at TEC Summer Institute for Instructors

July 8-10, 2009

TEC Headquarters, Concord, NH

• Accredited Course Offering
• Package Options & Pricing
• Register On-line or download the brochure
• About the Instructor

Hurry! Space is Limited!  Register Today!

Registration deadline extended to June 19th.

** Graduate Credits Available! **

Accredited* EbD Course Offering

• 901 - Engineering byDesign, Foundations of Technology
  Foundations of Technology is the first course in the high school Engineering byDesign sequence. This three day training session will prepare teachers to successfully implement the course at their schools. Teachers will receive an understanding of the backward design model, 5E lesson plan and the Engineering Design Process. Many hands-on activities as well as an overview of each unit will be covered. Participants will also have an opportunity to overview the four NASA Units that were written to supplement the Engineering byDesign courses.

* Two (2) Graduate Credits are available for an additional cost of $150/credit through the University System of NH, Keene State College, Keene, NH.  A Graduate Credit Form will be available at TEC Summer Institute and must be submitted to TEC during that week in order to receive Graduate Credits.

Package Options & Pricing 901 EbD Foundations of Technology Only

Please click here for 401, 501, 601, 801 Course info.

We have three affordable package options available for attendees: 

Package A (includes Tuition) - $175

- 24+ Hours of Hands-on Training

- Lunch & Snacks included

- Open Evening Lab with Assistant

- Graduate Credits Available (see info above)

Package B (includes Tuition and Lodging) - $580

Includes Package A PLUS:

- Hotel Accommodations (Tues.-Thurs. nights) at the Courtyard by Marriott

- Breakfast at the Courtyard Cafe

Package C (includes Tuition, Lodging and Meals) - $690

Includes Package B PLUS:

- Meal Allowance Card for evening meals at restaurant locations accepting MasterCard.

Please Note:  Meal allowance cards can be picked up at TEC Summer Institute registration Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning.

About the Instructor

Dan Caron has 30 years of experience teaching technology education at the middle, high school and college levels. He is the 2004 Air Force Association Teacher of the Year and is an alumnus of the Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Program. He participated in NEWMAST at Goddard Space Flight Center in 1996 and coordinated the NEW program at GSFC and Wallops Flight Facility from 1997-1999. His students have flown a Get-Away-Special, (GAS 238, Roach MOTEL) on STS-95, a Space Experiment Module (SEM 11, SISTEM) on STS-108, 2 Starshine missions and spoken to astronauts and cosmonauts via ham radio on board the Shuttle Columbia and the Mir Space Station. He has been recognized by the International Technology Education Association for teaching excellence and is designated an ITEA Distinguished Technology Educator. He is the author of the high school level STS 118 Design Challenge and the Human Exploration Project units for the Engineering byDesign courses, Technological Issues and Engineering Design. Caron has been a curriculum specialist for Engineering byDesign for three years and teaches Aerospace and Technology Education at Kingswood Regional High School in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. He earned a BS in Education and a Masters in Occupational Education from Keene State College.

Sound Interesting?

If you are interested in receiving more information about TEC's Professional Development Summer Institute, call to register!  Or, call Tech Ed Concepts, Inc. at 1-800-338-2238 or email TEC Summer Institute.  Join us for our 15th successful TSI year!  Space is limited!