Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Chapter 24 - CERTIFICATE ENDORSEMENTS
Section 92-24-006.32 - Industrial Technology Education

Universal Citation: 92 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 24 ยง 006-32

Current through March 20, 2024

006.32A Grade Levels: 7-12.

006.32B Endorsement Type: Field.

006.32C Persons with this endorsement may teach industrial technology education in grades 7 through 12.

006.32D Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement shall require 45 semester hours of course work in industrial technology education and professional education, including:

006.32D1 A minimum of 9 hours in communication systems.

006.32D2 A minimum of 6 hours in power/energy/transportation systems.

006.32D3 A minimum of 6 hours in manufacturing systems.

006.32D4 A minimum of 6 hours in construction systems.

006.32D5 The above systems courses will include career information, occupational and environment safety.

006.32D6 A minimum of 12 additional hours from one or more of the systems courses listed above.

006.32D7 A minimum of 6 hours which includes curriculum development, laboratory management and student leadership organizations.

006.32E Endorsement Program Requirements: Nebraska teacher education institutions offering this endorsement program must have on file, within the institution, a plan which identifies the courses and the course completion requirements which the institution utilizes to grant credit toward completion of this endorsement.

THE FOLLOWING ARE RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR INCLUSION AS PART OF THE INSTITUTION'S PLAN UNDER THIS ENDORSEMENT.

Through the courses identified in its plan, the institution should prepare prospective teachers to:

A. Describe a personal philosophy regarding industrial technology education based on current research findings, and the application of that philosophy in curriculum and instructional design, assessment, and professional development, including being able to:
1. Design programs based on a mission statement with stated goals and objectives which reflect the definition and intent of industrial technology education; and,

2. Use an organized set of concepts, processes and systems that are technological when designing course outlines, instructional strategies, and evaluations of student work.

B. Demonstrate teaching and technical skills appropriate to successfully teach the study of industrial technology, including being able to:
1. Demonstrate knowledge and an understanding of the development of industrial technology, its effects on people, the environment and culture; and industry, its organization, personnel systems, techniques, resources and products; and their impact on society and culture;

2. Use instruction content from the content organizers of:
a. Communication: efficient use of resources to transfer information to extend human potential;

b. Construction: efficient use of resources to build structures or construct on site structures;

c. Manufacturing: efficient use of resources to extract and convert raw/recycled materials into industrial and consumer goods;

d. Transportation: efficiently use of time and resources to move people, products, goods, and materials from one location to another while maintaining direct physical contact and exchange among individuals and society; and,

e. Energy and Power: an understanding of the various energy systems and the power required to move people and goods through various environments.

3. Identify and incorporate safe and efficient use of contemporary technological tools, instruments, and machines into a program of study;

4. Incorporate insight, knowledge, and applications of technological concepts, processes and systems into a teaching program;

5. Use skills, creative abilities, positive self-concepts, and individual potentials in teaching industrial technology;

6. Apply problem-solving and creative abilities involving human and material resources, processes, and technological systems;

7. Use activity-oriented laboratory instruction which reinforces abstract concepts through concrete experiences;

8. Apply technology to the design and production of activities for student use;

9. Design industrial technology education programs that advance student attitudes, knowledge, and skills regarding how industrial technological systems function; and,

10. Facilitate the ability of students to apply industrial technological knowledge and skills, and to assess new or different past-present-future industrial technology systems.

C. Demonstrate the ability to develop, manage, and evaluate an industrial technology program in schools, including being able to:
1. Demonstrate a philosophy and understanding of career and technology education;

2. Design a strategic program plan that includes a mission statement, rationale for change, goals and objectives, action steps, and program evaluation strategies;

3. Select content based on the goals and objectives appropriate to the specific industrial technology content organizers (construction, manufacturing, communication, transportation, or energy and power);

4. Structure an educational environment in the classroom and laboratory to advance the instructional process;

5. Select appropriate instructional technologies to effectively teach all student populations;

6. Demonstrate laboratory management (i.e., safety, inventory, filing, requisitioning equipment and materials, maintenance, budgeting);

7. Establish a student leadership organization;

8. Communicate and promote a learning environment that reflects the real world and provides tangible and intangible benefits for the student and the community;

9. Organize and coordinate an external advisory committee; and,

10. Use standards to evaluate and revise an industrial technology education program, including being able to identify standards for the program, establish a process for using the standards, and utilize findings for subsequent program revisions.

D. Demonstrate attitudes, knowledge, and skills needed for success as a teacher in industrial technology education, including being able to:
1. Create, revise, analyze and implement curricula to prepare students for a dynamic and rapidly changing world. The Industrial Technology teacher prepares students:
a. For exploration of careers in industrial technology;

b. For their roles as consumers and citizens;

c. For advanced education in industrial technology;

d. For roles and owners and managers of industrial technology businesses;

e. To understand domestic industrial technology and how it is similar to and different from global industrial technology; and,

f. To access and apply current industrial technologies;

2. Organize classroom and laboratory experiences for the study of industrial technology;

3. Manage technological activities in both an individual and group setting;

4. Apply multi-cultural and global perspectives as they relate to the study of industrial technology;

5. Demonstrate an understanding of the role and function of industrial technology in the global society; and,

6. Apply values and ethics as they relate to content issues in the study of industrial technology.

E. Facilitate collaborative learning by having students work together in groups that may include students, teachers, business and industry leaders, and others.

F. Demonstrate an understanding of and be able to apply industrial technology concepts, principles and processes in each of the following areas: construction, communication, manufacturing, transportation, and energy and power.

G. Identify concepts and strategies needed for career exploration, development and growth in industrial technology areas.

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