Sawdust News January 2023
A Message from Mike
How do we show gratitude to teachers? We work hard to make their jobs easier. This month, we are pleased to announce three new features:
Project bundles to make project sequencing easier across our growing catalog
Pacing guides with day by day breakdown of each project included in our bundles
Curriculum maps to show project alignment to Common Core and NGSS standards
Please reach out to Emily with any questions so we can help you help your teachers!
With gratitude,
Mike
New Updates to Our Program
Pacing Guides
Maplewoodshop is proud to announce a new resource for our teachers! We are now offering Pacing Guides aligned to our recently released project bundles. Our pacing guides provide teachers with a day by day breakdown of each project included in our bundles, down to the very step!
New Projects Releases
Wave Hill Chair
Bookcase with Dowels
CITF Folding Workbench
Contact your sales representative to learn more.
We are thrilled to share that Maplewoodshop has been named a finalist in the 2022 Excellence in Equity Awards, Best Career Readiness Solution! We are honored to be recognized as a company “helping schools achieve equity everywhere.” Learn more about our program on our website.
Teachers! Need a coffee boost to help get you to your holiday break?
Maplewoodshop is excited to hear about successes in your classroom, and as a way to say thank you we will send a $10 e-gift card for Starbucks to the first ten teachers who share in our community forum!
To receive a gift card do the following:
Access the “Maplewoodshop for Schools Community” from your Thinkific dashboard.
Respond to our post for a short story about a success in your classroom using Maplewoodshop on our Thinkific Community Page.
If you are one of the first ten to post, an e-gift card will be emailed to you!
““We were looking to add a more hands-on class for students who are more tactile learners and woodworking fit perfectly. It was important for us to listen to students about what they wanted to learn and also provide more opportunities for career-based learning.” ”
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The Orange Pencil Award
Congratulations Banyan School!
Banyan School is our January recipient of the Orange Pencil Award! Banyan School is an elementary and high school that serves students with specialized needs. Banyan School implements Maplewoodshop to support their collaborative approach to learning as students master emotional, academic, and life skills. We are so grateful to the staff at Banyan school for the opportunities they create for their students and are honored to be a part of their continued growth. Congratulations to Banyan School!
Welcome to the Family
A new addition to our family is always worth celebrating, so get your party hats and let’s celebrate all the schools and camps that have joined Maplewoodshop. We are glad to add you to our family!
Viewpoint
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Wishes and Worries for 2023: What Ed Tech Leaders Are Thinking About
During the final weeks of 2022, THE Journal asked scores of ed tech leaders about their wishes and worries for 2023. Cybersecurity and teacher resources were the most common topics addressed in the responses — many of which include specific ideas for new policies and practices for K–12 education in the United States. Following are the two questions we posed and the responses. Read more
Upcoming events
Tri-State CAMP Conference 2023
March 14-16, 2023
Atlantic City Convention Center
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/tri-state-camp-conference-2023
NYCMSPA
March 4, 2023
TWA Hotel and Conference Center at JFK Airport
https://www.nycmspa.org/
We'd love to chat in person. Come meet us at a trade show.
Other Info
Hosting a webinar? Presenting at an upcoming state or regional conference? If so, please email lauretta@maplewoodshop.com. We’d love to attend and offer our support from providing the most up-to-date information on CTE and woodworking, to sharing your upcoming session on our social media outlets, etc.
Write for us! One of the best ways to earn recognition for the work you do is to write about it. Email lauretta@maplewoodshop.com about opportunities to write for the Maplewoodshop blog. We feature articles by educators every month and are interested in submissions about implementing CTE in the classroom, experiences with project-based learning, teaching insights, and any new trends you’re spotting.
Contact us today to bring woodworking to your school this year.