Power, Structural and Technical Systems
Drone and Urban Ag Workshop
Northeast Community College 801 East Benjamin Ave, Norfolk, NEExpand your classroom offerings! Join us on the Northeast Community College campus in Norfolk, NE for three days (May 28th-30th) of workshops focused on drone basics, drone flying, and data analysis. Lesson plan activities for horticulture/urban ag curriculum will also...
Introductory Woodworking Workshop
Randolph High School 207 North Pierce Street, Randolph, NEOver a 3 day period, participants will gain experience in “basic fine woodworking” by participating in classwork and lab instruction covering safe machinery operation, project planning and design, construction, and finishing. Upon completion, participants will have an entire semester worth...
Additive Manufacturing
Nebraska Innovation Studio 2021 Transformation Drive, Lincoln, NELearn to apply 3D modeling techniques towards Additive Manufacturing to create print-in-place (pip) models utilizing Autodesk Fusion 360. Get exposure to Stratasys 3D printing and GrabCAD, the same tools used in SkillsUSA’s additive manufacturing competition. Recommended for teachers who already...
Drones
Nebraska Innovation Studio 2021 Transformation Drive, Lincoln, NEFly and program unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) aka drones. You will learn how to fly small and mid-sized drones. Learn the basics of FAA drone laws and what types of licenses are available. Attendees will earn their recreational drone license...
Metal Working and Machining
Nebraska Innovation Studio 2021 Transformation Drive, Lincoln, NEBuild your own toolbox! We will go over the process of designing and building a toolbox from start to finish. The toolbox will have custom engraved name plates. The laboratory experience will include safety, SolidWorks, fiber laser, metal bending, assembly,...
CASE Institute: Ag Equipment Maintenance and Technology (AEMT)
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture 404 E 7th St, Curtis, NebraskaThis CASE Institute prepares students to enter the ag technician field through hands-on identification and cause and correction of equipment failures in electrical, fluid, diesel, precision, and mechanical systems. This professional development cost covers all training materials, supplies used at...
Small Gas Engines Fundamentals
Panhandle Research Station 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NEALEC 893 Short Course in Technical Agriculture: Small Gas Engines Fundamentals --This class will be nearly identical to the Briggs & Stratton Field school courses offered in previous years. Teachers will get the curriculum, but not the textbook, clear carb,...
Automation in the Heartland I–Arduinos
Scottsbluff Research Station 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NEYear one of a two year workshop. We will cover Arduino micro-controllers, basic circuits, basic CAD, the engineering process, and designing with Laser, and 3-D printers for ag applications, and fun physics applications using the Arduino. Teachers will receive a...
Basic Laboratory Safety & Skill Development
Panhandle Research Station 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NEALEC 893 Short Course in Technical Agriculture: Basic Powertool & Shop Safety This course will focus on all things safety. We will be using the MN CTE Safety curriculum to cover the safe and efficient usage of woods and metal...
Ag Electrical Wiring & Plumbing
Panhandle Research Station 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NEALEC 893 Short Course in Technical Agriculture: Basic Electrical & Plumbing This course will use scale walls to learn about the NEC, residential and farm wiring, and participants will complete 10 labs, keys, and wall plans. Then we will transition...