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    Using a 3D printer in a classroom

    Our 3D printers are so busy! These videos have all of the details that you’ll need to start printing in your own room! See the…

    Peter.Johnson November 3, 2021

    Hack Teaching Growth Mindsets with a Brain Lesson

      I used to fail at teaching growth mindsets to my students for a long time. After I started finding success as the Innovative Arts…

    Peter.Johnson January 30, 2021
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    I was researching how to have fun in the classroom and was unimpressed with the advice on how to have fun teaching- “include technology” and…

    Pete Johnson January 9, 2021

    Help kids start thinking like creators with the “Creator Mindset Spectrum”

    Outline: The apathy that we see in students has many causes. I am able to experience part of the problem first hand every August. On…

    Peter.Johnson May 6, 2020

    The ins and outs of Cheap 3D printers – Monoprice Select Mini and Ender 3

    After purchasing an expensive school printer and getting frustrated with it, we decided to go another way – we bought several of the cheapest but…

    Peter.Johnson March 30, 2020

    Using a Vinyl Cutter in our Middle School Makerspace STEM lab

    What is a vinyl cutter? A vinyl cutter uses a small blade to cut designs in vinyl sheets. The excess material is removed and the…

    Peter.Johnson December 19, 2019

    Using a CNC in a Middle School Makerspace, Stem Lab, or Fab lab

    Our Innovative Arts Lab (it has also been called a fab lab, maker space, STEM lab, and STEAM lab) had CNC machines inside when it…

    Peter.Johnson December 14, 2019
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