with each class.

The Schedule Follows below:

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Phase 1 - Screenshots of what the module looks like from 2 of my 6 content classes on Canvas

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Phase 1 - Screenshot of what one of the lessons looks like from 1 of my 6 content classes on canvas

Phase 1 - Example of formative feedback for one of the groups in my Integrated Technology 2 course that submitted their Marketing Mix to be reviewed! They then took this feedback and updated their document!

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