3d Printing: Fostering creativity to your students
This is a course focusing on the use of 3D printing in the classroom for different subjects. The course promotes the think – design – print procedure for facilitating creativity and innovation at the school.
Description
As one of the basic aims of e-Nable Greece is to integrate 3D printing in education, we train many teachers/trainers from mainstream or inclusion school about the 3D printing technology.
Furthermore we consider 3D printing one of the most suitable technology for providing inclusion education for students with learning difficulties or physical disabilities.
This course is intended for any teacher/educator desire to use the technology of 3d printing in mainstream or inclusion classroom, especially for those educators wishing to learn how to effectively use 3d printing projects to increase or develop the creativity of their students. The course content is open to teachers of all scientific fields, subjects and levels. History teacher can design artifacts or ancient monuments (Egypt pyramids, ancient temples or theaters), geography teachers can print topography maps, biology teacher can print DNA helix or cross section of human organs and so on. Special reference will be made on how 3d printing can help people with special needs or in general people of any need, as this is the main work of e-Nable community and also this objective will develop significant social skills for the next generation European citizens as solidarity and volunteering.
Learning objectives
● Improved abilities to use innovative and project based pedagogical approaches using 3d printing in the classroom
● Improved skills about using a 3d printer in the classroom
● Helping students objectify their ideas (think – design – print)
● Strengthened professional profile
● Increased capacity to cooperate on international level
● Internationalization of the sending organizations. Opportunity for future cooperation (job shadowing/partnerships)
● Improvement of language skills
● Raising awareness for the value of volunteerism
● Encouragement of using new technologies to help people with disabilities.
● Development of solidarity for people with disabilities.
Methodology & assessment
Project Based Learning: Teachers will form groups of 3 persons according their teaching subject (1 team of Chemistry teachers, another team of history teachers and so on). Each team will design and print a simple object for their classroom (for example the molecular construction of water or the column of the Parthenon temple)
Demonstration: The hardware, parts and basic setup of a 3d printer will be explained to the trainees
Learning by doing: the trainees will actively engaged with the 3d printing process, trying to print objects useful for their lessons.
Formative assessment: during the course the trainers will estimate the level of trainees and adjust the content of the course according to the individual needs of the trainees.
Preparation
Trainees will receive a questionnaire, which will provide information on their teaching subject, teaching background, qualifications, and any previous experience with 3d printing.
Follow up
Trainees will be supported by the e-Nable Greece Erasmus+ trainees Facebook Group. The group is full of instructions, photos and videos of how to use/set a 3d printer and design/print educational materials. The administrators of the Group will give instant feedback to any trainees’ question or problem.
In addition, trainees will be provided the educational material of the course in copies and in digital files. This material may be used by the trainees for presentation to their own organizations in order to generate interest in 3d printing in the classroom.
Certification details
- Certification of Attendance
- Europass Mobility
Pricing, packages and other information
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Price:560Euro
Additional information
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Language:English
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Target audience ISCED:Primary education (ISCED 1)Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)
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Target audience type:TeacherHead Teacher / PrincipalParent / Guardian
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Learning time:25 hours or more
Upcoming sessions
Past sessions
Provider
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