About

My name is Dan and I'm a teacher and tinkerer.  I've been teaching since 2004, with a short break in the middle to try my hand at civil engineering.  I consider myself a veteran teacher and have developed curriculum/taught over 15 different math and science courses over the last 20 years.

Two years ago I got the opportunity to try my hand a teaching a shop class.  I thought I was ready but quickly learned just how different teaching in this environment can be.

I've spent the last two years organizing both the physical space the curriculum.  The goal of this site is to provide affordable and reliable shop solutions for both shop teachers and home hobbyists.

This site hopefully provides some tools and clarity for aspiring shop teachers as well as teachers looking to bring truly project based learning into their classrooms.

I'm always looking for new opportunities and chances to meet other teachers/professionals on a similar journey.