Technology Mandatory
The Technology (Mandatory) Years 7-8 course enables students to develop a way of thinking and doing to create quality solutions to everyday problems, opportunities and needs. Students work through a design process to develop and realise ideas, manage resources and processes, and evaluate technology and design including social and environmental consequences.
In the Technology (Mandatory) Years 7-8 syllabus students undertake 4-8 design projects during the course. Design-related content is the basis of a student's progression of learning through the course and must be addressed in each design project. To ensure a breadth of technological experience students use at least six different technologies by the end of the course to develop design projects.
The Technology (Mandatory) Years 7-8 syllabus and support materials are available on the Board of Studies NSW web site.
Spacewise: The Built Environment
Spacewise is a teaching and learning program and resources to enhance built environment education in Technology 7-8. These resources were developed through funding and support from the NSW Architects Registration Board. Resources for students and teachers to support this unit of work are found on TaLe.
Australian designers at work
Meet designers and learn about how they work at the Australian designers at work web site. The site features designer profiles developed by Curriculum K-12 Directorate and supported by the Vocational Education in Schools Directorate of the Department of Education and Training in partnership with the Powerhouse Museum. Additional resources to support the use of the website by students and teachers can be found in Teaching ideas. These resources were funded by the School to Work Unit, Vocational Education Directorate.
Programming resources
Programming tools and templates These programming tools and templates support the implementation process.
Course plans and units of work School-based course plans and units of work for Technology(Mandatory).
Assessment and reporting Links to the Curriculum Programming and Planning, Assessing and Reporting K-12 policy and related resources on consistency of teacher judgement, moderation and assessment.
Teaching ideas Resources available to support the teaching of Technology(Mandatory).
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