Author: Clark Barnett

Clark Barnett has been an educator for 13 years. He currently creates and innovates with his 4th grade students in the Conejo Unified School District using 3D printing, arduino electronics, and whatever else they can imagine with. He agrees whole hardheartedly with Seymour Papert who said, "The role of the teacher is to create the conditions for invention rather than provide ready-made knowledge." Mr. Barnett earned his Master of Education degree in learning technologies from Pepperdine University.

Small Victories

By Clark Barnett Posted on May 16, 2014 Posted in 3D Printers, Maker Education, Random

My students are making great progress with Interactive Whiteboard Markers. They have successfully overcome two obstacles that were slowing down progress. The first one may have been the most satisfying for them to accomplish. The original file that we downloaded …

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Authentic Learning

By Clark Barnett Posted on April 15, 2014 Posted in 3D Printers, Maker Education

This week I had two parents tell me at different times that they were very happy with what I was doing in class. The first parent called and left a message. I’m not sure I’ve ever had a parent call …

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#CUE2014

By Clark Barnett Posted on April 11, 2014 Posted in Conferences, Maker Education

It has been a couple of weeks since I have attended the Annual CUE conference, and I’m finally having the time to process all of the learning that occurred. This was my first experience with the CUE conference, and my …

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Hacking the Pen

By Clark Barnett Posted on March 25, 2014 Posted in 3D Printers, Maker Education, Science

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]everal years ago I had the privilege to work with Dr. Carl. Technically, Dr. Carl was our site technician meaning that he was there to help keep our computers up and running. In reality he is an educator who is …

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Explaining 3D Printing

By Clark Barnett Posted on March 20, 2014 Posted in 3D Printers, Maker Education

I love explaining 3D printing to people who have never really been exposed to it before. As I share all of the incredible things you can do with a 3D printer their facial expressions go from bewilderment to pure imagination. …

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