5th Edition

Learning to Teach Design and Technology in the Secondary School A Companion to School Experience

Edited By Alison Hardy, Sarah Davies Copyright 2027
336 Pages 55 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

336 Pages 55 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Learning to Teach Design and Technology in the Secondary School  is a core text for all those training to teach design and technology in the secondary school. It helps you develop subject knowledge, acquire a deeper understanding of the role, purpose, and potential of design and technology within the secondary curriculum and provides the practical skills needed to plan, teach, and evaluate... Read more

List of illustrations  List of tasks  Acknowledgements  List of contributors  Introduction  Part 1: Design and technology in education  1. The Evolving Shape of design and technology Alison Hardy  2. Values in design and technology Mike Martin  Part 2: Design and technology curriculum  3. What pupils learn in design and technology and why they learn it Alison Hardy  4. Design and designing Paul Woodward  5. Materials Alan Bright and Richard Brett  6. Textiles Sarah Davies and Dawn Foxall  7. Electronics, actuation, and control technologies Tom Corker, Gargi Sharma, and Joanne Taylor  8. Food Marion Rutland and Angela Turner  9. Teaching design communication skills Jamie Tinney 10. Therole of critiquing in design and technology education Steve Keirl  Part 3: Teaching design and technology  11. Lesson planning in design and technology Sarah Davies  12. Key pedagogies in design and technology Matt McLain and Sarah Finnigan  13. Curriculum planning in design and technology Alice Hellard  14. Health and safety in design and technology Rebecca Marriott and Sharon McCarthy  Part 4: Pupil focused  15. Inclusion and diversity in the design and technology classroom Deborah Winn  16. Formative and summative assessment in design and technology Andrew Halliwell, Simon Roberts, and Alison Hardy  17. Transitioning into and out of secondary design and technology Suzanne Gomersall and Max Pownall  Part 5: Developing your design and technology teaching career  18. Working with your design and technology mentor Suzanne Lawosn and Sue Parker Morris  19. Your professional development Liam Anderson

Biography

Alison Hardy is Associate Professor at Nottingham Trent University in the Nottingham Institute of Education. Her work centres on design and technology education and curriculum development. Alison leads Archer Exchange at Nottingham Trent University, a group of leading design and technology experts who shape the subject for the modern day through consultancy, training, research, and evaluation. You can find out more on Alison's website (dralisonhardy.com) and hear her sharing ideas on her Talking D&T podcast.

Sarah Davies is Senior Lecturer at the Nottingham Institute of Education at Nottingham Trent University, UK. After teaching secondary school D&T for 10 years, Sarah moved into initial teacher education and research about and for the support of secondary D&T teachers’ day-to-day practice, including their continuing professional development as subject specialists.