Applied Technology :::
Applied Technology Department
Mr. Robert Fritch, Division Chair
TEL: SC (708) 579-7439, NC (708) 579-6381
FAX: (708) 579-6726
EMAIL:
bfritch@lths.net
Applied Arts Division Philosophy
The Applied Arts Division and its departments’ mission is to develop students that are life-long learners through their engagement in the integration and application of multiple curricular areas. The division offers diverse learning opportunities for all students and prepares students to make life decisions in education, career, family, leisure, and life skills.
Applied Technology Department Philosophy
The Applied Technology Department empowers the student to understand, utilize, and apply comprehensive technology skills that exist in higher education and the workplace. The department assists the student in the development of teamwork, analytical, and problem solving skills. The development of leadership abilities is present throughout the curriculum. The department fosters creativity, independence, self-reliance, and self-sufficiency through comprehensive, progressive programming.
Students within Applied Technology will be able to....
1. select/use appropriate technological instruments/tools and formulas to solve problems, interpret results, and communicate findings.
2. accept opportunities to develop expertise, experience, and emotional intelligence for transferable employability skills in relation to individual, career, and community roles and responsibilities.
3. develop skills, strategies, expertise, experience, and emotional intelligence for career exploration and transferability skills in relation to the career clusters of technology, transportation, communication, and manufacturing.
4. analyze the internal and external factors that influence individual, work teams, and commercial enterprises.
5. develop and apply strategies to manage conflict and stress in individual and team situations.
6. recognize and be able to demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
7. evaluate decisions in relation to available resources and options.
8. demonstrate leadership skills and abilities reflecting democratic ideals at school, in the workplace, and in the community.
9. promote optimal growth, development, and learning of self, family, community, and others as a life-long activity.