eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

For instance, calming classroom design elements, such as dimmable lighting and flexible seating options, can help reduce overstimulation. Additionally, integrating mindfulness and grounding activities throughout the day can help all students–neurotypical and neurodivergent alike–stay focused and manage anxiety.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

There are large lecture halls, hard-wired lecture capture technology, smaller classrooms, casual study spaces and brightly colored swivel chairs. For starters, the space is dedicated to “active learning,” a term that often refers to teaching styles that go beyond a one-way lecture format.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2024

Foster social-emotional learning By ensuring students frequently engage in group activities and cooperative learning, educators can encourage positive peer interactions and provide opportunities for students to build friendships and develop their social skills.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2025

The answer is not necessarily a new one, but it is a concept that needs more attention from educators in our modern-day classrooms: Design thinking. What is design thinking? The idea of design thinking has been around since the 1960s (Dam & Teo, 2022) but has continued to change in both name and shape over the last 60 years.

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Teach Hub

AUGUST 30, 2024

Here we’ll take a closer look at the benefits of a well-designed classroom, how it can affect your students, as well as give you a few practical tips for designing a classroom that will boost learning. What is Classroom Design? Here are a few popular designs to consider.

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eSchool News

MAY 13, 2019

we’ve designed all our spaces with our mission in mind and with our students at the forefront of every decision. When designing our R+D Center, rather than predicting how our students and teachers would use the space, we asked them. This is what classrooms have looked like for decades.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Today’s teachers are looking to new methods of teaching and learning to improve student engagement and achievement, including tech-based solutions like the flipped classroom.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

By sharing a bit about themselves, teachers can foster greater rapport with students in their classrooms. Either way, with consistency, you will begin to see benefits as relationships form and traits like empathy and confidence develop. Such sharing should not be for students only.

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2023

Examples of this scenario are school districts that installed interactive touchscreen panels in all their classrooms. Designed to replace whiteboards as well as school projectors, these highly interactive devices are rated for use for over 50,000 hours. This roughly translates to a utility lifespan of 10 years.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2024

It’s often called “ The Goldilocks Principle ” of learning – it can’t be too easy or too hard, learning activities and strategies must be just right. Educators can explore key ways to help build positive relationships while supporting productive struggle in classrooms and across schools.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Her flexible learning environment “changes based on the type of lesson or activity and desired learner outcomes,” she says. Open and flexible classroom design promotes collaboration and exploration,” according to the Consortium for School Networking. Movable furniture helps, and so does audiovisual technology.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2024

Vibrant and engaging learning spaces In a departure from traditional classroom design, schools are moving away from neutral color schemes in learning spaces. Plus, these spaces offer a place for teachers to decompress and recharge, providing a better working environment and improving teacher wellbeing.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 29, 2019

K–12 Modern Learning Environments Can Be Built Outside of the Classroom. Those initiatives have spun out beyond the classroom walls , as schools look for ways to transform libraries, lounges, cafeterias and even hallways into areas where students and teachers can connect and collaborate. eli.zimmerman_9856. Fri, 03/29/2019 - 15:28.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Vibrant and engaging learning spaces In a departure from traditional classroom design, schools are moving away from neutral color schemes in learning spaces. Plus, these spaces offer a place for teachers to decompress and recharge, providing a better working environment and improving teacher wellbeing.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2024

Multiple means of Representation : The intent is to present information in various formats like text, images, graphic organizers, video, audio, or practical activities. The three underlying principles of UDL are Multiple Means of Representation, Multiple Means of Action and Expression, and Multiple Means of Engagement.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2022

The back includes a dry erase marker board for drawing, writing, lessons or whatever the classroom activity entails. The front features four graduated display shelves with a lip that provides stable book display and maximum front cover visibility.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2022

As districts across the country search for ways to support early childhood learning, designers, architects and planners can play an important role in creating developmentally-appropriate facilities that support play-based learning, exploration and socialization.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Schools Sketch Out Modern Classrooms and Then Make Them a Reality. When Harbor Beach High School was built five decades ago, the library was a hub of student activity, but in recent years, it had become a veritable ghost town. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 10/08/2018 - 13:41. Old desktop computers on mismatched tables dominated the room.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

In fact, 70 percent of students reported better attendance, grades and creativity due to newly designed active-learning environments , according to one Hamline University study, “Flexible Classroom Design and Its Effects on Student-Centered Teaching and Learning.”.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

New educational guidelines from ISTE stress the importance of contextualizing science, technology, engineering and math skills through everyday classroom activities. . STEM courses are a central component to K–12 learning , but incorporating STEM into the classroom can be difficult. Wed, 01/23/2019 - 16:34.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

GradeCraft is an award-winning, game-oriented LMS designed to boost student engagement and motivation. So, in her current Honors 230, Living with Animals Social Science Honors Core Course, with 85 students, Queen offers 15 optional activities that are associated with earning up to 150 points.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 27, 2018

Once the classroom is connected, it can be difficult to determine how best to integrate these new tools into daily classroom activities. Foster a Success Culture Using Classroom Collaboration. public sector director of education, in the report.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

TEN YEARS OF EDUCATION RESEARCH has shown we are failing to use technology effectively with underserved students, who are mostly subjected to “drill-and-practice or remediation” activities, writes Molly B. grabbed the top contributor spots, speaking to brain-based classroom design, computational thinking, and school culture.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2017

The facilitator shared pictures of sleek, stylish yet functional seats, tables and “Starbucks”-style setups while others asked questions and shared ideas about how to get the latest furniture in their classrooms. Some offered contact information about “classroom designers” and school vendors.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2022

The Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids Challenge is part of a wider educational partnership with Discovery Education – Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids – that provides no-cost digital resources for use in the anywhere classroom.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In general students learn through interacting with objects placed strategically around the classroom, designed to slowly build skills and scale in complexity. After a certain period of time—hours or days—a teacher-leader might guide her to a more challenging activity around counting. Kids are also largely well behaved.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 18, 2022

This transition requires educators to move away from traditional lectures and incorporate active teaching strategies to engage learners. Collaborate with students by creating engaging learning activities. An engaging classroom environment will help build rapport between the faculty member and students. References.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2018

They have set up beautifully organized station rotations, but often students are all doing the same activities, and the challenge of rigorous and standards-aligned learning remains much the same as my own experience. a teacher-centered classroom with marginal differentiation and learning that amounts to little more than digital fluff.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2016

What if teachers were to return from an edtech training to a different kind of classroom? Room 21C) Mobility and Flexibility: The classroom is designed with multiple collaborative tables and chairs that are on casters. The arrangement of the room can change based on content and activities. That led to a crucial idea.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Micro-Writing is Having a Macro Impact on Identity Development by Bryan Christopher If you’re a teacher, chances are you’ve used a micro-writing activity at some point. But Finland also treats students as active participants in their learning—and that can produce big results. We hope you’ll give them a look. Happy New Year!

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Simply adding technology to a classroom doesn’t make it an innovative space. It’s imperative that classroom design is driven by the desire to create personal and authentic learning experiences for students,” says Tom Murray, director of innovation for Future Ready Schools , a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

After reading about the results of learning studios on other campuses, JCCC partnered with classroom furniture company. Tables and chairs can be easily assembled for a group activity, or separated for a lecture-style class. Herman Miller to create their first learning studio.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 18, 2022

This transition requires educators to move away from traditional lectures and incorporate active teaching strategies to engage learners. Collaborate with students by creating engaging learning activities. An engaging classroom environment will help build rapport between the faculty member and students. References.

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Runde's Room

AUGUST 24, 2023

Whether it's celebrating a classmate's kindness or portraying their personal growth journey, these templates encourage creativity and collaboration within the classroom. Designed on 8.5 Classroom Enhancement: Elevate your learning environment with purposeful decor. - Click on the picture below to see them.

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Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2020

If we are limited by the rule that only allows 10-15 people in a space, then every square foot matters Movement and Choice Intentional space design is anchored in the concepts of maximizing physical movement and providing students with choice over where they learn.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

features spacious, glass-walled classrooms that open into common learning areas. Each classroom is furnished with tables on wheels and stackable chairs that allow the rooms to be easily reconfigured as activities change. A ­normal ­classroom with rows of desks inhibits what teachers can do in a classroom.”.

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eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2025

Foster social-emotional learning By ensuring students frequently engage in group activities and cooperative learning, educators can encourage positive peer interactions and provide opportunities for students to build friendships and develop their social skills.

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