Acknowledgments and Copyright

The components of this instructional framework were developed by the following curriculum development panelists:

Matthew Brame, Instructor, Millbrook High School, Frederick County Public Schools
Dr. James Egenrieder, Research Faculty and Director, Virginia Thinkabit Labs, Northern Virginia Center
Timothy Farmer, Instructor, Pulaski County Senior High School, Pulaski County Public Schools
Dr. Jacob Grohs, Associate Professor, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
James Howland, Instructor, Falls Church High School, Fairfax County Public Schools
Michael Piccione, Chantilly High School Academy, Fairfax County Public Schools
Dr. Ann Reimers, Assistant Professor of Engineering, University of Virginia Engineering School, Charlottesville
Amy Sabarre, Director of STEM Education, Harrisonburg City Public Schools, Harrisonburg
Cheryl Simmers, Principal, Rowanty Technical Center, Dinwiddie County Public Schools
Helmut Thielsch, Instructor, Lloyd C. Bird High School, Chesterfield County Public Schools

Correlations to the Virginia Standards of Learning were reviewed and updated by the following:

Leslie R. Bowers, English Teacher (ret.), Newport News Public Schools
Vickie L. Inge, Mathematics Committee Member, Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition
Anne F. Markwith, New Teacher Mentor (Science), Gloucester County Public Schools
Meagan Shipp, History and Social Sciences Teacher (ret.), Henrico County Public Schools

BJ Scott, State Advisor, Virginia TSA, reviewed and updated the TSA correlations.

Ryan S. Novitski, Director, ITEEA STEM Center for Teaching and Learning, reviewed and updated the STEL correlations.

The framework was edited and produced by the CTE Resource Center:

Debi F. Coleman, Writer/Editor
Kevin P. Reilly, Administrative Coordinator

The development of this framework was overseen by the Virginia Department of Education Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education:

Dr. Lynn Basham, Specialist, Technology Education and Related Clusters
Kelly Davis, Coordinator, Curriculum and Instruction
Dr. J. Anthony Williams, Director

The CTE Resource Center is a grant project of the Virginia Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, and is administered by Henrico County Public Schools, Department of Career and Technical Education.

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