Getting Creative

"Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea" Jim Rohn. Sitting in a living room pondering about life, an idea had come to my mind. What do most living rooms have in them? A coffee table! 

In the course of a week, I have built, recorded, and edited videos for my students and future students to watch on how to build a coffee table. This project turned out to be a 5 part video series in which I wen through the entire process. The idea behind this project was to create something that is more personal for my students to watch and learn from rather than random YouTube videos. 

In this series, I touched on safety, common woodworking practices, and ideas to spark student interest. Moving forward from this idea that was quickly pulled together since my internship is nearly over, I plan to create better instructional videos for my students. These would include the following but not limited to; how to properly use specific tools, proper safety, poor safety, and actual project builds. 

It is amazing how one idea can cascade into bigger and better ideas to be used in the future. I am excited to see where my innovation leads me.

• What innovative things have you been doing for your students?
• How have those ideas helped your students?