Technology Education Department
Create . . . Innovate . . . Explore . . . Learning through Technology

GENERAL OBJECTIVES
The Technology Education Department offers students an opportunity to learn and apply problem solving techniques as they work with their hands and minds to plan and construct something with tools and materials. The flexibility of the programs of study allows for the develop- ment of worthwhile career based skills for the college bound student, provides extensive technical skill development for students pursuing trade occupations, and offers basic skills for self gratification or leisure time activities. All classes in the Technology Education Department are open to both boys and girls, and several advanced courses are offered for accelerated credit or advanced placement.
Digital Communications
Graphic Arts
Technical Drawing
In the study of digital communications, the student will explore publishing through an introduction to print media and computer digital media. In designing, creating and producing individual and team projects, students will experience a wide range of hardware and software. Knowledge will be applied to student assignments in other areas of study.
The Printing/Graphic Arts Program offers students an opportunity to explore, as well as become proficient in, the use of layout procedures, printing tools and graphic arts skills used by printers, illustrators, commercial artists, designers and publishers to plan and create informational and promotional materials.
The Technical Drawing Program offers students an opportunity to explore, as well as become proficient in, the use of design procedures, drafting tools and drawing skills used by engineers, designers, architects, builders and manufacturers to plan and construct products and structures.
COURSES OFFERED

Exploring Comp. Imaging Technologies •(S)
Interactive Multimedia * (S)
Web Site Construction • (S)
Advanced Int. Multimedia (S)

•Inroductory course - No prerequisite
*Proficiency test available
**Can be taken for accelerated credit
(S)One semester course
••Math/Science prerequisite
COURSES OFFERED

Introduction to Desktop Publishing •(S)
Printing/Graphic Arts•
Printing Through Lithography
Adv. Graphic Arts and Production Printing**
Digital Imaging Technology• (Jr/Sr)
COURSES OFFERED

Introduction to Technical Drawing• (S)
Technical Drawing for Designers & Drafters•
Technical Drawing for Architecture
Technical Drawing for Mechanical Design
Advanced Technical Drawing**
Engineering Graphics**••
Modelmaking (Senior or consent of
Instructor
Looking to the Future . . .

Computer occupations are expected to grow the fastest over the next 10 year period. In fact, these jobs account for 8 out of the 20 fastest growing occupations in the economy. In addition to high growth rates, these eight occupations combined will add more than 1.9 million new jobs to the economy.

Construction is one of the economy’s largest industries. Job opportunities are expected to be excellent. Houses, apartments, factories, offices, schools, roads, and bridges are only some of the products of the construction industry. This industry’s activities include work on new structures as well as additions, alterations, and repairs to existing ones.

Eight of the 10 fastest growing occupations are computer-related, commonly referred to as information technology.

Professional and related occupations and service occupations are projected to increase the fastest and to add the most jobs -
7 million and 5.1 million, respectively.

Printing is America’s third largest manufacturing industry-employing over 1.2 million people in almost 46,000 establishments, and selling over $160 billion of products in 2001 (these numbers do not even include government and in-house operations). The industry is dominated by small and medium-sized businesses, most employing fewer than 20 employees.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2002.
GAIN.net, the Graphic Arts Technical foundation/Printing Industries of America web site
date modified 1/15/06