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Technology & Engineering

Welcome to the Wilson School District Technology & Engineering

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Wilson School District is a certified Project Lead the Way (PLTW) school. Project Lead the Way is a national program designed to encourage and prepare students for the fields of engineering and technology. Through this curriculum, students are exposed to a rigorous, hands-on learning experience. Students learn theory which allows them to solve technological problems in an innovative way. Students learn to use the design process to develop new and innovated ways to solve challenges; and students develop prototypes to learn materials processes and test their designs.

Wilson also offers an array of courses specifically focused in providing students the opportunity to attain Adobe Certifications. These courses focus on the areas of digital photo and video manipulation, and heavily use the Adobe Master Collection. Students work to produce anything from music videos to websites, and upon completion of a course have the ability to prove their skills by attaining an Adobe Certification within their area of focus. There are currently 4 courses offered within the Technology Innovation program.

The Technology and Engineering program is designed to be…

  • Project-Based – Students within our courses not only learn content, but they also get to put it to use. Students will work to strengthen their problem-solving skills.
  • Cutting Edge – Students work with cutting edge technology and receive instruction from teachers who are constantly pushing the limits of creativity, and innovation.
  • Rigorous – Many of our courses carry honors weight to reward students who seek out, and look to conquer challenging problems.

Click here for more information and to visit the Technology and Engineering Department Website.

Department Chairperson

Mr. Ryan Dennes
denrya@wilsonsd.org
610-670-0180 ext. 5087

Middle School Requirements

All students are required to take three years of Technology Education courses in grades 6 – 8.

High School Graduation Requirements

There are no High School Requirements for Technology & Engineering Education.

Faculty

Ryan Dennes
David Dunkelberger
Michael Fitzgerald
Jeremy Geeza
Cory Luft
Chris Madeira
Jeremy Platchek

Courses

AP Computer Science

Prerequisite: Honors Computer Science and Software Engineering Credits: 1

Computer science embraces problem solving, hardware, algorithms, and perspectives that help people utilize computers to address real-world problems in contemporary life. Throughout the course, students Read More…

AP Computer Science Principles (APCSP)

Prerequisite: Credits: 1

AP Computer Science Principles is designed to be equivalent to a first semester introductory college computer science course. In this course, students will develop computational Read More…

Digital Video & Computer Animation

Prerequisite: None Credits: 1

This course introduces students to the latest in digital video production, post production, special effects and 2D/3D animation. All areas of video creation and production Read More…

Grade Seven – Gateway To Technology

Prerequisite: Credits:

Design & Modeling – This unit introduces students to design and problem-solving. Students will learn how to use Autodesk Inventor which is parametric 3-dimensional modeling Read More…

Grade Six – Gateway To Technology

Prerequisite: Credits:

Science of Technology – Students will study how science has affected technology throughout history. They will explore concepts such as mechanics of motion, conversion of Read More…

Honors Aerospace Engineering (AE)

Prerequisite: Credits: 1

The major focus of this course is to expose students to the world of aeronautics, flight, and engineering through the fields of aeronautics, aerospace engineering Read More…

Honors Digital Electronics (DE)

Prerequisite: Credits: 1

DE is a course that explores the foundation of all modern electronic devices such as cell phones, MP3 players, computers, digital cameras, and HDTV. Students Read More…

I-STEM

Prerequisite: Only for incoming 9th grade students Credits: 3

I-STEM is a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math course of study that integrates Honors STEM Physics, Honors Introduction to Engineering and Design, and Algebra II Read More…

Technology Innovation and Design

Prerequisite: Any Two Technology Education Courses Credits: 1

This course is a project based Technology and Engineering research course in which students will work independently and collaboratively within diversely skilled groups to research, Read More…

Visual Design And Image Manipulation

Prerequisite: None Credits: 1

This course is an introductory visual media and design course for students pursuing a journey in graphic or visual design. Students will work independently and Read More…

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