Date: 9/30/2021

The meeting participants: William Perez, Jill Siruchek, Mohammed Islam, Derek Calle, Marie Cross, Ece Sangiray, and Raul Bailon

Participant contacts

The meeting agenda

• Overview of the CST exam.
• Numbers and types of items, passing score, time, fee, and schedule
• https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/cst/about/
• Reviewed NYSTCE Technology Education CST Framework
• Competencies 1-7
• Our group study will focus on 3-6, competencies 1-2 are about general knowledge of technology education, and 7 is pedagogical knowledge
• Reviewed some sample questions.

Discussions

• The group will meet every two weeks, 8 pm on Thursday.
• 9/30, 10/14, 10/28, 11/11, and 11/18?
• We aim to take the exam between November-December (11/8 – 12/5).
• The study group will use the textbook, Technology & Engineering by R. Thomas Wright (find it in Amazon, recommended used book)
• Each week, group members read designated chapters and develops about 5-ish questions, fill-in-blank or true/false questions. Share a digital copy of the questions before the meeting (No summary nor presentation)
• Group meeting will not exceed 90 minutes, prefer about 60 minutes.

Next meeting

• 10/14. 8 pm on Zoom.
• Cover competencies 3 – manufacturing, construction, and materials
• Must read book chapters 14, 15, 16, and 17. pp 270 – 361.
• Let’s discuss what kinds of preparations are needed. -summaries, questions? if needed, how share the load?
• Other thoughts?