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Students showcase 'thinking classrooms' approach and welding SkillsUSA work
Summary
West Wendover students and teachers demonstrated classroom techniques to build problem‑solving skills and presented SkillsUSA welding projects; staff and trustees highlighted a need for an aluminum TIG welder for instruction and praised community collaborations.
Two student presentations framed the meeting’s early agenda and provided examples of classroom innovation and career pathways. Megan Hernandez, a seventh‑ and eighth‑grade math teacher at Western Middle School, described a 'Building Thinking Classrooms' approach that shifts instruction from teacher‑centered to student problem solving through daily random groupings, vertical whiteboards and gallery walks. "The goal of this approach is to shift the classroom from teacher centered instruction to student thinking and problem solving," Megan Hernandez told trustees and demonstrated the technique with several students.
Later, Mr. Hardman, the welding and building instructor at West Wendover High School, introduced SkillsUSA competitors who described regionals results and plans for state competition. Students (who identified themselves as Josh, Andreas and Ronnie Esco) summarized community projects — building a ticket booth, repairing equipment and building parts for a local church — and raised an instructional equipment need: an aluminum TIG welder to support state competition skills.
Trustees thanked students and staff for the demonstrations and wished competitors luck at state. Board members and the superintendent reiterated that career‑tech programs help students transition directly into the workforce and generate community value.
Provenance: Math classroom presentation from SEG 065–SEG 229; welding/SkillsUSA presentation from SEG 236–SEG 412.
