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MiEN Company Releases White Paper on How Flexible Furniture Creates Active Learning Environments

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Districts and schools are increasingly adopting active learning practices in order to address businesses’ demand for employees capable of creative and collaborative work. But one commonly overlooked factor in this transition is classroom design. Unfortunately, most classrooms look the same as they did 20-30 years ago.

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Can Space Activate Learning? UC Irvine Seeks to Find Out With $67M Teaching Facility

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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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How film and a flipped classroom lead to student success

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According to research , in a typical classroom lecture students will generally retain only five percent of the material presented. 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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Friday 5: Student learning under the microscope

eSchool News

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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5 of the biggest education trends in 2024

eSchool News

Vibrant and engaging learning spaces In a departure from traditional classroom design, schools are moving away from neutral color schemes in learning spaces. Students and teachers alike are seeking alternatives to the traditional lecture- and test-based approach that has predominantly been used in schools for decades.

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5 major education trends of 2024

eSchool News

Vibrant and engaging learning spaces In a departure from traditional classroom design, schools are moving away from neutral color schemes in learning spaces. Students and teachers alike are seeking alternatives to the traditional lecture- and test-based approach that has predominantly been used in schools for decades.

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Flipping Faculty from Guide on the Side to Mentor in the Center

Faculty Focus

In the past, faculty could stand objectively in front of the class and provide didactic information to students via lecture. Students came to the classroom expecting information from a book and verbal lecture covering the content. Collaborate with students by creating engaging learning activities. References.

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