Welcome to the Technological
Studies Department at Langstaff Secondary School
Department Head
L. Peressotti
lesley.peressotti@yrdsb.ca
Staff Members
M. Forbes
matthew.forbes@yrdsb.ca
S. Gerskup
sari.gerskup@yrdsb.ca
THE GOALS OF TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION…
The fundamental purpose of the technological
education program is to provide students with knowledge, skills, and attitudes
that will enhance their ability to achieve success in secondary school, the
workplace, postsecondary education or training, and daily life. The goals of
the technological education curriculum are to enable students to: gain an
understanding of the fundamental concepts underlying technological education;
achieve the level of technological competence they will need in order to
succeed in their postsecondary education or training programs or in the
workplace; develop a creative and flexible approach to problem solving that will
help them address challenges in various areas throughout their lives; develop
the skills, including critical thinking skills, and the knowledge of strategies
required to do research, conduct inquiries, and communicate findings
accurately, ethically, and effectively; develop lifelong learning habits that
will help them adapt to technological advances in the changing workplace and
world; make connections that will help them take advantage of potential
postsecondary educational and work opportunities.
[adapted from the Ontario Technological
Studies curriculum document]