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Today’s Classrooms Should Be About Flexible Teaching—Not Furniture

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The idea is that, instead of assigning students in traditional rows of desks, they would have a choice as to where they sit. 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.

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University of Michigan Turns Courses Into Games

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GradeCraft is an award-winning, game-oriented LMS designed to boost student engagement and motivation. Students earn points by completing a much wider variety of assignment and assessment pathways than what is typically seen in most higher education courses today. Their grades are determined by points accumulated.

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Why Schools Are Superior to Startups When It Comes to Building Edtech

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They create classrooms designed to maximize student learning, and do everything from fine-tuning lesson plans and homework assignments to organizing the physical layout of their learning spaces. Today’s teachers are expert innovators. Luckily, coding new software only requires a computer and some know-how.

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Canva Introduces Student-Safe AI Products, Customizable Lessons for Teachers, and Over 5,000 Free Classroom Resources to 50 Million Students and Teachers

eSchool News

The new suite of offerings – which includes a range of AI tools, interactive lessons, and curriculum-supporting content – takes Canva from a classroom design tool to an end-to-end education platform capable of producing and teaching complete lessons with ease.

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Incorporating Your LMS into Learning Spaces

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Although you’re not likely to bring in Italian rugs or French artwork to the classroom, the learning space is a very important aspect of effective teaching. Think about how science classrooms are arranged much differently than writing or math classrooms. Assignment Organization.

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10+ new products from TCEA 2020

eSchool News

MakerBot , a provider of 3D printing and subsidiary of Stratasys, announced the launch of the MakerBotSKETCH Classroom, designed to be a reliable 3D printing setup for the classroom, giving students more access to 3D printing and setting up teachers for success.

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How Modern Learning Environments Support Numerous Pedagogies

EdTech Magazine

A ­normal ­classroom with rows of desks inhibits what teachers can do in a classroom.”. Create a Neighborhood Vibe with Classroom Design . About 125 students and a faculty team that teaches core classes, such as English, math, science and social ­studies, are assigned exclusively to each neighborhood. “It

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