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TECHNOLOGY
Technological innovation influences all areas of life, from the actions of individuals to those of nations. It addresses basic human needs and provides the tools and processes for the exploration of both the known and the unknown world. The power of technology, its pervasiveness, and its continual advances demand a rigorous curriculum and the commitment of educators to understand it, promote its responsible use, and enable students to become problem solvers who are self-sufficient, entrepreneurial, and technologically literate. Students must acquire the technological skills and knowledge required to participate in a competitive, global economy. They must become critical and innovative thinkers, able to question, understand, and respond to the implications of technological innovation, as well as to find solutions and develop
products.
Technological education focuses on developing students’ ability to work creatively and competently with technologies that are central to their lives. Their development as technologically literate individuals throughout elementary and secondary school enhances their success in postsecondary studies and in the workplace. The policy outlined in this secondary school curriculum document is designed to ensure that technological education in Ontario meets the challenges and opportunities of the twenty-first century.
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