Acknowledgments and Copyright

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

Dr. Christopher Arena, Collegiate Associate Professor, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Dr. Shannon Barker, Associate Professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Dr. Satinder Gill, Product Development Scientist, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
Anthony Le, Instructor, Landstown High School Governor’s STEM Academy, Virginia Beach Public Schools
Dr. Siddhartha Sikdar, Director, Center for Adaptive Systems of Brain-Body Interactions, George Mason University, Fairfax

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

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 and Engineering and Related Clusters
Kelly Davis, Associate Director, Curriculum, Instruction, and Innovation
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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