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LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Dr. Ron Todd, of Lambertville, N.J., a former resident of Wellsville and a 1951 graduate of Irondale High School, recently was presented with an Award of Excellence from DATA colleagues in England.
The award noted his work while at New York University (NYU), Drexel University and The College of New Jersey. The work included his leadership role in developing new programs for preparing technology teachers; his launching of TIES magazine that featured best practices in D&T education from the U.S. and abroad; and his research and development work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the State Departments of Education of New York, New Jersey and Virginia.
Highlighted in the award were the elementary school level initiatives known as the UPDATE Projects (Updating Practice through Design and Technology “Engineering” Education). These NSF-supported projects provided practical hands-on and minds-on experiences for elementary children while helping teachers gain practical Design, Engineering and Technology (DE&T) teaching skills for integrating STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects.
Visual images of DE&T activities in elementary classrooms in Virginia, displayed at the award ceremony, documented the success of collaboration of U.K. and U.S. colleagues in introducing more than 3,000 elementary teachers to DE&T training, an effort that still continues still across Virginia.
Todd currently resides in Lambertville, N.J., with his wife, Dr. Karen Rohne Todd, his long-term collaborator and supporter, where they are currently introducing two granddaughters, Cassidy and Carly Marino, to work, skills and fun of DE&T activities.