Our important Tools of the Trade series will teach your female (and male!) students about basic trade -specific equipment by modeling the use of each tool while putting it into a real-world context to which students can relate. Women tend to have less informal tool-use experience outside of the classroom and therefore find it more difficult to identify tools when they enter the trades. This is increasingly true for males and instructors have reported positive results in both their male and female students after demonstrating tool-use in their classrooms. With these videos, women (and men) can not only see how the tools look, but also view their application.
In general, women do better when they see technology modeled, then repeat the
steps themselves through imitative learning. These videos will show your
students exactly how each tool is used so that they will be able to use them
properly on their own. Additionally, research shows that women want to know
how the technology will be used and they are more likely to stay in a class where
that information is given upfront. This series includes not only examples of tool
use, but also contextual applications of each tool and a bigger picture of the
industry itself, including potential career options.
This six-part DVD series opens the trades “toolbox” to show brief demonstrations
of fundamental tasks with tools so your students can gain an understanding of
safety precautions, code concerns, and industry tips. Your students will get a realworld
glimpse of what it’s like to be a plumber, a carpenter, a mason, a welder,
an electrician, or an automotive technician. Each DVD is 19-32 minutes long and
comes with a downloadable instructors guide detailing educational standards,
vocabulary, discussion questions, and project ideas for your students!
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Note: The Tools of the Trade DVD Series correlates to all National Career and
Technical Education (CTE) Organizational Standards (including the provisions of
the Perkins Act).
Disclaimer: While the narrator and demonstrators are mostly male, we believe
these DVDs will help all of your students develop the basic introductory skills they
need to succeed in the trades occupations above.
Pricing - Tools of the Trade DVD Series
 Item Code |
Quantity |
Price |
| EDV99 |
Complete Series of 6 DVDs |
$599.70 |
| (see items) |
To order individual DVDs, click on
full video descriptions above |
$99.95 |
