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Technical Drafting (Mechanical & Architectural)
 

 

 

 
 

MICHIGAN CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK

Content Standards and Benchmarks by Subject Area

(120 total content standards)

TECHNICAL DRAFTING

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (12 Content Standards)

  Meaning and Communication:

•  All students will read and comprehend general and technical material

•  All students will focus on meaning and communication as they listen, speak, view, read, and write in personal, social, occupational, and civic contexts.

•  All students will use the English language effectively.

Voice:

•  All students will learn to communicate information accurately and effectively and demonstrate their expressive abilities by creating oral, written, and visual texts that enlighten and engage an audience.

Skills and Processes:

•  All students will demonstrate, analyze, and reflect upon the skills and processes used to communicate through listening, speaking, viewing, reading, and writing.

Ideas in Action:

•  All students will apply knowledge, ideas, and issues drawn from texts to their lives and the lives of others.

 

SOCIAL STUDIES (24 Content Standards)

Inquiry:

•  All students will acquire information from books, maps, newspapers, data sets and other sources, organize and present the information in maps, graphs, charts and timelines, interpret the meaning and significance of information, and use a variety of electronic technologies to assist in accessing and managing information.

•  All students will conduct investigations by formulating a clear statement of a questions, gathering and organizing information from a variety of sources, analyzing and interpreting information, formulating and testing hypothesis, reporting results both orally and in writing, and making use of appropriate technology.

 

SCIENCE (15 Content Standards)

Construct New Scientific and Personal Knowledge:

•  All students will ask questions that help them learn about the world; design and

conduct investigations using appropriate methodology and technology; learn from books and other sources of information; communicate their findings using appropriate technology; and reconstruct previously learned knowledge.

 

 

MATHEMATCS (13 Content Standards)

  Patterns, Relationships and Functions:

•  Students recognize similarities and generalize patterns, use patterns to create

models and make predictions, describe the nature of patterns and relationships, and

construct representations of mathematical relationships

  Geometry and Measurement:

•  Students develop spatial sense, use shape as an analytic and descriptive tool,

identify characteristics and define shapes, identify properties and describe relationships among shapes.

•  Students identify locations of objects, identify location relative to other objects,

and describe the effects of transformations (e.g. sliding, flipping, turning, enlarging, reducing) on an object.

•  Students compare attributes of two objects, or of one object with a standard

(unit), and analyze situations to determine what measurement(s) should be made and to what level of precision.

  

CAREER AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS (10 Content Standards)

  Applied Skills:

•  All students will apply basic communication skills (e.g., reading, writing, speaking, and listening), apply scientific and social studies concepts, and perform mathematical processes in work-related situations.

Career Planning:

•  All students will acquire, organize, interpret, and evaluate information from career

awareness and exploration activities, career assessment, and work-based experiences to identify and pursue their career goals.

Developing and Presenting Information:

•  All students will demonstrate the ability to combine ideas or information in new ways, make connections between see, seemingly unrelated ideas, and organize and present information in formats such as symbols, pictures, schematics, charts, and graphs.

Problem Solving:

•  All students will make decisions and solve problems by specifying goals, identifying resources and constraints, generating alternatives, considering impacts, choosing appropriate alternatives, and evaluating results.

Personal Management:

•  All students will display personal qualities such as responsibility, self-management, ethical behavior, and respect for self and others.

Organizational Skills:

•  All students will identify, organize, plan, and allocate resources (such as time,

money, materials, and human resources) efficiently and effectively.

 

 

Teamwork:

•  All students will work cooperatively with people of diverse backgrounds and abilities, and will contribute to a group process with ideas, suggestions, and efforts.

Negotiation Skills:

•  All students will communicate ideas to support a position and negotiate to resolve divergent interests.

Using Employability Skills:

•  All students will integrate employability skills into behaviors which prepare one for

obtaining, maintaining, advancing, and changing employment.

 

PHYSICAL EDUCATION (8 Content Standards)

Personal and Social Character Traits:

•  All students will demonstrate appropriate behavior (at least 95% of the time) related to selected personal/social character traits that commonly emerge in a physical activity context.

•  All students will value physical activity and its contribution to lifelong health and well-being.

 

TECHNOLOGY (6 Content Standards)

  Using and Transferring:

•  All students will use and transfer technological knowledge and skills for life roles.

Using Information Technologies:

•  All students will use technologies to input, retrieve, organize, manipulate, evaluate,

and communicate information.

Applying Appropriate Technologies:

•  All students will apply appropriate technologies to critical thinking, creative expression, and decision-making skills.

Employing Systematic Approach:

•  All students will employ a systematic approach to technological solutions by using resources and processes to create, maintain, and improve products, systems, and environments.

Applying Standards:

•  All students will apply ethical and legal standards in planning, using, and evaluating technology.

Evaluating and Forecasting:

•  All students will evaluate the societal and environmental impacts of technology and forecast alternative uses and possible consequences to make informed civic, social, and economic decisions

 

HEALTH EDUCATION (7 Content Standards)

 

 

ARTS EDUCATION (dance, music, theater, and visual arts - 5 Content Standards)

 

WORLD LANGUAGES (10 Content Standards)

 

LIFE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION (10 Content Standards)

  Balance of Work and Family:

•  All students will demonstrate skill necessary to function in family roles and relationships which are transferable to roles and responsibilities within the workplace and community

Nurturing:

2. All students will demonstrate the characteristic of nurturing.

Human Development:

3. All students will analyze factors which influence human development.

Decision-making:

•  All students will demonstrate responsible personal and family decision-making.

Responsibility:

5. All students will practice family, social, and civic responsibility.

 


Nondiscrimination Policy: It is the policy of the Mt. Pleasant Public Schools not to discriminate on the basis of religion, race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in the educational program, activities, or services and to comply with all requirements and regulations of the United States Department of Education. In addition, arrangements can be made to ensure that the lack of English language skill is not a barrier to admission or participation. Any questions or concerns regarding compliance with this policy can be directed to the Asst. Superintendent, Mt. Pleasant Public Schools, 201 S. University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858, Phone (989) 775-2300