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TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY
Frequently
Asked Questions
Q. How does instruction in technological
literacy count towards the five-credit graduation requirement
for Career Education and Consumer, Family, and Life Skills
at the high school level?
A. This
requirement can be met in a number of ways. Any business education
course offered, such as keyboarding, use of business applications
technology, multimedia technology, computer networking/Web
page design, and programming in C++, counts towards the five-credit
graduation requirement. The courses must be taught by a certified
vocational-technical instructor and curricula must be developed
through that department. Any technology education courses that
explore career options related to design and engineering processes
as related to medical, agricultural, information and communications,
energy and power, manufacturing, construction, and transportation
systems may also count. Any industrial arts programs remaining
in districts also count towards this graduation requirement,
as do computer application courses taught through the technology
education or industrial arts departments. Any approved occupational
programs related to technological literacy, such as Cisco Networking
Academy, may also count toward this graduation requirement.
Q. Is there a
specific credit graduation requirement for Technological Literacy?
A. No, N.J.A.C. 6A:8-5.1(a)1:8
requires that Technological Literacy, consistent with the Core
Curriculum Content Standards (CCCS) be integrated throughout
the curriculum.
Q. At the middle/junior
high level, does a school district need to include technology
education in the curriculum?
A. Yes, technology
education needs to be offered in the curriculum for the district
to meet the requirements of the CCCS.
Q. At the high
school level, does a school district need to offer a technology
education program?
A. Yes, a program
needs to be offered so students who elect further study in
this curricular area have the option of selecting the courses.
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