Maine Township High School District Park Ridge, IL
Role:
High School Teacher – Introductory to Engineering Design
Date:
2014-2017
Introduction to Engineering Design
Introduction to Engineering Design (IED) is a high school level foundation course in the PLTW Engineering Program. In IED students are introduced to the engineering profession and a common approach to the solution of engineering problems, an engineering design process. Utilizing the activity-project-problem-based (APB) teaching and learning pedagogy, students will progress from completing structured activities to solving open-ended projects and problems that require them to develop planning, documentation, communication, and other professional skills.
In my district, I was the IED expert and would often network with our middle school feeder schools to boost our enrollment. While there, our engineering pathway program doubled in size.
Role:
High School Teacher – Construction
Date:
2014-2017
Geometry & Construction
This course integrated Geometry and Construction together in a year-long experience. Students learned construction concepts embedded within their geometry lessons. During the semester, I would teach stand-alone construction concepts like electrical wiring, however, the main project was building and donating a house to Habitat for Humanity. We would complete the framing of all internal and external walls in our shop and then ship the wall sections to the job site and put it back together.
Role:
High School Teacher – Introductory Manufacturing
Date:
2014-2017
Introductory Manufacturing
Introductory manufacturing exposed students to basic CNC manufacturing (subtractive), 3D printing (additive), sheet metal fabrication, 3D modeling, and electronics. Some projects included creating 3D printed cars that were gear for speed and for torque, creating sheet metal boxes, and wiring small guitar speakers.
Shawn Farrington 