Presentation delivered at ITEA\'s Louisville Conference in March, 2009 to persuade classroom teachers to write articles for The Technology Teacher.
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1. Writing forThe Technology Teacher 2009 ITEA Conference
Louisville, KY
2. Presenters
Mike Fitzgerald, DTE is Technology Education Specialist for the
Indiana Department of Educations Office of Career and Technical
Education. He is a publishedTTTauthor and currently serves as a
Regional Director on the ITEA Board. He can be reached via email
at[email_address] .
3. Presenters
Curtis Funkhouser has been a technology teacher at Mars Middle
School, Mars, PA for eight years. Mars, PA is located north of
Pittsburgh. He can be reached via email at[email_address] .
Katie de la Paz is Editor-in-Chief of the International
Technology Education Association. She can be reached via email
at[email_address] .
4.
Quick Quiz: What percentage ofTTTsubmissions come from
classroom teachers?
5%
8%
10%
25%
50%
Why Should I Write? 5. Why Should I Write?
Answer:8%
78% of readers were
unaware of this problem.
6. Why Should I Write?
Readership polls consistently show that a vast majority of
readers want to see more practical pieces written by classroom
teachers.
A published piece and the recognition it can bring can be a
valuable asset in promoting your program within your school as well
as the outside community.
Each teacher has experiences that resonate with others. If each
teacher shared those experiences, the field, as a whole, would
benefit tremendously.
Because you want to. Otherwise you wouldnt be attending this
session.
7. How Do I Find the Time in an Already Overscheduled Life?
The number one reasonlisted in response to whyclassroom
teachers dontwrite:
Teachers dont have time.
8. How Do I Find the Time in an Already Overscheduled Life?
Allow yourself to dream of the ideal lesson while driving,
eating a meal, or whenever inspiration strikes you.
Take notes about ideas that you have. I jot down notes while Im
walking.
Work smart youll find the time if you really want to do
it.
You do not have to reinvent an activity, just improve it!
It is amazing how you can carve out time to write if you
combine time from lunch, breaks, lesson planning time, weekends, or
summer.
Look at writing an article as an extension of your regular
lesson planning. Often the lessons that you are developing need
very little to transition into an article.
Be creative while waiting for a doctors appointment.
If taking a grad class use material from that to develop an
article.
Before school / Two-hour delays.
9. What Would I Write About?
Quick Quiz: What were the two leading types of content
requested byTTTreaders?
10. What Would I Write About?
Quick Quiz: What were the two leading types of content
requested byTTTreaders?
Model programs or projects from other schools (67%)
Ways to improve teaching and learning techniques (65%)
11. What Would I Write About?
Personal experience is probably your best source of article
ideas. As a practitioner of technology education, you have
encountered problems, developed solutions, and corrected mistakes
that your colleagues can learn from. Have you created a program or
solution that works better than anything youve used before? Do you
have a fresh approach to an old problem or a cost-effective
solution to a new one?
12. The Writing Process
Dream big and sketch out ideas on paper.
Listen to your inner voice. Often you can see what you want to
write before you ever commit words to paper.
Think pragmatically. Classroom teachers are most often looking
for how toand new ideas rather than research.
Find an author who writes in a style that you like. Model your
writing on their structure.
Get to know an author. Often they are more than happy to help
you get started.
Do not be afraid to look at and use the Writing Process that
English language arts teachers use with studentsit is similar to
the Problem Solving Process in our content area!
Use your schools language arts teacher as a resource/peer
editor.
Cowrite the article with an L.A. teacher, i.e., writing across
the curriculum.
13. The Writing Process
Help is available:
Sample classroom-teacher-written articles
Author guidelines
Author checklist
All available at www.iteaconnect.org
14. Copyright
Quick Quiz:
Its okay to cut and paste text from the Internet as long as I
cite the source in my manuscript. (T/F)
Its okay to rephrase material I found in a book as long as I
cite the source. (T/F)
You should NEVER take images from a website underany
circumstances. (T/F)
15. Copyright
Quick QuizAnswers:
Its okay to cut and paste text from the Internet as long as I
cite the source in my manuscript.(FALSE)
Its okay to rephrase material I found in a book as long as I
cite the source.(TRUE)
You should NEVER take images from a website under any
circumstances.(FALSE)
16. Copyright
This is an issue that cannot be understated. If you borrow the
words or illustrations of another author and present them as your
own, you are guilty of a form of copyright infringement referred to
asplagiarism . Plagiarism and other forms of copyright infringement
are considered theftthe stealing of intellectual property.
Please carefully review the copyright guidelines that were
distributed today and are also available on the ITEA website.
17. Submission
Peer-reviewed vs. Volunteered
18. Peer-Reviewed Submission
Peer-Reviewed:All submitted articles are acknowledged via email
and then forwarded to the editorial review board chairperson to be
entered into peer review. The review includes the following
features:
19. Peer-Reviewed Submission
The process is double blind. All identifying information about
each author is removed.Manuscripts are assigned a tracking number,
which is communicated to the author.
Three members of the editorial review board review each
manuscript to judge its suitability, appropriateness, and quality.
The peer-review process generally takes approximately eight
weeks.
20. Peer-Reviewed Submission
Reviewers recommendations are compiled by the chair of the
editorial review board. If there are major differences among the
reviewers, another reviewer will be assigned to review the
manuscript and the recommendations made by the initial reviewers.
The additional reviewer prepares a summary review.
Each manuscript is then rated as:
accepted without changes
accepted pending minor revisions
accepted pending major revisions
rejected
Recommended revisions are sent to authors for incorporation in
the manuscript.
21. Volunteered Submission
Volunteered: You agree to bypass the peer-review process. The
merit of your article will be determined by ITEA Headquarters staff
and accepted or rejected solely on that basis. Volunteered articles
may not carry as much weight as one that is peer-reviewed. You may
not be eligible for author incentives, that will be described later
in this presentation.
22. Supporting Materials
Images
Images should be considered a required part of your submission.
When submitting images for print, be aware of technical
requirements. While 72dpi images are suitable for the web, print
has much higher requirements (300dpi). Please see the complete
image submission guidelines that were distributed and are also
available onthe ITEA website.
23. Supporting Materials
Citing sources
All ITEA publications rely onThe Publication Manual of the
American Psychological Associationfor style rules and guidelines.
More information about APA style can be accessed at
www.apastyle.org.
Keep copyright in mind when submitting lesson plans or other
materials that arent entirely original.
24. Dont Be Intimidated
Copyright, APA style, DPI, etc. it can all be overwhelming and
off-putting. Its my job to help you with any questions including
grammar, formatting, or any technical requirements. If every
manuscript was submitted without errors, I would be without a job.
Dont ever hesitate to contact me with any questions about writing
orsubmitting.
25. Dont Be Intimidated
Additional help is available
Sample classroom-teacher-written articles on the website
Author guidelines on the website
Author checklist
26. Whats in it For Me?
Recognition and public relations
Free year of ITEA membership as well as recognition at an ITEA
conference
Author certificate and pin
27. Introductions
Jerry Dayis Chair of theTTTEditorial Review Board. He can be
reached via email at[email_address] .
28. Introductions
Brian Lienis a technology education teacher at Princeton High
School in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has recently authored two articles
forTTT :
How Many Licks Does it Take to Get to the Center of a Tootsie
Roll Pop (November, 2007)(Rated the #1 article in the 2008 TTT
survey)
Design Your Own Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle(ROV)
(March, 2008)
Brian can be reached via email at[email_address] .