Course Syllabus

Industrial Arts 1
Douglas Brenneman dbrenneman@acsd1.org 
Ethan Richter erichter@acsd1.org
Class/Job description? 
Industrial Arts 1 is a semester-long class that is designed to introduce you to the wide world of Industrial Arts. This class will explore many different areas of Industrial Arts as well as career and technical education as a whole. Some areas of focus include; measuring, tool identification, drafting, and woodworking. These areas of study will contain written work, hands-on projects, and classroom activities designed to enhance your learning process as well as provide you with the opportunity to work with industry tools and equipment. This class will be very work intensive and demands a serious work ethic to be successful. Students will be challenged to work as a team and on their own toward common goals. To be successful in this class you will need to come to class every day willing to learn new things and use prior knowledge to complete projects and assignments. These Industrial Arts courses will also prepare you for further study in Industrial Arts, offerings at the 8th grade level such as woodworking and metalworking classes. This course is designed to be your job for the semester, you will be expected to complete certain tasks each week and complete your work in a timely fashion. If you do what is asked of you, you will be rewarded doing so, in other words you will earn your pay. If you continually don’t meet your expectations or refuse to do your work you may find yourself looking for a new job.  
Keys to being successful in this class: 
Be respectful! 
Follow all safety procedures and rules at all times.  
A willing attitude, come ready to learn and work. 
Show up on time. 
Strong work ethic, completing tasks in a timely manner is a must.  
Come prepared, you should always bring a writing utensil and any other materials necessary for the topic of discussion. 
Organization, if you can’t find your projects it's hard to complete them.  
Always have a positive attitude. 
Challenge yourself. 
Use your problem-solving skills. 
Focus on the job at hand.  
Overall, if you show up to class everyday and complete what is asked of you in a timely manner you will have no problems with this class!  
How do things work? 
This class is designed to challenge students, but not be overly difficult. Students who work hard and take an interest in their work will find it easy to be successful. Students will be required to complete daily clean-up jobs as well as self-reflection logs daily. Self-reflection logs are worth daily points, these are the easiest points to earn in this class, but also the easiest points to lose. If a student does not fill out their daily log (time sheet) they automatically lose 40% of their daily points (pay). The daily logs must contain legible what they did that day and what they plan to do next class period.  Students are not penalized for being absent up to 5 days each quarter, as long as the absence is excused. If a student completes their projects prior to the due date they will earn the right to create enrichment projects of their choosing.  
Important information.  
WHAT ARE WE REQUIRED TO BRING TO CLASS? 
Each student is required to bring to class daily/rules: 
A folder in your binder for Industrial Arts with paper for notes etc. 
Pencils and erasers. 
Students coming to class not prepared ie,.. No pencil or chromebook with will lose daily performance points
There will be no use of personal cell phones/earbuds during class. These devices need to be put away during class.
There is a school wide 10/10 rule that students are not allowed to leave the classroom 10 minutes after start of class and 10 minutes prior to dismissal of class.
I expect all students to bring a water bottle to class daily. They need to fill it prior to the start of class.
*INSTRUCTORS WILL NOT FURNISH PAPER, PENCILS OR ERASERS. 
HOW ARE ASSIGNMENTS GRADED? 
All assignments and projects will be graded on a points system. More complex assignments and projects worth more points than the smaller tasks.   
All assignments must be printed legibly and contain STUDENT’S FIRST AND LAST NAME, DATE, PERIOD NUMBER, AND ASSIGNMENT NAME.  Correct spelling is expected on all assignments turned in for a grade. 
The following grading scale will be used: 
Weighted Point System:                  100-90 = A         69-60 = D 
60% Mastery of Standards                  89-80 = B         < 59 = F 
40% Progression towards mastery of standards      79-70 = C 

Industrial Arts 1     August 24
LARAMIE MIDDLE SCHOOL
MR. Brenneman
Mr. Richter
CLASSROOM RULES
HORSEPLAY OF ANY TYPE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!
RUNNING IS NOT PERMITTED AT ANYTIME IN THE LAB.
DO NOT MARK ON OR DEFACE THE BENCH TOPS OR OTHER EQUIPMENT.
DO NOT SWING THE HANGING ELECTRICAL OUTLETS.
KEEP THE VISES CLOSED BUT LOOSE, AND THE HANDLES POINTING UP AND DOWN.
FOLLOW ALL SAFETY RULES.
DO NOT MESS AROUND WITH E DISPLAY OR DEMO-SET OR EQUIPMENT WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE INSTRUCTOR.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
BE IN the class BEFORE THE BELL RINGS.
HAVE PENCILS SHARPENED BEFORE CLASS STARTS.
NO TALKING AFTER THE BELL RINGS.
RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
TREAT THE TEACHER AND FELLOW STUDENTS WITH THE UTMOST RESPECT, CONSIDERATION OF OTHERS IS A MUST IN THE LAB.
DO NOT INTERRUPT OTHERS OR ME. LOUD VOICES, STRANGE NOISES, OR DISTRACTING BEHAVIOR WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
EVERYONE MUST DO HIS OR HER SHARE OF THE CLEAN UP AT THE END OF THE PERIOD.
KEEP YOUR LOCKER LOCKED.
ALL OF US SHOULD DEMONSTRATE HONESTY, RESPECT, PRIDE, POLITENESS, AND COURTESY.
Be safe at all times in the shop at all times.
Come to class prepared to work with materials. Pencils and paper etc..

Return this to the instructor after you have completed reviewing the syllabus with your parent/guardian signed. 
 The Industrial Arts instructors look forward to a very productive and fun semester teaching you the wide world of Industrial Arts and Technology Education.  
Make-up Work: Time missed from class must be made up before or after school. 
The Industrial Arts instructors look forward to a very productive and fun semester teaching you the wide world of Industrial Arts and Technology Education.   
 folder in your binder for Industrial Arts with paper for notes etc. 
A folder in your binder for Industrial Arts with paper for notes etc. 
Pencils and erasers. 
Students coming to class not prepared ie,.. No pencil or chromebook with will lose daily performance points
There will be no use of personal cell phones/earbuds during class. These devices need to be put away during class.
There is a school wide 10/10 rule that students are not allowed to leave the classroom 10 minutes after start of class and 10 minutes prior to dismissal of class.
 I expect all students to bring a water bottle to class daily. They need to fill it prior to the start of class.
Welcome to Industrial Arts! 
 Class Core Values: 
Be Safe 
Be Respectful 
Be Responsible 
Industrial Arts 1
STUDENT’S NAME (PRINTED)___________________________________________________________  
There is a $15.00 Material fee for this class to cover materials used.  Some of the projects being built are cookie cutter, peg jump game and CO2 car.  
 If you have any questions on this fee, please contact Mr. Brenneman or Mr. Richter at 721-4430.  
  PARENT’S SIGNATURE_______________________________________________________Student’s  
Signature__________________________________________________________