Jessica Weaver, Auto Body Collision Technology Instructor at Dakota County Technical College, shares how adapting to different learning styles, using visuals, and hands-on play can make a real impact in the collision repair classroom. She explains what it means to truly meet students where they’re at, how she keeps up with rapidly changing vehicle technology as an instructor, and why educators shouldn’t be afraid to ask industry partners for help.<a href='https://youtu.be/gnOiaXY8R4U'>Check out the full video version of the podcast on YouTube!</a> About the Episode<ul><li>Host: Jay Goninen, <a href='https://wrenchway.com/'>WrenchWay</a>, <a href='mailto:jayg@wrenchway.com'>jayg@wrenchway.com</a></li><li>Guest: Jessica Weaver, <a href='https://www.dctc.edu/'>Dakota County Technical College</a>, <a href='mailto:jessica.weaver@dctc.edu'>jessica.weaver@dctc.edu</a></li></ul> Links &amp; Resources<ul><li>Get notified of new episodes --&gt; <a href='https://share.hsforms.com/2B16q8opuTcCaLi4Pe0luLQ3tden'>Join our email list</a></li></ul> About WrenchWay:<ul><li>For Technicians &amp; Students: <a href='https://wrenchway.com/solutions/technicians/'>wrenchway.com/solutions/technicians/</a></li><li>For Shops &amp; Dealerships: <a href='https://wrenchway.com/solutions/shops/'>wrenchway.com/solutions/shops/</a></li><li>For Instructors: <a href='https://wrenchway.com/solutions/schools/'>wrenchway.com/solutions/schools/</a></li></ul> Connect with us on social: <ul> <li><a href='https://www.facebook.com/wrenchway'>Facebook</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/wrenchway/'>Instagram</a></li> <li><a href='https://x.com/WrenchWayHQ'>X</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/wrenchway/'>LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.youtube.com/c/WrenchWay/featured'>YouTube</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@wrenchway'>TikTok</a></li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Jessica Weaver, Auto Body Collision Technology Instructor at Dakota County Technical College, shares how adapting to different learning styles, using visuals, and hands-on play can make a real impact in the collision repair classroom. She explains what it means to truly meet students where they’re at, how she keeps up with rapidly changing vehicle technology as an instructor, and why educators shouldn’t be afraid to ask industry partners for help.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://youtu.be/gnOiaXY8R4U'&gt;Check out the full video version of the podcast on YouTube!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;About the Episode&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Host: Jay Goninen, &lt;a href='https://wrenchway.com/'&gt;WrenchWay&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='mailto:jayg@wrenchway.com'&gt;jayg@wrenchway.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Guest: Jessica Weaver, &lt;a href='https://www.dctc.edu/'&gt;Dakota County Technical College&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='mailto:jessica.weaver@dctc.edu'&gt;jessica.weaver@dctc.edu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Links &amp;amp; Resources&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Get notified of new episodes --&amp;gt; &lt;a href='https://share.hsforms.com/2B16q8opuTcCaLi4Pe0luLQ3tden'&gt;Join our email list&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;About WrenchWay:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;For Technicians &amp;amp; Students: &lt;a href='https://wrenchway.com/solutions/technicians/'&gt;wrenchway.com/solutions/technicians/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;For Shops &amp;amp; Dealerships: &lt;a href='https://wrenchway.com/solutions/shops/'&gt;wrenchway.com/solutions/shops/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;For Instructors: &lt;a href='https://wrenchway.com/solutions/schools/'&gt;wrenchway.com/solutions/schools/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Connect with us on social:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/wrenchway'&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/wrenchway/'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://x.com/WrenchWayHQ'&gt;X&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/wrenchway/'&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/c/WrenchWay/featured'&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@wrenchway'&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Jessica Weaver, Auto Body Collision Technology Instructor at Dakota County Technical College, shares how adapting to different learning styles, using visuals, and hands-on play can make a real impact in the collision repair classroom. She explains what it means to truly meet students where they’re at, how she keeps up with rapidly changing vehicle technology as an instructor, and why educators shouldn’t be afraid to ask industry partners for help. Check out the full video version of the podca...

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Building Better Collision Technicians in the Classroom

Building Better Collision Technicians in the Classroom

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