Some Kind Words
From our students, clients, partners, and workshop participants
Madelaine Travaille
AP Env. Science/District Supervisor - Summit, NJ
"This has been one of the best courses I have taken in 26 years of teaching!
All the strategies suggested were modeled by the instructors, and we were able to walk through the process of teaching CAD in a very simple and effective manner. Thank you for this opportunity!"
Matthew Ducker Duffy
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
"One of the best workshops I have attended in my 6 years of teaching.
The course addressed many 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."
Jennifer Pasuit
STEM Department Head @ New Providence High School | STEM & Science Education
"If you really want to learn how to teach your students how to learn in a way they will feel invested in, take this course."
Bill Ruhl
High School Physics & STEM teacher @ Golda Och Academy
"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'"
Thomas Ackerman
Great Meadows Middle School
"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."
Monique Dituri
Clifton High School
"As a new teacher in 3D printing, it was fantastic to learn about all of the different programs in a way that I can actually teach to my students."
Bernhard Weber
Managing Director @ Unicorn
“Working with Jason and Iain was transformative. I learned how powerful it is to combine structured innovation frameworks with disruptive out of box thinking methods and inspiration from every field of knowledge, science, technology, and arts. It’s a great honor to collaborate with them.”
Kevin Cardenas
Cresskill Middle/High School
"What I loved about this course is
finding techniques for teaching this to students so that they learn through 'doing and making'"
Tim Steen
Eastern Christian 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."
Bridget Day
Gregory Elementary School
"Really helpful course 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."
Corine Czepiel
Paterson Public Schools
"Absolutely love this course! I really enjoyed how the instructors broke down how to use the software in order to promote critical thinking skills. Teaching was well done and extremely helpful - thank you!"
Petia Morozov
Founder @ DesignShed
"It's a set of tools and practices that delivers novel paradigm shifts, transforms thinking, fosters an innovation culture, produces radically creative outcomes, disrupt fields, empowers you to rethink questions, and make new worlds possible - it's a total re-invention of innovation"
Dennis Bone
Former President @ Verizon New Jersey
“We did so much together and I've watched the 'magic' that occurred so many times when they worked with students and organizations. Their approach to innovation is truly transformative and has a profound and lasting impact on clients.”
Jesse Wright
Educator, Eastern Christian School
"The project examples incorporating 3D Printing and Design into the classroom were phenomenal and encouraging. The presenters were great, and I appreciated their various styles."
Rene-Oscar Ariko
BusDev Executive and Co-founder @ 3D Control Systems
"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.
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."
Steven Greenstein
STEM Innovation Professor @ Montclair State University
"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 wonderful 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."
Eve Schaenen
Executive Director @ Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center
"[Their] 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."
Justin Morris-Marano
Design Lead, Flourish LAB
"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."
Nisha Aggarwal
Leonia High School
"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."
Christina Leonhardt
Urban Designer
"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."
Peter Bongiovanni
Hillside Elementary 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."
Mark Tayler
Leonia High 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..."
Nancy Mullin
Supervisor of Career Education & Library Science @ West Orange Public Schools
"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."
Jillian Varner
Mount Olive 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!"
Julie Chrobak
Clifton Public Schools
"I enjoyed the way this course taught – it encourages thinking and starting simply – not how I was taught CAD software."
Kim Reber
Knowlton Township Elementry School
"Both gentlemen have 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!"
Bridget Looney, PhD
Teacher, Educator, Critical Scholar @ Montclair State University
"Crafted for educators, these 3D design and printing courses 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.
At its core, these courses aren't just about 3D printing; they're about fostering a culture of creativity, resilience, and digital literacy and learning to model that for schoolchildren. 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 Emergent Futures Lab's online courses. They're catalysts for change, beacons of creativity, and a testament to the transformative power of innovative teaching."
Sharon Waters
Founder @ Waters Strategies
"Jason and Iain are two very opposite people. They have completely different skill sets, talents and personalities. When they work together, those differences meld into something magical, where all those different strengths become a sum much bigger than its many parts. Jason and Iain also push each other to produce the best outcomes for their clients.
I have seen firsthand the radical transformations Iain and Jason produce, as the lightbulb moment clicks with their clients, who see how innovation can improve their organizations. Jason and Iain are also personable and easy to work with. You can't go wrong in hiring them."
