Attention and Classroom Design

Quieter classrooms: How classroom design promotes effective learning

eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2023

Besides noise reduction, students require a harmonious balance among lighting, temperature, air quality, and intentional design to maximize their focus throughout their long days. Understanding the need to balance these components, we always approach education design by drafting inclusive spaces with adaptable features.

Classroom Design

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Quieter classrooms: How classroom design promotes effective learning

eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2023

Besides noise reduction, students require a harmonious balance among lighting, temperature, air quality, and intentional design to maximize their focus throughout their long days. Understanding the need to balance these components, we always approach education design by drafting inclusive spaces with adaptable features.

Classroom Design

Classroom Design Learning Styles Learning Study

Why neurotypical students should learn alongside their neurodiverse and disabled peers

eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

As educators, we often focus on various strategies to ease this anxiety, but one solution that deserves more attention is inclusive education. Inclusive education involves teaching all students–regardless of their abilities, disabilities, or needs–in the same classroom environment.

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Here’s how schools can better support neurodiverse students

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2024

Utilize multi-sensory classroom design To accommodate different learning preferences and sensory needs, classrooms can incorporate designated quiet spaces, natural or soft lighting, calming colors, and sensory objects.

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Design thinking in the 21st century is an imperative

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?

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How film and a flipped classroom lead to student success

eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2019

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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EdSurge’s 2020 Year in Review: The Top 10 K-12 Stories, as Chosen by You

Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2020

And what can teachers do to make sure that their students are paying attention? What Does Good Classroom Design Look Like in the Age of Social Distancing? Screens may occupy our attention and our time, but “the secret is out,” she writes. Months after schools began going online, those are still open questions.

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Giving Thanks: The Top EdSurge Contributors of 2016

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

grabbed the top contributor spots, speaking to brain-based classroom design, computational thinking, and school culture. WRAP YOUR BRAIN AROUND THIS: Erin Klein, a 2nd grade teacher and our 2016 Fifty States writer in Michigan, got frustrated with traditional classroom design.

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Function Follows Form: How Two Colleges Redesigned the Classroom for Active Learning

Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2019

With new attention to learning spaces here at UCF in the past year or so, we have had a little bit more shift with the nudges.” Connecting course and classroom design has another perk: access to a new pool of funds previously earmarked for other projects.

Active Learning

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New Research Proves Game-Based Learning Works—Here's Why That Matters

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2017

Gamify Your Classroom: A Field Guide to Game-Based Learning. The Multiplayer Classroom: Designing Coursework as a Game. Even startups with limited resources can get the attention of academic centers if their product is compelling and their approach is rigorous. But it’s not enough.

Game-Based Learning

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Concealing the Clutter

Organized Classroom

APRIL 25, 2025

Having places to store all the manipulatives and resources you may need throughout the year becomes a challenge when you are trying to keep the classroom design as simple as possible. Organize Your Teaching Materials for Easy Access Organizing your teaching materials is essential for easy access and efficient lesson delivery.

Attention

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How K–12 Schools Can Create Flexible Seating in the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Currently, few studies have looked deeply into the benefits of flexible classroom design. However, teachers adopting flexible seating testify to its influence on K–12 students’ performance and engagement.

Schools

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10+ new products from TCEA 2020

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

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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As World Autism Day nears, here’s how to support neurodiverse students

eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2025

Utilize multi-sensory classroom design To accommodate different learning preferences and sensory needs, classrooms can incorporate designated quiet spaces, natural or soft lighting, calming colors, and sensory objects.

Disabilities

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