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Manufacturing Resources

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Exploring Careers in Manufacturing
Includes Quick Facts on 147 careers linked to Manufacturing
NEWMA Virtual Plant Tours
16 virtual plant tour videos which provide students with first-hand exposure to real manufacturing STEM careers and help them better understand how STEM subjects are used in the workplace When students visit manufacturing plants, they observe technical, high quality, good paying manufacturing careers. We hope their experience sparks an interest in jobs that are incredibly varied, exciting, and challenging.
NEWMA Get Real Math videos
The Get Real Math videos showcase over 80 common core skills used in the real world. The videos were produced at manufacturing companies and provide project-based learning experiences for 3rd through 12th grade students. The provided lesson plans were created by math teachers. This is a perfect example of embedding ACP programming within the classroom.
NEW Manufacturing Alliance Career Videos
Learn more about great careers in manufacturing directly from people working in the industry. All of the videos are from past winners of the NEW Manufacturing Alliance's All Star awards. Over 60 manufacturing careers featured.
Winona Senior HS REACH Program
Describes the REACH program, the two-year program which is open to incoming high school juniors and will cap out at 30 participants in a grade. “Our goal is that on the day that they graduate from high school that they will either know where to go to work on Monday morning or where they will be pursuing higher education."
Lab Midwest
Career Readiness content for Manufacturing classes. Free webinars on various manufacturing topics. ​
The Manufacturing Skills Gap: What Is It and How to Solve It?
The manufacturing skills gap is not simply a buzzword within the industry. Instead, it's the reality that many manufacturers are facing right now. In this Propel article, learn what is causing this divide, and steps employers and education institutions can take to bridge it.
95 Manufacturing Terms You Need to Know
Lost in industry-specific jargon like CAPA, composites, and Kaizen? Explore this manufacturing glossary with over 80 manufacturing terms and definitions.

Career Academy Teacher Externship lesson plans:

  • 5S Lean Manufacturing by Shawn Porath
  • BEAR'S Tank (A student version of Shark Tank) by Lisa Sorlie (ISTE standards)
  • Career and Technical Education Multi-Unit Plan by Michael O'Brien
  • ​Converting Units, Metric and Standard by Travis Falkowski
  • Energy Usage Spreadsheet Lesson by Sierra Erdmann
  • Engineering Discipline Presentation by Eric Cooley
  • Field Trips for Career Exploration by David Brasier​​
  • Introduction to Metal Casting by Shiv Verma
  • Introduction to Moulding by Shiv Verma
  • Local Employment Opportunities by Robert Schoen​
  • Oxy-Acetylene Torch Use Procedures by Eric Cooley
  • ​Power Outage Activity by Sierra Erdmann
  • ​Reading a Tape Measure by Dave Nordeng
  • Reverse Engineering a Manufacturing Component by Greg Rose​
  • Silly Putty Press by Greg Rose
  • ​​Tapping Metric to Standard Threads by Travis Falkowski
  • Using Debugging with Wonder Workshop's Dash Robot by Becky Wilcox
  • What are Employers Looking For? by Robert Schoen
  • Work Place Safety by David Brasier
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    • ACP Community of Practice
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      • February is CTE Month!
      • October is Manufacturing Month!
  • CATE Program
    • About CATE '21
    • Past CATE Cohorts
    • CATE Lesson Plans
    • CATE Sponsors
    • CATE in the News
  • YA
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    • YA--Schools
  • Pathways Wisconsin
    • New North RCP