Mentoring and Teaching
Teaching Woodturning Basics
This 51-page instructional guide was written for AAW members who have experience in turning and who are interested in sharing their enthusiasm for turning, but who may not be particularly experience in teaching or those who would like to strategize their teaching efforts.
Teacher's Resource and Project Guide
This 76-page teacher’s guide has been specifically designed to aid teachers, schools, instructors, and other educators in developing programs to teach woodturning skills to students ages 10 to 25. It includes important safety guidelines, best practices, lesson plan tips, and 18 engaging projects that build basic skills.
Pen Manufacture Enterprise Teachers Guide
This 29-page book, developed by Kip W. Christensen, PhD, was adapted from a manufacturing unit that Kip teaches as part of a technology education course in manufacturing materials and processes. In his course, he groups his students into manufacturing companies consisting of approximately seven students. Each student has a specific title and related responsibilities. The material provided can be adapted to include a brief experience in manufacturing pens or an extensive experience in developing and running a pen-making business.
Let's Go For A Spin
This 132-page book, developed by Alan N. Leland, is designed for the instructor and includes a six-session lesson plan series of workshops to provide beginning and intermediate students with a well-rounded set of turning skills. The workshops start with the bead and cove stick, followed by one of several possible simple projects designed to provide students with a sense of accomplishment.
Planning and Presenting a Successful Demonstration
This 22-page booklet was developed with Frank B. Penta and the Chattahoochee Woodturners. The book is intended for any turner who has been or will be conducting woodturning demonstrations, be they for community groups, woodturning clubs, or regional and national symposia. There are specific steps you can learn that will help you plan and present a more successful woodturning demonstration. When you know how to effectively pre-plan, develop, create a handout, and deliver a demonstration, your efforts will be rewarded.