Welcome to Grade 9 Broad Based Technology

Fredericton High School

Broad-Based Technology Education is an approach to Technology Education, which serves to reinforce and broaden student understanding of general technological knowledge, skills and attitudes. The purpose of Broad-based Technology Education is for students to explore a comprehensive range of relevant career opportunities as well as developing an understanding of a variety of technology fields and applications.The expanded learning opportunities of the BBTE program allows students to practice many essential work place skills including: communication, collaboration, cooperation, creative and innovative problem solving, logical thinking, and self motivated independent learning skills. The BBTE program includes allowances for individual learning differences, with a variety of instructional, assessment and evaluation strategies. The inclusion of this dimension emphasizes more responsibility for the learning by the learner.The outcomes of BBTE are met through modular study, project-based learning and problem solving exploration. The teacher is expected to contribute to effective module development and implementation. In all modules, it is expected that the instructor will employ a variety of assessment strategies which will best reflect the varied learning styles of their students. The assessment of learning should reflect both process and product. It is expected the instructor will consider a variety of skill demonstrations, written assignments (learning journals/folders, research reports, quizzes, tests, reaction papers, reviews etc.), finished product submissions and oral presentations.