YouWood is a new industry-wide website that provides information and resources about careers in wood.
Presentation to El Dorado Unified School District (California) School Counselors (Jan 2021)
Presentation for ASCA “Careers Your Students Need to Know” (Nov 2020) Watch the Video recording here
Presentation for CITEA on ways to connect with AWFS (March 2019)
Presentation for ASCA “Careers Your Students Need to Know” (Jun 2018)
Manufacturing Summit presentation at the California Educating for Careers conference (March 2016)
“Careers in Manufacturing” PowerPoint for NY State Counselors (Dec 2015)
Attending the AWFS Fair – learn about the AWFS Fair features and benefits to attending for educators and students.
Careers in the Wood-Related Industries – This PowerPoint presentation profiles actual job positions in the industry as well as related industry facts and a sampling of job salaries. The presentation is available in a short and long version, in the following formats:
SHORT VERSION
“Careers in the Wood-Related Industries PPT_Short Version (.pptx) (6 MB)
LONG VERSION
“Careers in the Wood-Related Industries PPT_long version” (.pptx), with a link to a video on You Tube (12 MB)
“Careers in the Wood-Related Industries PPT_long_video embed” (.pptx), with video embedded (NOTE: This will be a large 70 MB file)
A note for teachers on the PowerPoint:
Useful presenter notes are included with many of the slides. You may be able to set up Dual Display, where your students can see the full screen presentation and you can view the slides with the slide notes (“presenter view”). If you are not familiar with this process, review this document: How to Show Power Point in Dual Screen.
Before you begin the LONG VERSION of the presentation…please note there is a video on slide 82. If using one of the versions above with the You Tube link to the video, it is recommended that you open the video in You Tube and have it ready to play prior to beginning the presentation, when you get to the slide you can minimize the PPT and directly access the video.
Introduction to Phase Converters for Woodworking Shops (April 2017)
Avoid Dust Collector Misapplications in High School Woodworking Shops (June 2016)
Green Building/Sustainability Resources (2013)
Glossary of Green Building/Sustainability Terms (2013)
Woodworking students…your future is bright! (2013)
Wood Manufacturing Technology Glossary (July 2012)
Industry/Education Events and Organizations (July 2012)
Careers List (July 2012)
What’s in Store for Wood Tech Students after High School? (July 2012)
Any questions? Contact Tovi Spero, AWFS Education Director at tovi@awfs.org
