Specialist Progammes

 Technology

 In technology, students explore how people intervene in the world by developing products, systems and environments to expand their possibilities.

The aim is for students to develop a broad technological literacy that will equip them to participate in society as informed citizens. To experience such literacy students need to experience a wide range of technologies in a variety of contexts.

At Greenmeadows, students work within the Technology Curriculum to bring together the head and the hands in applying and practicing concepts through contexts offered in Food Technology, Electronic Technology, Hard Materials Technology and Textiles Technology.

Technological Practice includes:

• Identifying and investigating issues, existing knowledge and solutions.

• Generating ideas, developing briefs and organizing and managing resources and time.

• Carrying out informed and critical evaluations.

• Developing and communicating solutions.

• Understanding and taking into account stakeholders needs, potential impacts on stakeholders, ethical considerations, protocols and cultural requirements.

Nature of Technology includes:

• Understanding Technology is undertaken by people for a specific purpose.

• Understanding that Technological outcomes have a physical and a functional nature.

Technological Knowledge includes:

• Using functional models to explore, test and evaluate design concepts.

• Experimenting to understand the relationship between a material used and it’s  performance properties. 

• Identifying the relationship between inputs, outputs within simple technological systems.

To promote the best learning outcomes in Technology, programs reflect the following characteristics:

• Authentic opportunities or needs that build on student’s existing knowledge, skills and values.

• Encouragement of risk taking is valued along with alternatives and unexpected outcomes.

• Teachers offer knowledge, experience and skills in refining ideas, selecting resources and achieving quality outcomes as well as guiding students towards viable solutions.

Technology teachers promote consistency of concepts taught and evaluated through generic practice:

• Generic learning intentions

• Rubrics

• Generic student work booklets

• Moderation meetings