Category: School Case Study

How a Canadian Teacher Uses Makers Empire 3D in Immersive Game Design Workshops

How Green Forest XR in Canada is using Makers Empire 3D modelling app in immersive game design workshops for schools

28 November, 2024

How an International School in Japan Uses Makers Empire to Teach Kindergarten to Grade 5 Students

An interview with ICT integration specialist at the Canadian Academy, an international school in Japan about how she is using Makers Empire to enhance learning across grades K-5.

9 October, 2024

Syracuse City School District Embrace Learning by Design Professional Development

Makers Emipre’s Learning Director, Mandi Dimitriadis, travelled to Syracuse, New York State, to introduce educators to Makers Empire’s Learning by Design course.

30 September, 2024

How an Aussie Teacher is Using Makers Empire to Help Students Learn About Sustainability in Italy

How an Aussie Teacher is Using Makers Empire to Help Students Learn About Sustainability in Italy Sophie Thorpe is a teacher from South Australia who

29 July, 2024

10 Ways Schools Are Using Makers Empire to Make STEM Learning Fun

10 Ways Schools Are Using Makers Empire to Make STEM Learning Fun We love learning about the interesting and engaging ways teachers are using Makers

6 April, 2023

How a STEM school in Cairo uses Makers Empire to enhance learning

IVY STEM International school in Cairo, Egypt has recently been using Makers Empire with its grades K-3 students. IVY STEM is a partner school of

12 October, 2021

How a Malaysian Champion Digital Teacher Uses Makers Empire to Teach 3D Design & Printing

Goh Kok Ming is a primary teacher and enthusiastic EdTech advocate who has been working for six years at an Under-Enrolled School in Perak, Malaysia.

4 June, 2021

How a Technology Educator is Using Makers Empire 3D in Classroom, Remote and Hybrid Learning

Dr. Tricia Barton is the K-5 Technology Educator at McDole Elementary School in Kaneland, USA. Dr Barton has been teaching for 23 years in elementary schools: she

10 February, 2021

[Videos] American Teachers Share Their Fave Makers Empire Projects, Aha! Moments & Tips

We asked some of our American elementary and middle school teachers to record videos about their experiences of using Makers Empire in classroom and remote

4 February, 2021

How a Grade 4 Teacher Used Dinosaurs and Makers Empire to Teach Maths, Science and English

Sarah Russell is a year 4 teacher at Mark Oliphant College, in her eighth year of teaching. She spent 2019 teaching in London and was the

21 December, 2020

Why a Veteran EdTech Teacher in New York’s Westbury School District Chose Makers Empire 3D

Milagros Henriquez-Santiago has been a teacher for 26 years: she has been a bilingual classroom teacher, a STEAM classroom teacher, and is currently the Educational

21 December, 2020

How a Teacher used Makers Empire 3D Design App During Melbourne’s COVID-19 Lockdown

We recently spoke with one of our Melbourne teachers about how he has used Makers Empire with his students whilst Melbourne’s lockdown due to the

3 November, 2020

How a Teacher in Dubai Teaches Design Thinking and PBL with Makers Empire

We first came across Reham Eid, a teacher and former architect in Dubai via Instagram when she started posting her students’ Makers Empire designs and projects.

30 September, 2020

7 Tips for Teachers Doing an Online School Exchange | Collaborating during COVID-19

As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on the school year and curtail many usual school activities and programs, many teachers are looking for new ways

27 August, 2020

How an American STEAM Teacher is Teaching 3D Design & 3D Printing During COVID-19

We recently spoke with one of our new American ambassadors about how she is using Makers Empire in the classroom and at home with her

20 August, 2020

Helping Special Needs Students Succeed with 3D Design, 3D Printing & Makers Empire

Jackson School in Melbourne, Australia, provides an excellent specialised curriculum for 5-18YO students with special needs. We know that regular classroom teachers in Australia and

5 June, 2020

Creating Global Connections through a School Exchange Project During COVID-19

Makers Empire’s Global Design Program pairs together two classes of students in different countries or cities to work on a collaborative 3D design project using

21 May, 2020

How a teacher is helping Grade 1 and 4 students develop Design Thinking skills in India

Sana Noor is the Primary ICT Coordinator at Pathways School Noida, an IB World school in the suburbs of Delhi, India, with 1,400 students from

21 February, 2020

How a STEM teacher at a Rural School Teaches with 3D Printing and Makers Empire

Michael Freeborn is a K-4 STEM teacher at Turbotville Elementary, a rural school with 1,500 students, which is part of the Warrior Run School District

17 January, 2020

How a Teacher Uses 3D Printing To Teach Entrepreneurship & STEM | Design Thinking | PBL

Luke Drain is a classroom teacher at Carlingford West Public School in Sydney. Luke came to teaching after studying IT and was fortunate to secure

28 October, 2019

Why a Technology Teacher Chose Makers Empire | Teaching Tech. Curriculum with 3D Printing

Ruth Hanson (below, right) is the Lower School Educational Technologist at Duchesne Academy, an all-girls school, which had the first 1-to-1 laptop program in Houston.

9 October, 2019

How a teacher and his entrepreneurial 9Y0 use 3D printing at school and in their business

Jay Wright is the SET, STLAN and Technologies Teacher at Vale View State School in Queensland, Australia and a new Makers Empire ambassador. Previously, Jay

20 September, 2019

How Grade 5 Canadian Students Helped People with Disabilities using 3D Printing

Jeff Hennigar is a grade 5 teacher at BLT Senior School in Canada and a Makers Empire ambassador. We previously published Jeff’s guest post about

31 August, 2019

How a Veteran Teacher Helps Students Succeed & Develop Persistence with 3D Printing

Jane Edwards is a teacher of 30 years plus experience and a Makers Empire Ambassador. She is currently working in two Catholic schools – she

23 August, 2019

How a Teacher Turned Her School’s Unused 3D Printer into a Valued Asset & Learning Tool

Stephanie Hultine is a grade four teacher at Foster Elementary in Colorado. Stephanie has a Masters degree in Education Media Design and Technology and has

16 August, 2019

How An Educator Used 3D Printing To Teach Literacy and Numeracy in a Rural School

Shauna Wood is a primary school teacher and Makers Empire Ambassador. She has been teaching for six years and has a Bachelors degree in Early

29 July, 2019

How A Teacher is Using 3D Printing to Transform STEAM Learning In Her School District

Robin McGinnis is North/South/Jr. High Lead Teacher-STEAM for the Mount Healthy City School District and a Makers Empire Ambassador. Robin first came across Makers Empire

13 June, 2019

How Kelvin Grove SC Students are Developing Confidence and Capability in 3D Printing

This guest post has been provided by Jane Doherty, Teacher-Librarian (far right) and Sue Isbell, Head of eLearning (right) at Kelvin Grove State College in

13 June, 2019

6 Elementary and Primary School Educators Share Their Experience of Makers Empire

At Makers Empire, we’re inspired every day by the amazing educators who engage, guide and teach elementary, primary and middle school students using Makers Empire.

28 March, 2019

How a Third Grade Teacher uses 3D printing to Teach Across the Curriculum

Amy Otis is a Classroom Teacher at Glacier Edge Elementary School and a Makers Empire ambassador. She started teaching high school theatre and Spanish when

5 March, 2019

5 Videos for Students that Show the Design Thinking Cycle in Action | 3D Printing in Schools

At Makers Empire, we are privileged to witness the extraordinary problem-solving and creative innovation that K-8 students are capable of when equipped with intuitive, age-appropriate

28 February, 2019

How Roseworthy PS Students Help Wheelchair Sports Athletes with 3D Printing

Matt has Muscular Dystrophy, which affects all of his muscles and causes further deterioration every year. When he plays wheelchair sports, it can get rough

22 February, 2019

How 3 Teachers are Finding New Ways to Use 3D Printing & Design in the K-8 Classroom

For teachers who are new to 3D printing, Makers Empire’s school products include everything you need to successfully integrate 3D technology into the classroom. With

15 February, 2019

Meet the Young Siblings & Entrepreneurs Behind Custom 3D Printing Company, G3D

Recently, we met two entrepreneurs who run a small business using 3D printing and 3D design. What makes these two entrepreneurs special is both their

15 February, 2019

How an Educator Teaches Vision and Hearing Impaired Teens with Makers Empire 3D software

Erin Barr has been teaching at the Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind (MSDB) for four years. She has taught every grade from

31 January, 2019

How A School Librarian Is Teaching with 3D Printing at Her Schools

Hajnalka Molloy is the Leader of Campus Library and Information Services at Aberfoyle Park Primary Campus in Australia, President of the School Library Association of

25 January, 2019

How Littlehampton PS Students Helped A Boy With Cystic Fibrosis using 3D Printing

Students at Littlehampton Primary School in Australia were asked to solve a real-world problem using Design Thinking, 3D printing and Makers Empire. Will, a student

18 December, 2018

How 3D Printing Helped My Students Create a School Nature Play Space

This guest post has been written by Megan Koop, a classroom teacher at Blakeview Primary School located in the Northern Suburbs of Adelaide. Megan is

22 November, 2018

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So You Have a 3D printer – Now What? A Frank Account of 3D Printing in the Classroom

This guest post was written by Christopher Burdman, a grade 3-5 STEM teacher at Joseph P Tyan Elementary School in Boston and Makers Empire Ambassador.

8 November, 2018

Students’ 3D Designs Shine in MOD.’s Waging Peace Exhibition

Fiona Graff is a Year 7 Homeroom Teacher at Cabra Dominican College in South Australia. She has been using Makers Empire with her students for

7 November, 2018

5 Ways Makers Empire has Become a Tool of Transformation in My Classroom

This guest post was written by Kate Tyrwhitt, Visual Arts Teacher at St Michael’s College in Australia and a Makers Empire Ambassador. Kate has a

1 November, 2018

Kids Will Change the World with 3D Printers | A Video by GE

More than 3,000 schools from around the world applied for this year’s GE Additive Education Program, with 600 schools from 30 countries accepted. Over the

15 September, 2018

How 5th Graders at Woodsdale Elementary Learned About Engineering with 3D Printing

Coming up with ways to let students experience the engineering design process first-hand in the K-8 classroom can be a challenge. But under the guidance

13 September, 2018

The Two Most Important Skills You Can Teach Your Students

One of the most important issues facing the educators and parents of today is how to prepare students and children for the jobs of tomorrow.

30 August, 2018

How Students at Richmond PS Learned English by Making 3D Printed Furniture for a Dollhouse

When classroom teacher Diana Harris was considering what 3D printing furniture project to do with her students, she was inspired by her students’ own personal

16 August, 2018

How Morphett Vale PS Students Learn About Entrepreneurship with 3D printing

Teachers unfamiliar with 3D printing are often unsure how to use it as an authentic teaching tool. So be inspired by educators from a school

11 August, 2018

How Joseph P. Tynan Elementary is Using Design Thinking & 3D Printing To Empower Students

As a 3rd-5th Grade STEM teacher at Joseph P. Tynan Elementary School in Boston, Christopher Burdman (above, left) is used to coming up with interesting

29 July, 2018

How West Lakes Shore PS Students Solve Sustainability Issues with Design Thinking

Wondering how to use 3D printing and Design Thinking as authentic teaching tools in a primary, elementary or middle school environment? Be inspired by students

25 July, 2018

Teacher and student with computer and 3D printed object

How 3D Printed ‘Not So Flat’ Stanleys Support Literacy at Woodsdale Elementary School

Think 3D printing and 3D design is just for teaching students technology skills? Think again. With guidance from Sandra Wiseman (above), a library media/technology integration

14 June, 2018

How A 30-Year Veteran Teacher Went From 3D Printing Novice To 3D Printing Guru

Robin McGinnis is currently teaching 4th Grade Math and Science for the Mt. Healthy City School System. Last year, she was selected to be a

7 June, 2018

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