Mindy Siefert

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The Importance of Engagement | Origin: ED210

Students tend to engage more with the learning when they have the ability to customize their learning.

Mindy Siefert

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Sustainability | Origin: EC111

Sustainability is a bit of a problem in my class. We receive no school funding and are self-sustaining. This just means that I sometimes feel like I have a second job of running a business on top of teaching. While it is easy to say that we need to let students take over the business, when the class depends on the SBE, it is important to be responsible with the money and try to make smart decisions so we grow the money instead of lose it.

Mindy Siefert

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Developing Learners | Origin: EC111

I would like to give students more autonomy in the business. From a planning perspective, giving students the tasks and allowing them to figure things out can be hard to measure. What is enough time and what is too much time. How do we keep them motivated? I usually end up micromanaging this a bit for time's sake, but I probably need to step back and let the students take more control so they can have successes and failures that are entirely theirs.

Mindy Siefert

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Implementation | Origin: EC111

I like the idea of scoring the students on different aspects. We often do group work in class where the entire group gets a grade. This can be problematic if certain students are contributing more than others. I have started having students score each other. I don't use it as a grade but I do use it as a consideration of the overall grade for the group. I like the idea of giving a group grade along with an individual grade and a business grade. It would make the scoring process more accurate for each student.

Mindy Siefert

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Getting Started | Origin: EC111

My classes had a SBE this year for the first time. I had the idea of students selling laser cut, school themed keychains, but the students didn't have a lot of buy in. Instead, they REALLY wanted to sell slime. I was not too keen on this idea due to the mess and I wasn't sure they were going to sell. Long story short, the students were right. The slime sold well and it was the right decision to go with a business with student buy in. There was a mess, but it was worth it overall.

Mindy Siefert

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The Future of 3D Printing & Industry 4.0 | Origin: EC132

I have never heard of the Internet of Things and I didn't realize that AI along with 3D printing could create a manufacturing process that would be much more efficient with one-off manufacturing and adapting designs as they are produced.

Mindy Siefert

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Practical Applications & Real-world Case Studies | Origin: EC132

I didn't realize that PLA is biodegradable. This is the type of filament that we use with the 3D printer in my school so I'm glad to learn that the filament isn't creating further pollution.

Mindy Siefert

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Introduction to 3D Printing | Origin: EC132

We currently use 3D printing in my space, but we use PLA and I didn't realized all the other applications like printing ceramics and biotissue. It is a great way to learn to take a design from concept to reality and then test what works and what doesn't about the design.

Mindy Siefert

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Considerations for Specific Lab Environments and Safety | Origin: ED206

Safety is important and if the basic guidelines are not followed it can be the responsibility of the teacher if someone were to get injured.

Mindy Siefert

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Evaluating Student Progress | Origin: ED206

It makes me think about the way I assess. I have some reflection as part of the assessment process but it is more used as a communication tool for me to understand the student's process when using the tool. The largest part of the assessment is the actual project which is a physical build.