ABYC Foundation - Educator Forum
Recorded On: 10/24/2024
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The ABYC Foundation Educator Forum provides a valuable platform for high school and post-secondary educators, as well as industry trainers and administrators of marine service technology programs, to connect, share challenges, explore available resources and discuss opportunities for students. Join your fellow Marine System Technology educators, along with ABYC staff and industry professionals to discuss what you're doing.
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Notes from SkillsUSA
Open to view video. | 12 minutes
Open to view video. | 12 minutes
More and more marine-oriented companies and schools are joining SkillsUSA. Sign on for a discussion with former ABYC Education Director, now Sr. Director of Business Development, as he discusses how you can get involved with Skills, his experience as a regional SkillsUSA judge, and what it means to be the new National Marine Service Competition Technical Chair. If you're not participating in SkillsUSA, now is the time.
Presenter: David Broadbent, ABYC
West Marine Pro and Your Students
Open to view video. | 10 minutes
Open to view video. | 10 minutes
ABYC has partnered with West Marine Pro to offer Pro accounts to students at ABYC Affiliated and MTAP schools. Join this short session to learn more about what this means for your school and your students.
State Trade Associations and You
Open to view video. | 30 minutes
Open to view video. | 30 minutes
Marine Trades Associations play a vital role in promoting marine education by funding training programs, offering scholarships, and partnering with schools to prepare individuals for careers in the marine industry. Join this session to hear from one of the top MTAs to be working with schools right now.
Presenter: Randall Lyons, Mass Marine Trades Association
What's New in ABYC Education
Open to view video. | 21 minutes
Open to view video. | 21 minutes
The ABYC Education Department has seen some unprecedented growth in the past year under Education Director Tim Murphy. Join this open discussion to hear updates on an Advanced Marine Systems Technology curriculum, an Intro to Intro to Boatyard Basics course, and a new US Coast Guard Recreational Boat Regulatory Certification.
Presenters: Tim Murphy and Mike Bonicker, ABYC
Open Discussion for Educators
Open to view video. | 50 minutes
Open to view video. | 50 minutes
This is the stuff right here. At previous Educator Forums, these discussions have opened the door for some of the projects we're working on at ABYC. We've seen professional connections develop between educators. And, we've posed educator challenges to the group with multiple solutions coming up. Bring your questions, your war stories, and your challenges and solutions.
Proven Methods for Teaching the ABYC Curriculum: Notes from the field
Open to view video.
Open to view video.
Speaker: Zachary Volpicelli, The Landing School
Setting Up Your School Shop
Open to view video.
Open to view video.
Presenters: Kellie Crete, Gowrie Group; INSTRUCTOR, MTAP School; Tim Murphy
Elizabeth Bennett, Career Tech Education, Dept of Education
How to Effectively Participate in a PAC
Open to view video.
Open to view video.
Speakers: Freddie Fowler, Manatee Technical College; Luis Gonzalez, Suzuki
What Employers Are Looking For
Open to view video.
Open to view video.
Presenters: Rebecca Cute, Safe Harbor Marinas; Amanda Funk, Compass Maritime Group; Mark Harden, Yamaha
ABYC Educator Forum, January 2025: Outboard Manufacturers Roundtable
Open to view video.
Open to view video.
Yamaha, Mercury, Suzuki, and Honda joined us for a listening session with educators. Moderated by David Broadbent, ABYC's Sr. Director of Business Development
ABYC Educator Forum, January 2025: Curriculum & Standards
Open to view video.
Open to view video.
ABYC Education Director, Lead Instructor Mike Bonicker, and Standards Developer Maciej Rynkiewicz offer insight and answer questions
ABYC Educator Forum, January 2025: Educator of the Year!
Open to view video.
Open to view video.
Watch this recording to see who the ABYC Foundation Educator of the Year 2025 is!
ABYC Educator Forum, January 2025: Marine Trades Accreditation Program
Open to view video.
Open to view video.
Listen in on a discussion about the Marine Trades Accreditation Program (MTAP)
ABYC Educator Forum, January 2025: The ABYC School Database and Open Discussion
Open to view video.
Open to view video.
Learn how you can include your school in the public marine-industry school database so potential students know about your program. Discover how you can get access to a benchmark report, to be published this spring. And, finally, listen to an open discussion between educators.
