** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** MOBILE HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT POWER TRAINS ARE COMPLEX, MYSTERIOUS, AND CHALLENGING TO EDUCATORS WHO ARE ATTEMPTING TO TEACH THE TECHNOLOGIES TO THEIR STUDENTS. TO RELATE IT TO MAINSTREAM EDUCATION, MOBILE EQUIPMENT CAN APPEAR JUST AS DAUNTING AS CALCULUS, PHYSICS, OR A FOREIGN LANGUAGE.THESE WORKSHOPS WILL LAY THE CORRECT FOUNDATION THAT IS NECESSARY FOR INSTRUCTORS TO LEARN AND TEACH MOBILE EQUIPMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, ASKING AN EDUCATOR TO EXPLAIN TO THEIR STUDENTS HOW A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION FUNCTIONS, FIRST REQUIRES THE EDUCATOR TO LEARN SIMPLE PLANETARY GEAR SETS, COMPOUND PLANETARY GEAR SETS, TRADITIONAL TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGIES LIKE SLIDING GEARS, SYNCHRONIZERS, MULTIPLE DISC CLUTCHES, ELECTRIC DRIVES, AND HYDROSTATIC PUMPS AND MOTORS. THESE FOUNDATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES ALLOW A PARTICIPANT TO PUT THE TECHNOLOGIES TOGETHER SO THEY CAN FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW THE FINAL SYSTEM FUNCTIONS.