Help me give my students two 3d Printer DIY Kit Auto Leveling Cube Full Metal Square printers. These 3d printers will be used to teach my ceramics students about the additive sculpture process.
What makes our students special at my school is the diversity that is represented. Our city valley is represented by a vast difference in socioeconomic, academic and racial groups. When you walk through the halls you will see this mirrored in our school. We are a free charter school sponsored by our school district with approximately 230 students in grades 6-8 and 230 students in grades 9-12. The school opened in the fall of 2008. We are accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Commission (an accreditation division of AdvancED). Admission is non-discriminatory and open to all Utah residents. The demographics of the school mirror that of the school district. The socioeconomic diversity in our student body brings both opportunities and challenges.
Our diversity has allowed us to build an inclusive school where differences are not only openly discussed, but celebrated.
We have been largely successful at creating a very integrated community. At the same time, our challenge is that many of our students face a variety of struggles that are tied to socioeconomic status. Providing students with access to current technology trends helps to level the playing field for all students regardless of their socioeconomic status.
My Project
The two 3D Printer DIY Kit Auto Leveling Cube Full Metal Square printers will make a difference for my ceramic students by teaching them how technology can transform their understanding of how ceramics can be interpreted. Students will learn how the additive process of 3D printing can produce sculptures of detail that would be nearly impossible to create by hand. We will learn how 3D modeling software can be used to print ceramic models. This can only be achieved by using a 3D printer. We will also be collaborating with a local start up company that uses 3D printers to produce clay architectural objects for interior designers. The company Binary is going to be working with our school to help us make 3D printing in clay a reality at our school.
These printers will be used to print with clay showing students how traditional ceramic methods can be integrated with new technology .
This will give me the opportunity as an educator to help my students develop an understanding of how current technology trends can be fused with traditional fine art methods such as ceramics. I am always looking for unique ways to bring technology into the classroom. Currently we have a laser cutter that has benefitted the students at our school. It has shown them how the precision of designing with software and using new technology will give them the chance to develop their ideas into the physical realm.
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