By Sallye Coyle, September 26th, 2016 Teachers and students with their finished projects
When Rick Sheldahl, Career and Technical Education Director of the Durham (NC) Public School System, and Don Ramsey, carpentry instructor at Southern School of Energy and Sustainability visited ShopBot in 2014, they were looking for an affordable CNC machine that could help their students set up a production …
Continue reading >>> Durham Public School System Invests in CTE and STEM Education
By Jeanne Taylor, May 3rd, 2016
Hello!
This year Port Townsend is offering an intermediate CNC course called Intermediate Digital Design and Fabrication beginning July 18th. I am Andy Pitts, and I am teaching the course and thought you might like a bit more insight into my plans.
My philosophy goes along the lines of teaching …
Continue reading >>> Intermediate Digital Design and Fabrication at Port Townsend
By Sallye Coyle, April 27th, 2016 Do you have digital fabrication equipment such as a ShopBot CNC machine, laser cutter, and/or a 3D printer, and an interest in education? Do you want to know more about the software and machines available to you? Are you a facilitator of a digital fab lab or makerspace who would like to join a support …
Continue reading >>> Digital Fabrication in Education Workshop
By Michael Berliner, March 19th, 2016 Middle schooler helps assemble a ShopBot
There has certainly been a lot of press ink, as well as talk coming from the business and political establishment, about the need for more STEM education in the U.S. to better educate our young people to compete for jobs. Nowhere is the talk turning into action more …
Continue reading >>> ShopBot helps Florida schools establish sorely needed STEM education
By Jeanne Taylor, October 28th, 2015
What happens when the NACCE (National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship) has their annual conference? Inspired conversation.
Sallye Coyle, Educational Outreach Coordinator for ShopBot Tools, and I held a round table at the NACCE event. Attendees learned about the 100kGarages online network for bringing makers, designers, and fabbers together. …
Continue reading >>> ShopBot participates in conference on Cultivating an Entrepreneural Culture
By Michael Berliner, September 27th, 2015 Jim Lile has quite an impressive background in professional theatre. He earned an MFA from the Yale School of Drama in Technical Design and Production in 1999. Over the years he has been the Technical Director, Stage Manager, Lighting Designer or staff member for a variety of theatrical and dance companies: Norwegian Cruise Lines, …
Continue reading >>> FSU Theatre’s Jim Lile puts CNC into the spotlight
By Michael Berliner, August 16th, 2015 ShopBot’s Sallye Coyle, FabLab manager Walter Gonzalez Amao, and ShopBot’s Ted Hall display the Peruvian flag (home country to many of ShopBot’s recent guests).
“It was nice to be able to just spend casual time and compare notes with other FabLab managers.” “It was fun to enjoy our community.” “The seminar was very …
Continue reading >>> ShopBot Plays Host to International FabLab Visitors
By ShopBot, June 15th, 2015
June 6, 2015 – Windermere, Florida, just outside of Orlando, was host to the 2015 Ed Camp Magic with nearby Disney World as the backdrop for the weekend’s events held at Windermere Preparatory School.
One of ShopBot’s core focus areas remains in the realm of education, and we were happy to sponsor such a …
Continue reading >>> Ed Camp Magic & ShopBot in Florida
By Jack Chen, October 4th, 2014
Hey there! It’s been too long since I last posted but I wanted to update you on some exciting news going on at my school. My Art Teacher friend (Louie Aragon) and I have finally gotten around to cleaning out a space for a new 3D Design and Fabrication Club. We have been working with …
Continue reading >>> (STEM to STEAM) 3D Design and Fabrication Club!
By Sallye Coyle, August 10th, 2014 In TJ’s training at ShopBot this past week, of the 10 entities represented, 6 were involved in education in some form or another. Another 3 were “life long learners” with the idea of using their new ShopBots in a career change because they had been laid off from their old job, or were creating a …
Continue reading >>> ShopBot Training, Aug 2014: Life Long Learning
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