Technology and Engineering Foundations (21003-36)

Copyright: 2025

Virginia Assignment Code: 8403

Suggested Grade Level: 9, 10, 11

Duration: 36 weeks

Hours: 140

Credits: 1

Prerequisites: None

CTSO: TSA

Course Description:

In this minds-on, hands-on technology and engineering education course, students will develop design thinking skills and learn about how and why technology works by designing, building, and controlling objects and systems, using a variety of tools. Through this course, students will gain content and practice knowledge about materials, energy, and engineering processes. This introductory course is a prerequisite for Technology Transfer and Technology Assessment.

Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

Credentials, Course Sequences, and Career Clusters/Pathways can be found here:

https://www.cteresource.org/career-clusters/science-technology-engineering-mathematics/technology-and-engineering-foundations/