Learning to Teach Design and Technology in the Secondary School?

A good read for trainee and early career D&T teachers.
(reblogged from our department blog)

Learning to Teach Design and Technology in the Secondary School
(Third edition published May 21st 2015)

A new version of this core text used in teacher training and D&T departments is to be published on May 21st 2015. Edited by Gwyneth Owen-Jackson, this updated book has chapters jointly authored by Sarah Davies and me, Alison Hardy, both of us senior lecturers in NTU's School of Education. 

Building on our innovation and research in the fields of D&T, technology-enhanced learning and pedagogy we have written two chapters: Preparing to teach with digital technologies and Planning to teach design and technology. Graduates from D&T at NTU who have been taught by us will recognise many of the ideas in these chapters, and some new ones. In the chapter Preparing to teach with digital technologies you will find ideas how to:

• incorporated digital technologies into teaching in design and technology, 
• plan for their effective use
• develop learning in design and technology using digital technologies
• assess pupils use of digital technologies
• evaluate the benefits and challenges associated with using digital technologies within your teaching. 

The second chapter by us, Planning to teach design and technology, suggests new ways to plan a D&T curriculum, breaking it down into three approaches: mainly designing, mainly making and designing and making. In many ways this isn't new but we've suggested how lessons might look if you plan schemes of work with only one of these focusses. Recent graduates from the undergraduate D&T route will recognise these terms as it is also the structure of their course, reflecting the team at NTU's philosophy to teaching D&T. Additionally we discuss ideas for:

• different teaching approaches suitable for D&T;
• activities that explore technology’s impact on society
• classroom management strategies for practical work
• how to collaborate with support staff
• ways to motivate and engage pupils in D&T.

There is also a new chapter written by good friends and colleagues David Barlex, Torben Steeg and Nick Given about Disruptive Technologies - a timely addition that I think will challenge many D&T teachers to think about their curriculum.

If you are interested in purchasing this book (we don't get royalties!) there is a 20% discount via the Routledge website (code IRK69*).

*This 20% discount is only available to individuals purchasing through our website, until 31st December 2015, and cannot be combined with any other offer or discount.