Curriculum packs

Curriculum packs are specialized compilations of lesson plans and instructional materials that supplement the information supplied with project bundles. Every Maplwoodshop project supports development of fundamental academic skills, builds confidence, and strengthens problem solving, collaboration, and critical thinking. Curriculum packs provide an additional layer of highly targeted learning for specialized audiences.

Three curriculum packs are currently available, with more in development.

 NGSS

The NGSS curriculum challenges students to leverage design-thinking and carpentry skills to design a solution to a problem. The pedagogical beauty of this program is that in addition to thinking constructively, creatively, and scientifically, students have to consider the impact of material, cost, and time. Engineering doesn’t get more real than this.

Career Connections

Students think like carpenters as they build projects of increasing complexity. To create this real-world carpentry experience, Maplewoodshop adapted the widely used Career Connections© Curricula from the Carpenters Union Eastern Atlantic Sales Training Fund for use with non-powered tools. 

Real-world projects create real-world opportunities. All Career Connections-based projects align with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters curricula to create opportunities for future apprenticeships.

 Integrated STEAM

Project activities that comprise the Integrated STEAM pack bond the academic concepts that you teach to the woodworking underway. Students work through Common Core-aligned math, science, ELA, and social studies activities alongside their Maplewoodshop builds.

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