Apply your Classroom Talents as a Part-Time Instructor to Industry 02/04/2019 by Val D'Anna At the end of the school day, many educators leave the high schools and community colleges where they teach collision repair and go right back into the classroom to teach I-CAR® courses to industry students. Educators already represent a major segment of I-CAR’s part-time instructor workforce, and we’d like to sign up more. This blog shines a spotlight on several of these multi-tasking educators who offer valuable insights about the benefits of their double roles. READ FULL ARTICLE Homework Helps Fill Students’ Toolbox through Incentive Offered by South Carolina Educator 11/26/2018 by Val D’Anna It is a truth educators universally acknowledge that high school students with online access to I-CAR® courses are no more likely to do homework. They are definitely logging on after school, but it’s to download music from Spotify or to check out Facebook postings. They’re not launching “Intro to Vehicle Parts Terminology,” that is, unless they are in David Weaver’s collision repair class at Applied Technology Education Campus in Camden, South Carolina. READ FULL ARTICLE Educator Utilizes Classroom and SEMA Visits to Share Expertise with Students 09/07/2018 by John Mandel While Jeff Wilson literally grew up in the collision repair industry, he never planned to stay in the field. Yet today, he loves his job and wouldn’t envision doing anything else besides teaching students how to make a comfortable living as collision repair professionals. READ FULL ARTICLE Utah Educator/Instructor Still Looks Forward to Class After More Than a Half Century of Teaching 08/01/2018 by Val D'Anna The problem is not what to say about Neal Grover. The problem is what to leave out of his story as an educator, which starts in the 1960s. There just isn’t enough space here. His abundant accomplishments and awards. Trails he blazed and “firsts” he reached. His early championing of I-CAR® that accelerated its use in Utah. And, of course, the countless students he trained and inspired at his alma mater, Salt Lake Community College, and in industry. READ FULL ARTICLE Educator-Designed Manifold Makes Airbrush Station Possible on High School Budget 02/07/2018 by Val D'Anna Salem High School (VA) educator Steve Edwards knew his students would enjoy airbrushing just as he did when he was a collision repair student. “It’s a way to get students into the shop and keep them interested,” he says. But the best Steve could do with his high school budget was a show and tell lesson. He showed videos and did a demo with the class’ sole airbrush paint gun... READ FULL ARTICLE Recent posts Apply your Classroom Talents as a Part-Time Instructor to Industry Homework Helps Fill Students’ Toolbox through Incentive Offered by South Carolina Educator Educator Utilizes Classroom and SEMA Visits to Share Expertise with Students Utah Educator/Instructor Still Looks Forward to Class After More Than a Half Century of Teaching Educator-Designed Manifold Makes Airbrush Station Possible on High School Budget Post archive February 2019(1) November 2018(1) September 2018(1) August 2018(1) February 2018(1) Syndication RSS
Apply your Classroom Talents as a Part-Time Instructor to Industry 02/04/2019 by Val D'Anna At the end of the school day, many educators leave the high schools and community colleges where they teach collision repair and go right back into the classroom to teach I-CAR® courses to industry students. Educators already represent a major segment of I-CAR’s part-time instructor workforce, and we’d like to sign up more. This blog shines a spotlight on several of these multi-tasking educators who offer valuable insights about the benefits of their double roles. READ FULL ARTICLE
Homework Helps Fill Students’ Toolbox through Incentive Offered by South Carolina Educator 11/26/2018 by Val D’Anna It is a truth educators universally acknowledge that high school students with online access to I-CAR® courses are no more likely to do homework. They are definitely logging on after school, but it’s to download music from Spotify or to check out Facebook postings. They’re not launching “Intro to Vehicle Parts Terminology,” that is, unless they are in David Weaver’s collision repair class at Applied Technology Education Campus in Camden, South Carolina. READ FULL ARTICLE
Educator Utilizes Classroom and SEMA Visits to Share Expertise with Students 09/07/2018 by John Mandel While Jeff Wilson literally grew up in the collision repair industry, he never planned to stay in the field. Yet today, he loves his job and wouldn’t envision doing anything else besides teaching students how to make a comfortable living as collision repair professionals. READ FULL ARTICLE
Utah Educator/Instructor Still Looks Forward to Class After More Than a Half Century of Teaching 08/01/2018 by Val D'Anna The problem is not what to say about Neal Grover. The problem is what to leave out of his story as an educator, which starts in the 1960s. There just isn’t enough space here. His abundant accomplishments and awards. Trails he blazed and “firsts” he reached. His early championing of I-CAR® that accelerated its use in Utah. And, of course, the countless students he trained and inspired at his alma mater, Salt Lake Community College, and in industry. READ FULL ARTICLE
Educator-Designed Manifold Makes Airbrush Station Possible on High School Budget 02/07/2018 by Val D'Anna Salem High School (VA) educator Steve Edwards knew his students would enjoy airbrushing just as he did when he was a collision repair student. “It’s a way to get students into the shop and keep them interested,” he says. But the best Steve could do with his high school budget was a show and tell lesson. He showed videos and did a demo with the class’ sole airbrush paint gun... READ FULL ARTICLE