In his tenure as a teacher, 2023 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence winner Dave Barresi has successfully set up 17 skilled trades programs. We asked him to draw from over thirty years of experience to share the three most important steps in establishing a program that focuses on student success: Facility … Continued
LOS ANGELES — A total of $1.5 million in cash prizes will be awarded today to 25 outstanding public high school skilled trades teachers and their programs across the United States. All 25 teachers will be surprised this morning with the news that they have won the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching … Continued
Dear Fellow Skilled Trades Teachers, My name is Demetrius Wilson and I am a mechatronics instructor at Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northeast in Pontiac, Michigan. As an educator of 30 years, I am proud to be a part of a profession, composed of individuals like yourself, who work tirelessly and selflessly to educate the young … Continued
Dear fellow skilled trades instructors, My name is Joel Massarello and I am a 2019 winner of the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. I originally did not plan on submitting an application in 2019. I had been a finalist in 2017, but in 2018, I didn’t make it to the finalist … Continued
Dear Fellow Skilled Trades Teachers, My name is Matthew Barbercheck and I am an Industrial Arts/CAD/Spanish teacher from Republic-Michigamme Schools in Republic, MI. I’m writing to say this: keep going. You could win the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence, just like I did. It’s not easy, but finishing the application is … Continued