Training modules

Contents of the advanced training in the area of wood (A):

• Handling the circular saw (working on the circular saw, maintenance work, changing saw blades)
• Orientation in the specialist wood room and in the machine room, taking into account legal requirements
• Safety and accident prevention regulations
• Professional and proper use of woodworking tools
• Wood joining techniques (including tenoning)
• Creating and reading technical drawings using product examples
• Sharpening cutting tools
• Handouts and devices to facilitate practical teaching
• Demonstrating product-specific differentiation measures for use in the classroom
• Development of material lists and work flow charts
• Exchange on didactic and product-specific integration options in terms of work-based learning

Contents of the advanced training in the area of wood (B):

• Handling the circular saw (work on the circular saw, maintenance work, changing saw blades)
• Orientation in the specialist wood room and in the machine room, taking into account legal requirements
• Safety and accident prevention regulations
• Professional and proper use of woodworking tools
• Proper processing of veneers, taking into account the veneer press
• Creating individual templates for veneer pictures, taking into account learning group-specific aspects and practical teaching differentiation options
• Wood joining techniques (including working with the mitre saw)
• Surface treatment methods (waxing, oiling, staining)
• Creating and reading technical drawings using product examples
• Preparation of material lists and work flow charts
• Handouts for practical lesson implementation with further practical examples
• Exchange on didactic and product-specific integration options in terms of work-based learning

Contents of the advanced training in metal:

• Reading technical drawings (radii, dimensions, drill holes, etc.)
• Workplace design under ergonomic and safety aspects
• Producing workpieces according to instructions and directions
• Marking out workpieces and punching drill holes
• Safety regulations and proper and professional operation of floor-standing and pillar drills
• Production of drill holes, countersinks and threads
• Machining material on workpieces (sawing and filing)
• Correct selection of tools and their use in practice
• Materials science and possible applications in the classroom
• Surface treatment of various materials
• Measuring and gauging the workpieces produced
• Use of various measuring tools

Contents of further training in the electrical sector:

• Workplace design under ergonomic and safety aspects
• Dangers of electric current flowing through the body
• Tool knowledge with practical applications
• Soldering of various materials
• Bending and joining work according to instructions and directions
• Laying cables on electrotechnical products
• Explanation and use of basic elements in the field of electrical engineering (e.g. voltage source, cables, insulators, LED, light bulb, buzzer, etc.)
• Handouts of work documents and correct selection of aids for professional implementation
• Demonstration of product-specific differentiation measures for use in the classroom

Contents of the advanced training in the field of textiles:

• Activation and reactivation of basic knowledge about the sewing machine
• Historical knowledge on the subject of "sewing"
• Professional and proper designation and use of sewing utensils
• Basic knowledge of fabrics
• Precautions and examples for practical lesson preparation
• Creating and reading patterns using practical examples
• Product-specific instructions on the sewing machine
• Implementing your own creativity
• Examples of structured lessons with students:
  - Students know what they are doing and what goal they want to achieve at the end
  - Independent work, project work, open lessons
  - Independent development of lesson content

Contents of the advanced training in textiles (B)

• Materials science around the techniques of "braiding, crocheting and knitting"

• Historical development of the techniques - Effects of the use of machines

• Selection and analysis of suitable products with regard to potential differentiation possibilities

• Creation of work flow charts

• Material and price calculation

Participants should be able to understand the different techniques, apply them and thus produce selected products independently. The work schedule is broken down into meaningful sub-steps in order to ensure that they can work through these as independently as possible and guarantee a high degree of autonomy.

Contents of the further training in the field of textiles (C)

"Recycling and upcycling"

• Selection of items and materials that are suitable for upcycling or recycling projects, such as T-shirts, umbrellas, plastic bags, bed linen, shirts and much more
• Teaching basic knowledge about the materials in order to be able to decide which ones are suitable for making which products (materials science)
• Teaching knowledge about the sewing machine and sewing
• Selecting suitable products and creating work plans (material calculation)
• Creating and reading work templates
• Production of suggested products

The techniques are broken down into sensible individual steps and carried out one after the other. Instructions in words and pictures will be made available as a reader.

All participants should bring various of the materials listed above that are suitable for upcycling or recycling projects to the training course. This will give them an idea of the subject area and help them to start thinking about how to reuse or reprocess discarded items.

Contents of the training in the area of nutrition:

• Health-promoting nutrition - food preparation and meal design techniques
• Professional and proper processing of food in the kitchen
• Different production methods (e.g.: cooking techniques, ...)
• Safety and hygiene in food processing in the classroom
• Accident prevention and safety education in the kitchen classroom
• Professional and appropriate use of tools and machines in the kitchen (e.g. cutting techniques)
• Workplace design and work organization in the kitchen
• Methodological tips for lesson design

Contents of the advanced training in ceramics (A):

• Clay materials science, ceramic specifications
• Professional and proper use of tools and machines
• Workplace design and safety aspects
• Elementary work with clay (promotion of key qualifications, sensory experience, creativity, practical exercises)
• Production processes and design techniques: Building hollow bodies, hollowing out solid bodies, slab technique, thumb technique, free modeling
• Introduction to engobing and glazing (theory and practical application)
• Firing: Kiln science and practical tips
• Processing techniques, aids, practical tips for handling the material in class
• Design ideas, project work, group work for lessons with pupils

Contents of further training in the field of ceramics (B):

• Exchange of experiences in the existing workshops
• Questions, technical problems, suggestions
• Consolidation of techniques already learned
• More intensive work on a larger workpiece in the area of the "sausage technique" - observing drying times, statics, shaping
• Hollow bodies in the "slab technique" - planning, preparing and assembling slabs
• Producing and processing marbled clay.

The aim of this coaching offer is to enter into an exchange with colleagues and the trainers of the 2nd phase on the basis of their own teaching concept, following on from the practical further training courses that have been carried out so far. The lesson plans brought along should form the basis for a joint discussion about didactic principles, references to the sub-competencies of the design competence, the assignment to potential content areas and the significance of a product in relation to exemplarity.

The prerequisite for participation is the prior submission of a teaching concept, which is then sent to the group of participants as preparation.