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

Edsurge

Better Than the Sum of Their Parts: Coupling Course + Learning Space Redesign In 2015, IU launched the Mosaic Initiative to support active learning in all learning spaces, but especially in its active-learning “Mosaic classrooms.” Gone is the “front of the room” that characterizes standard classrooms.

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5 Ways K–12 Teachers Can Take a New Approach to Computational Thinking

EdTech Magazine

Collaborator: Incorporating projects that facilitate collaboration skills will help students develop new computational ways of thinking, as well as crucial social-emotional learning skills. Designer: One of the best ways to develop computational thinking is through hands-on projects.

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

Faculty Focus

Instructors often turn to flipped classrooms as a method to engage learners but run into unexpected barriers. The classroom may not be the issue, but a more significant problem may be the role of the traditional classroom faculty. Create positive collaborative learning environments. References.

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

Faculty Focus

Instructors often turn to flipped classrooms as a method to engage learners but run into unexpected barriers. The classroom may not be the issue, but a more significant problem may be the role of the traditional classroom faculty. Create positive collaborative learning environments. References.

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

EdTech Magazine

Many teachers have begun to find that creating a more free-flowing classroom environment allows students to use the space as they see fit in order to achieve a more customized learning experience. A flexible seating arrangement is a key part of this new, modern learning environment. by Eli Zimmerman.

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