Some Kind Words From Our Clients, Partners, Former Students, and Workshop Participants:

One of the best workshops I have attended in my 6 years of teaching. The two days met different concerns that I had for my upcoming year of teaching several STEM courses. I now have so many ideas about what to teach and how to teach it. Thank you for your time, effort, and professionalism.

Matthew Ducker Duffy

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Really helpful workshop that makes me feel more confident in my instruction! As a new teacher, I really appreciate the way the instructors created practical applications for 3D printing, so what I learned will definitely be incredibly helpful to my teaching practice.

Bridget Day

Gregory Elementary School

Blown away by the methodology used to introduce 3D design, establishing facility with foundation features by repetitive design exercises using these features to "make anything”

Bill Ruhl

High School Physics & STEM teacher, Golda Och Academy

Thanks to Iain and Jason for their patience and for being so accommodating. They are wonderful teachers and hosts. I truly enjoyed all aspects of this workshop.

June Polidoro

St. Anthony School

I'd go for a whole series of these, where we could go even more in-depth: Learning through the eyes of our students and thinking about the implications of the plasticity of the software on the design process.

Tim Steen

Eastern Christian School

The folks at the New Futures Education Lab have a conception of digital design literacy that is about so much more than dominating the mechanics of 3D design and fabrication. It’s about using these skills to leverage our deeply creative capacities and aesthetic sensibilities in the service of radical innovation and imagination. I know this because in the workshops I’ve attended, I learned an embodied design approach that enabled me to make some pretty wonder-ful things, none of which I could have imagined or produced through conventional design approaches. Iain and Jason’s emergent design approach has not only informed my design thinking, it’s also taken my research in new and vital directions.

Steven Greenstein

STEM Innovation Professor, Montclair State University

The lab's powerful impact and expertise in teaching 3D design became apparent to me when our museum engaged their students for a CAD-based project. The young people coming out of their program are fully fluent in the language and methods of innovation design, confident in tackling new design challenges, and are clearly inspired to pursue future STEAM careers by the learning experience with Jason and Iain.

Eve Schaenen

Executive Director, Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center

Thank you to Jason Frasca and Iain Kerr for helping West Orange School District successfully embrace and grow our 3D printing program in all of our schools district wide. Their expertise has proven invaluable when it comes to purchasing printers, training on use, and integration across the curriculum for all grade levels. Our staff has learned best practices from attending their workshops and grown in their own pedagogy. We value our partnership with them and highly recommend them.

Nancy Mullin

Supervisor of Career Education and Library Science, West Orange Public Schools

Over the past seven years, my collaboration with Iain and Jason has been nothing short of exceptional. Their extensive industry experience serves as a cornerstone for educators seeking to navigate the journey from conceptual design to tangible realization. Their profound expertise is particularly invaluable for those endeavoring to establish makerspaces or optimize existing workflows.

In a landscape where the integration of 3D printing into educational curricula remains an evolving challenge, Iain and Jason stand out as beacons of guidance. Their insights not only alleviate the burden of initial trial and error but also pave the way for innovative pedagogical approaches.

Our partnership with Iain and Jason has proven to be a cornerstone of success, and it is with great confidence that we extend our highest recommendation to others seeking their unparalleled expertise.

Rene-Oscar Ariko

Business Development Executive and Co-founder, 3D Control Systems

This workshop was well worth two summer days! I loved that you didn't tell us how to do things but let us struggle through the learning process. Loved this workshop, the pace, the instructors...all great!

Toni-Ann Raj

Woodmont Elementary School

As a student with no concrete direction, I quickly found a deep interest in design, 3D printing, and systems thinking when meeting Jason and Iain. I've learned and experienced more than I ever thought possible thanks to the opportunities presented by them and New Futures Education Lab

Josh Miller

General Manager, MakeLAB

Two things I loved about this Picatinny Aresenal workshop were: [1] Finding techniques for teaching this to students so that they learn through "doing and making, and [2] Finding the right technology that’s best for my classroom and getting time actually to print/troubleshoot prints.

Kevin Cardenas

Cresskill Middle/High School

Iain and Jason introduce critical strategies for deviation — from existing solutions, methodologies and world views. This positioning is grounds for innovation, and has supported my work as a student and professional. The EFL curriculum continues to reveal itself years after the last day of class.

Justin Morris-Marano

Design Lead, Flourish LAB

The innovation and design skills I gained from classes with Iain and Jason have been crucial in my early career as an urban planner. By learning to "think like a crow" I now feel so confident in my ability to creatively approach complex, systematic challenges. I definitely recommend their courses to people of any discipline interested in designing novel futures.

Christina Leonhardt

Urban Designer

The workshop project examples incorporating 3D Printing and Design into the classroom were phenomenal and encouraging. The presenters were great, and I appreciated their various styles.

Jesse Wright

Educator, Eastern Christian School

I thoroughly enjoyed this and hope to come back for another class. This gave me a great understanding of the whole process and great ideas I can use in my classroom

Katie Nangle

2nd Grade Teacher at Rockaway Township Board of Education

This was great; it was my second year attending, and I enjoyed it as much this year as I did last year. Thank you so much!

Dan Spencer

Teacher, Immaculata High School

Working with Iain and Jason has been game changing. I started off as a scrappy entrepreneur, evolved into a designer, maker and now an international business owner. I never thought I’d be digital designing or looking at things from a high systems level

Altarik Banks

Founder, Homa Studios

In learning innovation skills through such a unique and abstract lens, I have been able to understand complex problems as part of the systems they belong to. In doing so, I have been able to better achieve my goals, both academically and professionally, across disciplines ranging from software development to business consultancy.

Joey Giordano

Montclair State University, Class of 2024

Iain & Jason, expanded my creativity in so many ways that I'm now empowered to tackle complex challenges with a creative approach. Under their tutelage, I've been able to create my own 3D design and digital creativity curriculum for school districts, both nationally and internationally.

Ronnie Perez

Curriculum Developer, Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center

Thrilled to finally understand how the 3D printing process works from design to preparation to print. The instructors were extremely good, and their explanations were very clear and helpful. It gave me lots of good ideas on how to implement design thinking and 3D printing in my classroom.

Nisha Aggarwal

Leonia High School

Both gentlemen had such a great way of instructing us newbies. Their calm, patient manner was so helpful to everyone. I loved learning a better method to help teach my own young students. I hope to do the advanced next year after I gain more experience. Thank you so much for this experience!

Kim Reber

Knowlton Township Elementry School

For ten years, I have learned from and worked with Jason and Iain. The two have created a completely unique, thoroughly thought through, always developing and at the same time super hands-on form of innovation modeling.

As a European student from Austria, I was thrown into a creativity bootcamp that would made us students question the known, state of the art, and worldviews. The outcomes and frameworks I walked away with allow me to create paradigm shifts and radical innovations, that I never would have been able to think of without their innovation approach - which makes change become reality.

I use the skills I gained in their workshops in my professional life implicitly as well as explicitly very often. I am deeply grateful having had the chance to learn and work with the two masters of innovation which has fundamentally improved my way of doing innovation which can ultimately change the world of business, society or politics.

Sebastian Swoboda

Policy Officer - National Financial Literacy Strategy

The highlight of this workshop for me was designing, getting feedback from instructors, and gallery walk of designs; especially the pacing and time for discussion.

Tera Phipps

Orange Preparatory Academy

The workshop was super informative, allowed for practice, and gave some insight into troubleshooting potential print errors. Loved this, very inspiring. Thank you!!

Randa Saleh

Paterson Public Schools

I really enjoyed how the instructors broke down how to use the software in order to promote critical thinking skills. You were both great! Thank you so much for all of your help!

Corine Czepiel

Paterson Public Schools

The practice of using tools quickly and then doing it again is the kind of big-impact approach I can add to my lesson plans. Honestly, this was everything and more than I had hoped for.

Thomas Ackerman

Great Meadows Middle School

This workshop was extremely beneficial. Thoroughly enjoyed your workshops and discussing teaching with you! Looking forward to maybe more advanced or expanded sessions in the future. MUCH APPRECIATED!

Wayne Filus

Hackettstown High School

I enjoyed the practice of designing and the structure of how to implement teaching kids from beginning to end. This was really great. Thank you!

Jillian Varner

Mount Olive High School

The initial workshop covered a lot of ground - but the continued repetition of steps allowed for it all to really sink in. I finally feel like I know what I am doing!

Arlene Sullivan

Morris Catholic High School

I learned a much better way to begin my 3D Design courses by having students manipulate one object and giving them the opportunity to explore what can be done and what can be made with just one object from the start.

Peter Bongiovanni

Hillside Elementary School

I learned quick methods for getting students started in design without overloading them with too many technical terms. Biggest takeaway: Students will enjoy 3D Design and printing more if they start realizing their designs as soon as possible... Oh, and the sketching and drawing lessons by hand give me new ways to challenge my students.

Mark Tayler

Roxbury Public Schools

Taking the time to work on sketching and process diagrams really emphasized that this skill could help students work more efficiently in Fusion 360 and I should take some time in my classes to practice these skills to help students better communicate their ideas and designs

Shira Kelmanovich

Golda Och Academy

In a world where innovation is the currency of progress, educators are the architects of tomorrow's breakthroughs. But just like any craftsperson, they require the right tools and skills to shape the minds of future innovators. IF you have an interest in 3D design workshops, these will help you embark on that transformative journey.

Crafted for educators, these 3D design and printing sessions will help propel you into the realm of limitless possibilities. Whether you're a novice seeking to design your first object or a seasoned 3D designer aiming to further refine your skills with Fusion 360, the sessions offered cater to all skill levels with equal fervor.

What’s important about these sessions for educators is their emphasis on community and collaboration. Through engaging sessions and interactive forums, educators forge connections that extend far beyond the MIXLab walls. Imagine the synergy of minds, where ideas flow freely and innovation is boundless. It's not just about mastering the tools; it's about building a community of trailblazers who are redefining the landscape of education from within their schools.

At its core, these sessions aren’t just about 3D printing; they’re about fostering a culture of creativity, resilience, and digital literacy and learning to model that for school children. It's about empowering educators to unleash the full potential of their students and inspire the next generation of innovators.

So, if you're ready to embark on a journey that will redefine the way you teach, inspire, and connect, look no further than New Futures Education Labs' workshops. They’re not just professional development workshops; they’re catalysts for change, beacons of creativity, and a testament to the transformative power of innovative teaching.

Bridget Looney, PhD

Teacher, Educator, Critical Scholar, Montclair State University