| Description |
viii, 296 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: Approaches to technological contexts -- background information on fibre and fashion -- Looking inside a classroom: fibre production in Year 3 -- Looking inside an early childhood setting: fibre production for infants, toddlers and preschoolers -- Approaches to technological contexts -- background information on food specialisations -- Looking inside a classroom: food specialisations -- a snapshot of Foundation to Year 2 children -- Looking inside a classroom: food specialisations -- a snapshot of Year 3 and 4 children -- Looking inside a classroom: food specialisations -- a snapshot of Year 5 and 6 children -- Summary -- References -- Acknowledgements -- ch. 7 Technologies contexts -- engineering principles and systems, and materials and technologies specialisations -- Introduction -- Approaches to technologies education -- Pedagogical approaches for learning in technological contexts -- engineering principles -- |
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Contents note continued: Finding out what children know -- Setting up the learning environment -- Designing spaces and interactions for assessment and planning -- Organising learning environments to support creativity and imagination -- Tinkering activities designed to enhance girls' technological capabilities -- Summary -- References -- Acknowledgements -- ch. 10 Planning for teaching technologies -- analysing the pedagogical approaches -- Introduction -- Designing for pedagogical diversity -- Futures technologies -- Summary -- A final word -- References -- Acknowledgements |
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Contents note continued: Looking inside a classroom: engineering principles and systems when looking at human movement -- Looking inside a classroom: engineering principles and systems for supporting bridge building -- Looking inside an early childhood setting: engineering principles and systems using blocks -- Summary -- References -- Acknowledgements -- ch. 8 The curriculum in action -- project management -- Introduction -- Community project approach in technology -- Looking inside an early childhood setting: project management -- Looking inside a classroom: project management -- Progression in project management -- Project managing -- setting up a class newspaper -- Project managing -- setting up and curating an art gallery -- Project managing mini enterprises -- Engaging children holistically -- Summary -- References -- Acknowledgements -- pt. 3 Pedagogical Practices for Technologies -- ch. 9 Planning, assessment and evaluation in technologies -- Introduction -- |
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Contents note continued: Looking inside an early childhood centre: toddler play as creative design -- Looking inside a classroom: primary children's play as creative design -- architect's studio -- Summary -- References -- Acknowledgements -- pt. 2 The Curriculum In Action -- ch. 5 The curriculum in action -- digital technologies -- Introduction -- Digital technologies -- Ethics and digital technologies -- Computational thinking -- Planning for teaching and learning in digital technologies -- Looking inside an early childhood centre: toddler toys -- Infants, toddlers and preschoolers -- Looking inside a classroom: Foundation to Year 2 -- Looking inside a classroom: Years 3 to 4 -- Looking inside a classroom: Years 5 and 6 -- Summary -- References -- Acknowledgements -- ch. 6 Technologies contexts -- food and fibre production and food specialisations -- Introduction -- Approaches to technologies education -- |
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Contents note continued: ch. 3 Designing and creating preferred futures -- Introduction -- Children conceptualising futures -- Children's views of the future -- Drawing about the future -- Looking inside an early childhood setting: planning for the future is about young children learning to plan -- Looking inside a classroom: Year 1 and 2 children planning for designing and creating preferred futures -- Looking inside a classroom: Year -- Children planning for designing and creating preferred futures -- Summary -- References -- Acknowledgements -- ch. 4 Creativity in design -- Introduction -- Design and Technologies: imagination and creativity in design -- Questioning the created environment -- A framework for stimulating quality design questions -- Case study: preschool, Foundation to Year 2 -- How do designers in the community work? -- Creativity and imagination -- Play as foundational for design thinking -- |
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Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Researching ̀What is Technology and Technologies Education' -- ch. 1 The contexts of technologies and technological knowledge -- Introduction -- The people behind the technology -- Technacy -- Technology transfer -- Sustainable technologies -- Technological knowledge -- Teaching technology to children -- Summary -- References -- Acknowledgements -- ch. 2 Key ideas in the technologies curriculum -- Introduction -- What is unique about technologies education? -- Looking inside a classroom: making visible the content of the Australian Curriculum - Technologies in the teaching program -- Generating designs -- Case study: evaluating design briefs -- Analysing design briefs -- Looking inside an early childhood setting: engaging with the Early Years Learning Framework -- Looking inside a classroom: investigating, making, evaluating and designing paper planes -- Summary -- References -- Acknowledgements -- |
| Summary |
Focusses predominantly on design technologies, with special reference to digital technologies. Provides theory and practical ideas for teaching infants, toddlers, preschoolers and primary children |
| Analysis |
Australia |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Audience |
Tertiary/Undergraduate, Postgraduate |
| Subject |
Design and technology -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Australia.
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Design and technology -- Study and teaching (Primary)
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Design and technology -- Study and teaching (Primary) -- Australia.
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Education -- Philosophy.
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Educational technology -- Australia.
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Early childhood education -- Computer-assisted instruction.
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Educational technology.
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Technology -- Study and teaching (Primary)
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Education, Elementary -- Australia.
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Technology -- Study and teaching.
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| Author |
Revision of Fleer, Marilyn.
Design and technology for children
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Revision of Fleer, Marilyn.
Technology for children
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| ISBN |
9781107561564 |
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