CTE Course Expectations

Waldport High school

 

Department: Career and Technical Education                        Course: Wood working OR Metal working

Teacher: Mr. Wood                                                                           Requirement met: Elective

 

Course Description

CTE courses are designed to introduce students to general shop practices that will enable them to successfully build a variety of projects. While the students expand their shop knowledge and experience through various projects, lessons, and vocabulary, they will also be learning valuable lessons that they will be able to apply to virtually any job situation they choose in their future. Currently Waldport High offers Material Tech Woods, Material Tech Metals, Material Tech Construction, and Material Tech Design. All four areas offer 4 levels (1 ,2 ,3, and independent study) of study to enable students the opportunity to take each class more than once and know that each level will challenge them. Every effort is given to accommodate all diverse learning needs. 

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Material Tech Woods -  Woods 1 is a hands on class where they learn the basics of woodworking by building a wood box that is made of different species of woods glued together. They will learn how to operate all the power tools, how to joint and glue up wood, how to cut miters, and how to apply a finish.

Woods 2 is a continuation where they learn about cabinet making by making a night stand out of 1/2 sheet of plywood. They will learn cutting dadoes, making face frames, drawers, and doors. Woods 3 is where the student will design the project on their own.  A 1/2 sheet of plywood is supplied and they must do all the planning themselves. In the independent study class, they are free to design and make thier own project but they must provide all the materials. 

 

Material Tech Metals - Metals 1 is a basic intro into the metal area where they will learn sheet metal work and get a basic understanding of MIG, Stick, and Oxy/Acetylene welding. Metals 2 will be a more in depth study into the 3 welding areas which includes welding in different positions and learning how to read welding blueprints Metals 3 the students will design and build a small project on their choice. Metals Independent study is where they are able to work on individual projects. 

 

Material Tech Construction - This class is designed to be a progressive class through the process of building a tiny house/building. Each term increases their knowledge of the construction trade. Topics covered will be framing, roofing, windows and doors, siding, electrical, and plumbing. 

 

Material Tech Design - This class is about designing usable, functional items using industrial scrap such as gears, cable, engine parts, bicycle parts, old tools, miscellaneous nuts and bolts, and even parts of machinery. Each term they will be challenged to use a larger variety of items to create usable items.   
 

 

General information

Behavior – Students are expected to display good, acceptable behavior at all times. These include: being on time, showing respect to instructors as well as fellow students as well as all projects , having a positive attitude, showing encouragement. The following behaviors are serious enough to consider removal from class.

                Stealing – shop materials or form another student

                Horseplay – running, wrestling, any activity deemed dangerous

                Vandalism – Damage to any school tool or property or to another’s project

 

Safety – Safe work habits and attitudes are stressed at all times. Students are expected to follow all safety rules for the shop, consider others as well as themselves or forfeit the right to use the facility. Safety glasses, ear plugs, and aprons will be worn at all times – unless instructed otherwise. Students will take safety tests and must pass them with 100%. Students are expected to take the safety tests very seriously and to study the information before taking the tests.

 

Shop Policies – Clothing must be appropriate for the working environment.

Wood shop - closed toe shoes are a must – while wearing an apron most clothing styles are accepted.

Metal shop – Long pants and leather type shoes are required.  No tennis shoes with mesh.

                Long hair MUST be out of the eyes and secured in with a headband, hair tie, or rubber band.

Sweatshirts with hoods – ties must be either removed or tied together and placed inside the hood.

                No food but water bottles with lids are OK in the shop

Electronic devices (Phones, music devices, and electronic games) are only allowed in class AFTER ALL clean-up is completed and NOT during lecture time. Instructor will indicate when it is appropriate to be on these devices. 

NO bathroom passes in the first OR last 10 min. of class. If students are caught abusing bathroom time by wondering the halls this privilege can be suspended for a period of time. There will be a sign out sheet when ever leaving the class where time in, time out and destination must be entered.

The class will not be dismissed until shop is cleaned up

 

 

Attendance

                Shop classes are project-based classes and attendance is very important. Students may have a total of 10 absences for the Trimester. If a student exceeds 10 absences, they must make up time during Friday school or he/she might receive an incomplete or possibly fail the course. Tardies will be entered if the student is not in the assigned seat at the first bell.

 

Clean up

                ALL students will assist in the chop clean-up process – sweeping, putting tools away, emptying trash and dust collector. NO student will be allowed to leave class until all tools are accounted for and room is clean.

Tardies

                A student will be marked tardy if he/she is not in assigned seat and quiet when the bell rings.

 

Grading               

                At the end of the Trimester, the grade will be calculated on the following possible points:

                                          Safety tests               30% - all required safety tests

                                          Notebook                  30% - Class handouts and in-class work

                                          Project/s                   40% - required project/s

                Notebook grade will be determined by calculating the percent of papers turned in

 

The following scale will determine the over-all grade:

                                          A= 90% to 100%

                                          B = 80% to 89%

                                          C = 70% to 79%

                                          D = 60% to 69%

                                          F = 0% to 59%

                There will be opportunities to earn extra credit after ALL required projects are completed