Technology Engineering and Design

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION - NC DPI

The Technology Engineering and Design program is designed to provide middle and high school student’s essential and enduring 21st Century skills. It is a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) program that uses languages, technologies, sciences, engineering and the arts to understand, communicate, and design. The program has three principle curriculum strands.

The Core Technology and Visualization strands incorporate several courses developed by the International Technology and Engineering Education Association, STEM Center for Teaching and Learning. The Pre-engineering strand is comprised of several middle and high school courses, developed by PLTW (Project Lead the Way), and two courses Principles of Technology I and II, developed by the Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD) .

More information on this area may be found on the NC DPI website - Technology Engineering and Design program.

Courses Available:

Digital Design and Animation I & II

Game Art Design

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