The training was hosted at Fairbury High School in their beautiful, new automotive shop. It was three days of in depth course work to set teachers up for success with the implementation of high quality small engines courses in their districts.
Along with paying for the training, Annette Weise (grant manager) was able to use consortium Perkins funds to purchase engines, stands, tools, and demonstration equipment for the districts that attended the workshop. This workshop had the added bonus of allowing teachers to get to know each other well so they can now network and bounce ideas around that they can use in their classrooms and shops.
This would be a week-long training allowing teachers to offer a more in depth small engines class for students who are interested in that career pathway.
