This workshop for CTE (career and technical education) teachers and industry professionals will focus on fostering innovation, collaboration, and partnership within the CTE community. By enhancing lesson plans, building industry partnerships, and engaging post-secondary educators, we can better prepare our students for success in the ever-evolving workforce. Industry personnel are encouraged to attend to lend expertise in designing exciting hands-on activities and industry-specific lesson plans. Help us establish a network of STEM teachers and industry partners across the nation.

Autodesk products, in particular the entertainment creation suites, offer an opportunity to reinvent learning in language arts, social studies, and other core academic classes. By using a game or movie development approach to core subject learning, you can motivate your students to learn with the use of tools such as Autodesk® 3ds Max®, Autodesk Maya®, and other software products. The variety of Autodesk products, combined with the general principles that have already seen amazing classroom success, could reignite a passion for learning in so many students and schools. You can be part of the solution, as a mentor or teacher or business.

Currently, there is a nationwide career and technical educator (CTE) shortage, and the reasons for it are multifaceted and numerous. The shortage of quality CTE teachers contributes to the growing skills gap that affects our food and fiber and manufacturing industries. With data from the Missouri Department of Secondary Education to support the research, Allan Sharrock will share a new white paper outlining the various reasons why there are CTE teacher shortages and how CTE teachers earn their certifications. Sharrock will also discuss case studies detailing how manufacturing knowledge impacts the food and fiber industries. With these insights and recommendations, Sharrock hopes to deliver new inspiration for changes in how CTE teachers are trained and credentialed nationwide.

Hear about how the iSchool Initiative inspires and educates both students and teachers to become lifelong digital learners. The iSchool Initiative is a young startup with huge aspirations. Their goal is to revolutionize the education system through a grassroots movement that advocates for contemporary technology integration. They motivate both students and teachers to become lifelong digital learners by inspiring action, providing comprehensive training on the use of technology, and guiding educational institutions through technology deployment.

Join Kerry Kingston, expert teacher for Alias industrial design software. She introduces the new Alias Learning Workbench, a flipped learning environment that provides multiple entry points for digital natives and digital immigrants alike to create their own learning paths. The key concepts have been distilled into 10 Golden Rules; more in-depth understanding can be excavated in the Theory Builders. Or you can just sit back and watch the video tutorials and soak up the concepts of freeform NURBS modeling on a City Car concept.

From its early days, Autodesk Fusion 360 software has included ever-improving tools for working collaboratively on decentralized teams. With an eye toward education and a few extra capabilities added just for the education space, Autodesk Fusion 360 is ready to become a central part of the process of teaching design, engineering, and manufacturing. These tools are not usually the focus when discussing Autodesk Fusion 360 for the classroom, but they are the critical elements that make Autodesk Fusion 360 the best solution for your classroom. In this session, you’ll see these communication and collaboration tools in use as we look at the process for creating, managing, and completing a class. We’ll explore the tools that teachers will find most useful for conducting their classes in today's dynamic environment to ensure you can keep offering the best instruction, regardless of where you or your students are working.

Research in the areas of cognition and learning underscore the fact that the still dominant 20th-century model of schooling is failing to prepare students for the realities of life and work in the 21st-century global economy. This class focuses on how the new U.S. Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) can serve as a catalyst for innovating new technology-enhanced approaches to learning that can mitigate this problem. These standards are built upon a foundation of reasoning practices that if implemented appropriately will significantly alter curriculum, pedagogy, and the roles of teachers and students inside and outside of the classroom. Through a series of case studies, attendees can learn how Autodesk® design and creativity apps, when aligned with CCSS and NGSS, can create new paradigms for student learning in core academic areas that include English language arts, social studies, science, math, and art.

This session tells the story of how a father's love is changing the lives of thousands. My son, Sol, sadly lost most of his left arm following an injury at birth. As a former psychology teacher, I knew that waiting 12 months for an NHS prosthetic was not an option. After achieving good results with foam arms from when Sol was 5 weeks of age, I went on to invent a new kind of prosthetic that is inspired by how spiders use fluid pressure to move their limbs. I founded Ambionics to develop the technology and help other children around the world. This session will touch on some technology (e.g., teaching myself CAD design using Fusion 360 and YouTube tutorials) and footage of some of the early prototypes made from off-the-shelf parts. I will talk about some of the difficulties of learning to make prosthetics for a growing child and the importance of staying close to the medical standard (e.g. the creation of digital prosthetic sockets) and of course how the hydraulics are developing, and more.

A typical approach to teaching computer-generated imagery (CGI) is through lectures and a series of homework, then reviewed by teachers. This approach is highly ineffective, requiring additional educational materials and help from teachers during all practical exercises. The most effective learning method is through in-class training with a teacher’s guidance. Meanwhile, using old teaching methods leads to a longer and steeper learning curve, and to an inability to solve practical problems during everyday work. In this lesson, we will tell you about a new approach to teaching CGI based on the Heuristic teaching model. We will reveal how to build a training system that empowers students to learn from zero all stages of photoreal rendering creation in 23 days. As a result of that training program, students learn to create a room 3D project in six hours.

A small group of not-so-small airports have seized positions of leadership in the aviation industry as adopters of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and integration with geographic information system (GIS) and asset management. As part of that position of leadership, they’ve also taken on the roles of mentors and teachers for other airports, sharing their victories, their failings, and their lessons learned. We will discuss what these airports are doing to lead the way and what other airports are doing as they surge to catch up.

In this class, you will learn how to use InfraWorks 360 software to create a bridge design and then transfer it to Revit software to make a more parametric structural bridge. You will then use Revit software to create structural rebar drawings based on the revised design. Finally, you will transfer this information back to InfraWorks 360 software to continue your site design. Dzan Ta and Dave Young of ReproProducts will teach this class. Both are previous Autodesk University teachers. This session features InfraWorks 360, Revit, and Revit Structure. AIA Approved

While it's not directly shown, it's likely that the teachers at Hogwarts used a lot of magic to make quick work of the mundane prep for their classes. This session will review applications of generative design from the standpoint of the graph author rather than the user. Using Generative Design in Revit software, we'll use our own brand of magic to find the optimal seating chart in potions (Revit integration), lay out the care of magical creatures OWL on the Hogwarts grounds (FormIt 360 software), and design the layout for the campgrounds at the Quidditch World Cup (Civil 3D software). This magic may not be as old as what the students at Hogwarts learn, but it will still help move your Revit, FormIt 360, and Civil 3D work to the next level via Generative Design in Revit!

Transitioning to Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Revit software can be a complex process. Studies show that BIM workflows save time and money, but the initial training and implementation process poses a considerable cost to the firm, and office owners are concerned with the effect on project deadlines. This class will present a flexible and integral implementation process, built on adapting firm standards and workflows, and practicing from Day One on real-life design projects. As an architect, Revit teacher, and BIM implementation consultant, Yael has insights from multiple design firms, which vary in terms of project scopes, management, human resources, and prior knowledge. The class will contain examples from various case studies, pros and cons for different strategies, and aspects to consider while deciding on the path to a successful and smooth implementation process. If you're interested in convincing your firm to make the inevitable transition, come hear from experience how to create the process that is right for you.

This class will show you how to get the most out of Revit software's powerful graphic features, incorporating all of the newest features in Revit. You'll gain valuable tips, tricks, and time-proven techniques to make your drawings look great. You'll learn to enhance non-rendered presentations with "out of the box" advanced graphic techniques, as well as how to visually improve trees, plants, and people used in Revit for all non-rendered views. You'll learn more about adding photo backgrounds to presentations and renderings using a unique overlay approach, adding fully controllable color or photo backgrounds behind multiple views-and you'll get tips for improving interior and exterior rendered views. Finally, you'll learn how to use "old-world hand-drafting" techniques to add visual clarity that helps your construction documents communicate seamlessly. Learn how to use surface shading, profiling, transparency, and toning techniques to create beautiful and clear drawings.

This class will show you how to get the most out of Revit software's powerful graphic features, incorporating all of the newest features in Revit. You'll gain valuable tips, tricks, and time-proven techniques to make your drawings look great. You'll learn to enhance nonrendered presentations with "out of the box" advanced graphic techniques, as well as how to visually improve trees, plants, and people used in Revit for all nonrendered views. You'll learn more about adding photo backgrounds to presentations and renderings using a unique overlay approach, adding fully controllable color or photo backgrounds behind multiple views. You'll get tips for improving interior and exterior rendered views. Finally, you'll learn how to use "old-world” hand-drafting techniques to add visual clarity that can help your construction documents communicate seamlessly. Learn how to use surface shading, profiling, transparency, and toning techniques to create beautiful and clear drawings.

Fope Bademosi, Construction Researcher and Educator at Autodesk, and Lorenzo Villaggi, Principal Research Scientist at Autodesk, join the Digital Builder Podcast to discuss their AECO industry research titled From Walls to Resources: Early Results in AI-Powered Building Deconstruction Planning.

Designing a drone is more than just assembling parts—it’s about bringing together electronics, mechanics, and performance into one seamless system. In this session, we will explore how to create a fully functional mechatronic drone using the all-in-one capabilities of Autodesk Fusion software. You’ll learn how to integrate a complete 3D mechanical assembly, and run simulations to validate both thermal performance and structural integrity. Whether you’re an engineer, product designer, or educator, this session will show you how to take your ideas from circuit to sky with efficiency, precision, and confidence.