Download the performance standards for K-8 technology instruction in North American Adventist schools:
Digital Learning
Digital Fluency
Digital Citizenship
An online version is also available.
Each of the cross-curricular lesson plans in this STEAM-based series includes strong faith integration components. Your students will learn about their Creator while enjoying hands-on activities.
Note: STEAM is an acronym for science, technology, engin...
An essential curriculum development tool for Christian secondary schools, this downloadable framework outlines the Adventist philosophy, values and principles, and shows teachers how valuing, thinking and other learning skills can be taught from a Christi...
This TEACH Journal article reports on researchers who collected data from 337 pre-service teachers enrolled in Technology Teacher Education Programs, in eight tertiary institutions. Strategies for promoting technology teaching and increasing TTEP student ...
"This paper reports on an initial investigation
into teachers’ perceptions of the process of
introducing the integrated teaching of science,
technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM) using a cooperative and problem solving
approach."
This article by Joy Veverka showcases what one school is doing to “go green” while using such opportunities to provide outstanding learning experiences for their students. The projects at Rogers Adventist School include solar panels, a wind turbine, and a...
“For teachers, preparing materials to engage and encourage students in STEM can be challenging. This article provides resources to help make preparation and planning easier for elementary and secondary educators.”
This article from the JAE special technology and education issue reports on a survey of industrial arts education in SDA academies in the U.S. The populations surveyed were chairmen of industrial arts departments, principals, and directors of union educat...
"Exceptional teachers want their schools to be communities of active learners engaged in excellence in all areas of education, including biblical studies, the humanities, the sciences, arts, collaboration, and service-learning." Additional articles in thi...
Participants at this 2018 NAD convention breakout session learned "ways to bring history, science, technology, engineering, math and art to the K-12 classroom." See the presentation for an overview.
A position paper encouraging and outlining uniform standards for NAD vocational and technology education. Subjects included: Family and Consumer Sciences, Business and Computer Education, Industrial Technology/Trades, Health and Nutrition, Career Educatio...
In this 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation, see how Science, Technology Engineering, and Math (STEM) can be incorporated to stimulate student interest in related professions and occupations. The combination of hands-on activities and academics tend...
Carson looks at the history of vocational programs within Adventist education. The interest of students for vocational education has grown through the years. Carson notes that Adventist Education has had vocational programs in the past and done those well...
This article from the JAE special science issue shows how science touches the lives of each one of us every day due to the space program and the development of satellites and related technology. The space program has given us many direct benefits, but its...
“Remember that great science demonstration or activity that you did with your students? Students at each grade level were engaged and focused on learning; you were the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) hero. What if you could do this throu...
Learn how creating a STEM department in your school can offer students an inter-disciplinary approach to STEM as they utilize problem-based learning. Students also have “opportunities for internships, field trips, STEM-related community service and outrea...
Technology plays a key role in the education of students in many parts of the world today. This article explores the benefits of technology to students learning and character building.
"Our Christian faith has strong ties to technology. God ordained technical careers when He designed us to be creative, when He called Bezalel and ordained the tabernacle craftsmen. God entrusted human technologists and human technology to create a place w...
Houliston desires "to help educators in all fields of study understand more clearly the function and the importance of life training through technology education."
This paper was presented at the 5th Institute of Christian Teaching.
This article from the JAE special technology and education issue suggests what is important in the training of people to function in a technological society. People must first become technologically literate; they need a comprehensive view of technology i...
This article from the JAE special technology and education issue discusses the importance of technology education in elementary school. Its value is classified under the main categories of motivation, orientation, development, experience, and heritage. In...
This article from the JAE special technology and education issue discusses how technology will change the job market. It examines job trends, the job market, and jobs in the future. What will be expected of persons in technological fields technological li...
Henry "focuses on the importance of vocational training in Jamaican Adventist Schools, its significance in this process of integration and indeed the need to improve educational offering in this area."
This paper was presented at the 17th Institute of ...
"Nigel Lynn wanted to engage his design students at Avondale School in meaningful learning experiences in the Technologies Key Learning Area (KLA). He designed a complete unit to open an authentic way of fostering intergenerational understanding and promo...
This article by Carrie Wolfe answers the question “what are some practical things we can do at home and school to care for the Earth’s environment?” Some suggestions the writer makes are get involved with nature, recycle, reuse, and reduce, provide financ...