Shop Class Podcast

Tonight was an exciting podcast.  Justin Dietrich, Shop teacher from Lincoln, Illinois.  Justin gave us the lowdown on his Timber framing class coming up this summer @blackthorneresort from July 16-18 at #makercamp2021 (518)634-2541 to book a room or just come and hang out for the day! See ya there!   Our Spotlight tonight was Jayden Strudwick from Adelaide SA, Australia, High schoo...

Tonight's guest is Mark Balzarette, he is currently a full-time faculty member of Bergen Community College in Paramus, New Jersey. Mark has a B.A. in Fine Art from Montclair University and an M.A. in Career and Technical Education from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He also holds an A.A.S. degree in Manufacturing Technology and a certificate in Manufacturing Design.  Mark is the pr...

As Verde Mantis’s founder, Joe drives the company’s product development and design with his technical knowhow and vision. He is responsible for identifying the unique features that allow us to differentiate from our competitors and market our value proposition.  Joe is a Berks County Native and graduate of RACC and Penn State. He is a PSU alumnus with BS degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Nuc...

Jesus Fernandez, a robotics instructor joins us to talk about Vex Robotics and to have a roundtable discussion about robotics. Want to watch this episode on our YouTube?  https://youtu.be/mZFuDjuGwKk

On tonight's Shop Class Podcast, we dive into the electric truck industry with guest Jim Park and see how this new wave of vehicles fits into the classroom.  Check out Jim's test drive of the Dana's Sumo MD Electric Powertrain in this quick video.   https://youtu.be/XvAOHCLdClg  Gary Bronson, should be in the audience as well, Gary has been a guest on the show back on the origi...

Tae Kang, the Program Manager for Harbor Freight Tools for Schools joins us to talk about this amazing opportunity for shop teachers.  What could the $100,000 1st place prize do for your program??  The best part is they hand out multiple 1st place prizes as well as $50,000 2nd place prizes.    Harbor Freight Tools for Schools has announced that applications are now open fo...

Here we got mr. G that's me! we got Blomquist, we got we got Al here, Barbercheck, an OG co-host back in the day he's back... and we got Nick and we got 2 Guests…. we have Brody (https://www.instagram.com/mooseco_usa/) he's up an coming teacher…  still in the shop class college.   We want to hear about what he is studying to become a teacher and we want to find out how he heard abou...

On tonight's Shop Class  Matt Blomquist in updating us on the results of the Sweet 16 Wall Assembly Competition for students, sponsored by BS & Beer KC and Fine Home Building magazine.  As well as the importance these events like this have in connecting our programs and our students to industry professionals and companies. What to see this our YouTube Channel?  https://youtu.be/...

Tonight on the shop class podcast we spoke with Matt Blomquist about his Judgment of the second annual BS and beer wall assembly contest. It's a great way to compete by submitting your buildings and trades construction Ideas. Check out this video for the up-and-coming end of the contest live on April 6th.   https://www.wallassembly.com/ What to see this episode on YouTube?  https://...

This week Shane Peterson is stopping by to talk shop and show us around. Here's a little background info about West Lyon CSD for Wednesday night. We are a K-12 district in Northwest Iowa. We have around 1000 kids with around 300 in the high school.  Currently around half of those high school kids are enrolled in shop. In my schedule I offer cabinetry, construction trades, CAD, automotive, bas...

This week's guest is Erika Alvarez, she is the Acting Systems Engineering and Integration Director for the Advanced Exploration Systems Division at NASA Headquarters.  (YES NASA!!!)  She began her career at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, in 2004 as a turbopump engineer for the Space Shuttle Main Engine. Throughout her NASA tenure, Alvarez has enjoyed working...

Mr. Barbercheck signing out! Peace. 

This episode Mr. Barbercheck and Mr. G discuss improving the shop class podcast and making it better for the community. Professional development ideas classes for shop teachers by shop teachers. And the current situation headed into the fall in light of the Coronavirus.

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 This clip is a throw back to May 13 when Coronavirus was really beginning to set in. In this clip shop teachers talk about possible shifts in education that may happen as a result, and how teaching the skilled trades may leverage those shifts for increased support.

Shop teacher Chris Davis, from Sterling Heights, Michigan discusses how his shop students build paddleboards for celebrities.  Chirs has also been featured in Wood Magazine for this project. Take a listen to hear how he runs the project with students and the importance of bringing awareness to your shop programs. Chris Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henryfordiiwoodworking/   E...

Connor Malloy joined the Shop Class Podcast video meeting to talk about his plans to address the Fall of 2020 student needs.  https://www.instagram.com/design.build.educate/  As some schools are proposing a hybrid of online/in-person, George Brown College is limiting in person instruction for the Fall of 2020.  Connor has reached out to the local business and alumni to ask how best...

In our final season 2 episode, listen in as Ron and I talk to Matt Blomquist of Taylorsville, Illinois about building a 1500 square foot home with students, and taking that home to the next level using advaneced builing science techniques and connecting with some of the best known professionals in the industry. Sign up for our mailing list here: https://buildlearnteach.com/tech-ed-teachers/

Sign up for our mailing list here: https://buildlearnteach.com/tech-ed-teachers/ Parenting and Teaching. What point of failure do we teach to? High risk vs. low risk projects.  Justin Dietrich has been teaching for over 12 years under the content umbrella of Building Trades and has just recently switched over to teaching Woodworking. Justin is a co-host of the Obey the Grain podcast and is an...

Tim, a long time friend of the podcast, shares his experience of teaching scroll saw work and learning the operations of his new CNC router.

Remotely teaching shop? Is that even a thing? Listen as we untangle that knot. Welcome to a revisit of our "off-the-cuff" segments. Referenced Instagrammers: @projectbuildstuff @techedfireman @zavacki_tech_ed @thebuilderschallenge Referenced Twitter: @TeachIngenuity Are we on Apple Podcasts yet? Let us know. Email us at: shopclasspodcast@gmail.com

Justin Dietrich has been teaching for over 12 years under the content umbrella of Building Trades and has just recently switched over to teaching Woodworking. Justin is a co-host of the Obey the Grain podcast and is an extremely passionate wrestling coach, commited father, and an all-around, all-american, awesome dude.  Listen in to part one of Ron and I's conversation of this shop teacher jo...

Listen to highlights from conversations that took place between Ron and I during the Let's Build It institute.

Connecting multiple classrooms across hundreds of miles.  An English teacher and shop teacher in Republic, MI work with a shop teacher from West New York, New Jersey and students to facilitate a communication challenge testing the students abilities to output clear technical directions, and to receive technical directions.  Despite any lack of clarity in the communication challenge, a le...

They say a teacher performing in the 85th percentile can generate $400,000* in economic benefits per 20 student class.  After our conversation with these two educators, I am convinced they have doubled, tripled, and quadrupled that number. These educators have gone above and beyond the call of duty.  The impact of these educators is monumental. A dose of inspiration awaits, do listen. &n...