Welcome to
Mr. Kohl's Web Page
Mr.
Kohl is an alumni of Holgate High School (1971) and a graduate of
Bowling Green State University (1975). He earned his masters degree in
secondary education from the College of Mount Saint Joseph in 1984. Mr.
Kohl has also taken post graduate classes at Michigan State University,
University of Ashland, Dayton University, Walsh College, Defiance
College, Toledo University and BGSU. He is currently taking
classes at the University of Findlay to learn more about using
technology in the classroom.
Mr. Kohl has been
teaching Industrial Technology for the past 30 years.
He first taught two years at Portsmouth Northwest High School before
coming back to
his
home town.
Industrial Technology has been called many things over time. Years ago it was called Manual Arts, Industrial Arts, and later became Industrial Technology. Woodworking has been the basis of these classes for years. Although this may be true, Mr. Kohl has taught other classes related to this field of study. Holgate has offered classes in Architecture, Engineering, Manufacturing, Furniture Refinishing and Visual Communications to go along with the woodworking background.
Mr. Kohl has been
teaching some form of reading since 1993 in either the high school or
the middle school. In the past, Mr. Kohl has used a reading class
to
produce the school 
newspapers:
"Da Scoop" and the "Purple Pages."
More recently, a
"Reading for
Enjoyment" program has been used to encourage students to read. The
goal of
this program is to provide a motivational
device for students to practice their reading skills with good
literature
that can be chosen at various reading levels and individual
preferences. The theory behind this program is that
any skill needs practice for development and improvement. Reading is no
exception! See what these students are reading! (Student Journals)
This program was also used to get students to read
during the summer months.
Mr. Kohl has been teaching "Visual Communications" classes for the past
five years. The classes were
created to teach students how to use the 
computer for communicating
ideas
through the use of desktop publishing and web page design.
Students in these classes have learned how to use computer
software for drawing, painting, graphing, and word processing. They
have also
learned how to use a digital camera and how to edit graphics or images.
Students spend time in class learning HTML, Front Page, and
Netscape Composer to
develop several web pages. Hands-on techniques are used to get
the
students proficient in using computer commands and programs. Later
classes will continue to develop web pages and will learn how to use
iMovie to create slide show DVDs.
Students will be writing blog
entries to record what they
learn on a weekly basis.
Click here to see their blogs.
