MakerBot Earns ISTE Seal for 3D Printing Certification Program, Study Shows K-12 Teacher Satisfaction Doubles in Two Years
June 25 2018 - 12:41PM
Business Wire
MakerBot, the industry leader in 3D printing for education, has
just earned the ISTE Seal of Alignment for the recently launched
MakerBot Certification™ program for educators. The first of its
kind, the program addresses two important hurdles to implementing
3D printers in STEM classrooms. First the program coaches educators
to become 3D printing experts, then it trains them to create their
own custom 3D printing curriculum.
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The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is
the leading accreditation body that defines standards for how to
use technology in classrooms. Their standards and Seal of Alignment
are important tools for teachers and administrators nationwide to
evaluate the quality of resources like professional development or
curriculum. After an independent review, the MakerBot Certification
program received ISTE’s Seal of Alignment, meeting their standards
for educators and making it easier for individuals and entire
districts to add and support 3D printing in their STEM
classrooms.
MakerBot will exhibit its solutions for educators, including the
MakerBot Certification program and lesson plans from Thingiverse
Education™, at this year’s ISTE conference beginning June 24th in
Chicago. Renowned educational technologist Kathy Schrock, one of
the program’s key collaborators and first graduates, elaborates,
“[o]nce I finished the MakerBot Curriculum certification, I was
confident how best to use 3D printing in the classroom to support
instruction, as well as how to manage the design and print process
for student success.”
With its 3D printers in over 7,000 schools, MakerBot offers the
most robust collection of resources for educators and was recently
named the Best 3D Printer for Schools by All3DP.com. MakerBot CEO
Nadav Goshen adds, “This ecosystem, this complete solution for
educators, hasn’t always existed. We built it over the course of
years, placing printers in schools and learning from educators what
they still need and what makes the biggest impact on student
learning outcomes.”
Through this focus on listening to and supporting educators,
MakerBot has made substantial progress in how well 3D printers meet
teachers’ instructional goals. A survey of over 2,000 MakerBot
Educators, conducted over the past three years, asked teachers to
rate their success using MakerBot 3D printers for general K-12 and
CAD instruction. In both categories, the percentage of teachers who
reported the printers met their classroom needs doubled over two
years.
“This data shows that MakerBot isn’t just growing its user base
in schools,” Goshen continued. “We’re measurably improving
teachers’ experiences using 3D printing. Much of this impressive
teacher satisfaction is thanks to the effort we’ve put into solving
real classroom problems—like the availability of 3D printing
curriculum with Thingiverse Education, clear best practices with
the MakerBot Educators Guidebook, and now training with the new
MakerBot Certification program.”
The same survey asked teachers to gauge their interest in
cloud-based 3D printing, and 58% reported an immediate interest in
using a cloud-based workflow. This clear preference towards a
simple, flexible workflow is what drove the development of the
industry’s first seamless cloud-based platform, My MakerBot™. It
combines 3D print preparation with printer management and connects
directly to Tinkercad® software for easy 3D design and
printing—compatible with Chromebook® computers or any browser-based
device. By working directly with the world’s largest community of
3D printing educators, MakerBot is able to predict and identify key
educator values and challenges, then address them with deeply
impactful solutions.
Collectively, these and other insights confirm that the market
for 3D printing in education has matured significantly in the past
several years; educators are finding their footing with the
technology, and MakerBot is the leading provider for 3D printing
education solutions that go beyond just hardware and software.
For more information on the MakerBot Certification™ program
visit:makerbot.com/education/3d-printing-certification/
To see the program in person at ISTE:visit MakerBot at booth
#2554
About MakerBot:
MakerBot, a subsidiary of Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq: SSYS), is a
global leader in the 3D printing industry, offers reliable and
easy-to-use 3D printing, and runs Thingiverse, the world’s largest
3D printing file library and community. We believe there's an
innovator in everyone, so we make the 3D printing tools that make
your ideas matter. Discover innovation with MakerBot 3D
printing.
To learn more about MakerBot, visit makerbot.com.
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MakerBotJosh Snider, 347.676.3847josh.snider@makerbot.com
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