Automotive Technology

• A focus on safety around moving equipment, hand tools and other equipment found in the industry
• Ability to follow dress code
• Ability to diagnose the source of a problem quickly and accurately
• Ability to work in tight spaces
• Ability to work independently, read and follow directions
• Good eye/hand coordination
• Stamina to stand for long periods of time

• Finger dexterity, Manual dexterity
• Motor coordination
• Physical stamina and coordination
• Critical Thinking
• Effective technical and complex problem–solving
• Troubleshooting
• Spatial/visual thinking
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to work well with others as part of a team
• Ability to work independently
• Attention to detail
• Good organizational skills

• Explain the main ideas or draw accurate conclusions after reading text
• Learn and apply content–specific symbols correctly
• Apply content–specific vocabulary correctly
• Identify and explain how different ideas connect throughout text
• Read and understand diagnostic and schematic data to solve a problem
• Comprehend written text and apply it to understand tables, charts and other visuals
• Compare & contrast information in a text
• Summarize information from different written resources
• Follow a complex multi–step procedure independently
• By the end of grades 9–10 & 11–12 read & comprehend technical texts independently & proficiently
• Textbook: Modern Automotive Technology, Ninth Edition: Average grade reading level of 13.54

• Clearly convey with precision step–by–step work completed
• Write fast–paced, accurate work reports
• Produce clear & coherent writing
• Develop and strengthen writing by brainstorming, revising, editing & rewriting
• Write routinely over short/long time frames for a range of tasks, purposes & audiences
• Use technology to produce, publish or share writing

• • Grade 6 – Fluency in operations with whole numbers and decimals
  • Grade 6 – Fraction computations
  • Grade 6 – Representing negative values
  • Grade 7 – Fluency in rational number operations (whole numbers, decimals, fractions, and negative counterparts)
  • Grade 7 – Fraction to decimal conversion
  • Grade 7 – Percent and ratio problems
  • Grade 8 – Decimals to rational number (fraction) conversion
  • Algebra 1 – Problem solving with real world units, including conversions

Measurement:

• • NG – Units: English Metric Precision: 0.0001 inch
  • Grade 6 – Unit conversion within and between measuring systems
  • Grade 8 – Volume of cone, cylinder, sphere
  • Geometry – Apply volume formulas – including pyramid

Algebraic Concepts:

• • Grade 6 – One–step equation solutions – one variable with all non–negative components
  • Grade 7 – Two–step equation solutions – one variable
  • Grade 8 – Solve any linear equation in one variable – include no solutions/infinitely many solutions
  • Algebra 1 – Solve equations for a given variable (rewriting formulas)

Geometric Concepts:

• • Grade 7 – Angle measure problems (supplementary, complementary, adjacent, angles of a triangle, parallel lines cut by transversal)
  • Grade7 – Scale drawings of geometric figures
  • Geometry – Scale models and drawings

Data and Probability:

• Grade 6 – Mean, median, mode, range, interquartile range, and mean absolute deviation
• Algebra 1 – Describe data with measures of dispersion
• Algebra 1 – Interpret data on various displays – use to make predictions

• 30–45 minutes/day

• About 1 hour/week

• About 1 hour/day

• Weekly quizzes– worth 10% of grade
• Unit tests– worth 35% of grade
• 6–10 projects/quarter– worth 35% of grade
• Industry Certifications Tests
• NOCTI (mandatory for all CTE programs)

• College Prep English & Math are a component of the DCTS program
• Physics

• Note–taking skills
• Consistent attendance
• Study skills

• Use and navigate school–issued laptop
• Web navigation
• Email management
• Navigate learning management system and instructional technology tools
• Video conferencing
• Database navigation
• Use and navigate industry–specific electronic diagnostic equipment

• State Inspection Certification
• Emission Inspector Certification
• S/P2– Safety/Pollution Prevention Certification
• S/P2– Automotive Service Safety Certification
• OSHA 10 Automotive Service Safety Certification
• American Lifting Institute Automotive Lift Safety Certification
• WD–40 Certification
• A/C 609– Refrigerant Handling Certification
• Student ASE Certification
• Valvoline Oil Certification
• Snap–On 504 Meter Certification
• Snap–On Zeus Scan Tool Certification
• Entry Level Subaru Certification
• Entry Level Ford Certification

• Allegany College of Maryland – 12 credits
• Commonwealth Technical Institute – 11 credits
• Community College of Allegheny County – 9 credits
• Community College of Philadelphia – 9 credits
• Delaware County Community College – 10 credits
• Harrisburg Area Community College – 9 credits
• Luzerne County Community College – 9 credits
• Northampton County Community College – 9 credits
• Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology – 10 credits