Wood Technology

Our Wood Technology CTE pathway offers a hands-on learning experience that explores the principles of woodworking, carpentry, and construction. Students learn about wood properties, tool operation, joinery techniques, and furniture design. The program also covers safety procedures, project planning, blueprint reading, and construction principles. Students have opportunities to work on individual and group projects, creating a variety of items such as furniture, cabinetry, and architectural structures. This pathway provides a foundation for careers in carpentry, woodworking, construction trades, furniture making, and related industries.

 

CTE Pathways, commonly referred to as “shop or industrial arts classes” are educational programs that teach and practice the fabrication of objects in metal and/or wood using various machines and hand-powered tools. Industrial arts class exposes students to general home repair, machine safety techniques, and manual craftsmanship. As students design their projects, they must overcome challenges, work with materials, and ultimately complete a solution. These programs have evolved over the years, allowing girls to participate in co-ed classrooms that were once a boys-only program. Industrial arts has also developed a demand for individuals with skills in a particular area, such as innovative appliance design. A career in industrial arts in modern times allows a student to incorporate evolving technology into a design using training for a craft comprised of manual labor.

 

The general purpose of industrial arts classes is to incorporate the technological training learned with personal career development.  Students who are trained in industrial arts have the capabilities to contribute their training in a society, whether it’s a career in design or manufacturing. Many common skills are taught in these “shop classes”, such as basic welding skills, woodcutting, general machine shop practices, and shop safety.

 

 

As a passionate Technical Education advocate I center my focus on student understanding and growth. Through Industrial Wood Technology students will learn to listen, reason, practice and produce in a meaningful manner. These skills will help them successfully communicate visually and inter-personally their whole life. Overall my goal as an educator is to maintain a constructive and creative environment that fosters communication and will help students realize their own unique potential. I look forward to our students exceeding our expectations.

 

Recent Team Successes 

Press-Enterprise Art Show: 2019: Best in Show
District Art Show:2018: 1st and 2nd place Female
Art Show: 2019:  Female 1st place, 4th place 2019:  Male 1st place, 2nd place 2019:  Female,1st place