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3D Printing
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5 hours CPD in 3D printing and 3D design teaching practice
With the upcoming December break, now is an opportune time to think about continuing professional development. Subscribers to…
November 23, 2021
December goodness for design and tech teachers
2021 has certainly been a challenging year for teachers. With the juggle of lockdowns, students schooling from home…
November 18, 2021
Prizes announced for global make:able competition
With global registrations for the make:able contest now exceeding 14,000 the finalists prize pools have been announced. For…
December 7, 2020
Improve class engagement with Emoji tokens. Why? Because they created them!
New to the PrintLab platform is a set of teacher resources to run a class through a 3D…
October 1, 2020
3D Printing Challenge – Real World Application for Classroom Learning
If you’re on the hunt for some fresh ideas for the classroom consider the PrintLab|Autodesk assistive device challenge…
September 6, 2020
Freshen up your 3D printing classes with cross-curricular lessons.
If your classes are feeling a little stale, rolling out the same design briefs for students year after…
July 24, 2020
Latest PrintLab news – student portal now available to supplement teaching resources for 3D printing
Many educators are currently enjoying the high quality teaching resources available via our PrintLab Platform where there are…
June 3, 2020
Reducing Plastic Waste – A complete lesson plan for design and technology teachers
You don’t have to look very far to see examples of plastics that are single or limited use…
May 11, 2020
Cross-curricular lesson plan for math and engineering
If you are looking for a repository of high quality teaching resources that focus on bringing to your…
April 22, 2020
Lesson Plan – Waste Reduction via Circular Economy including Fusion 360 tutorial
With the ever-growing consumption of single-use objects, the need for re-use is greater than ever. To make it…
February 14, 2020