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TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Grade 9 Technology Education Courses
Grade 10, 11 & 12 Technology Education Courses The mission of the Technology Education Department is to provide quality and varied educational opportunities that support all students in realizing their fullest potential in a learning community and that facilitate the ongoing development of responsible adults for success in an ever-changing technological world. TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT The Ludlow High School Technology Education Department suggests a four-year program in the Technological and Industrial Arts program in order to best prepare a student for possible post-graduation from high school in entry-level employment or further specialized educational training. A combination of both exploratory, skill enhancement and developmental offerings will seek to put emphasis on social and personal desires, leisure-time possibilities, and current employment opportunities. DRAFTING The three-year drafting program at Ludlow High School serves a dual purpose; first to develop and train future draftsperson and detailers for vocational competence and employment and secondly, to give potential engineering students the opportunity to acquire information and to develop skills for college. The three year Drawing program at Ludlow High School serves a dual purpose; first to develop and train future draftsperson and detailers for vocational competence and employment and second to give potential engineering students the opportunity to acquire information and to develop skills for college. TECHNICAL/ARCHITECTURAL/DRAFTING 1
This is a two-part course. Part one is an introduction to concepts, procedures, and techniques required for technical drawing. The second part of the course will stress residential drawing, emphasizing the planning of rooms and areas and their relationships to each other. Concepts and understandings are the basic goals.
Students will learn about past and present American architectural styles and terminology. Students will design and complete house plans including floor plans, elevations, perspectives, and a model of a house will be constructed. Architectural CAD and its uses will be explored. FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
This course will introduce students to the basic concepts and procedures of computer-aided drafting. Hands-on training in two-dimensional drawing will be emphasized. (This course is ideal for college- bound engineering students.) COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD) LEVEL 2
This course will take students into more complex areas of computer-aided design. Students will explore viewpoints, rendering techniques and modeling. (This course is ideal for college bound Engineering students.) Communication Technology will increase student's awareness of the one area of technology and engineering that affects their lives more than any other. TECHNOLOGY FIELDS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
This course is a foundation to every technology course offered at Ludlow High School. The course is designed to meet the seven Massachusetts standards in technology and engineering required by students to pass MCAS. This course also provides a strong foundation in physics and offers students an opportunity to explore the school, historical, and environmental contexts surrounding emerging technologies. The course is not intended exclusively for pre-engineering students. Its central goals are to help students pass MCAS by supporting the state's curriculum frameworks, by building technological literacy, by giving students a practical understanding of how we all are influenced by technology, and how we are influencing future technological development by the choices we make as workers, consumers and citizens. CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING This program of studies is geared to produce an increased understanding of the possible career choices a student will have after high school. These students will be exposed to both technical school and college options. Higher learning is the goal for all students.
This course is designed to help students learn about the daily effect of technology on their lives. It allows students to briefly explore numerous technical careers while developing critical-thinking skills. Students will be exposed to four areas of technology: modular-delivery system, engineering area, construction area, and manufacturing area.
This course consists of a review of hand tools, their use, and care. Instruction is given in the safe and proper use of power tools. Using the "Design Process," students will apply construction and manufacturing technologies to create and refine group-formed products.
This course will allow students to understand all of construction: how it is organized, how it is controlled, its impacts on society, and the opportunities it offers.
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