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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.

Teaching 167

Teaching Middle School Middle School Lecturing 167

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MARCH 6, 2017

The sample size was large enough—more than 1,000 students in seven states and in schools with differing student bodies, socioeconomic factors, and geographical locations—to answer the hypothesis in a statistically significant manner. The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-Based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education.

Game-Based Learning 165

Game-Based Learning Peer Review Learning Gamification 165

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

I stood facing 47 middle school students. Paul, Minnesota, and in my new role, I’ve drawn heavily on what I learned from my experience conducting middle school orchestras. These four lessons from my conducting years are guiding my current work with educators who are implementing personalized learning in their classrooms.

Learning 151

Learning Middle School Middle School Culture 151

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MARCH 28, 2017

This transition affected everyone at the school, impacting everything from classroom design to the skills students needed to be successful—but that was a struggle for some. Teachers and administrators realized they needed to do more to support students through the shift in the school model. “But

Learning 159

Learning Schools Math Grades 159

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Seek a partnership rather than a product Learning models eat education software for breakfast. And as a school rethinks its classroom designs and instructional approaches, how its teachers and students interact with each other and with the curriculum often is more important than the actual software they use.

Failure 148

Failure Blended Learning Critical Thinking Middle School 148

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AUGUST 24, 2016

So, we asked, “How can we change this in our in new and emerging 1-1 schools in southeast Iowa?” What if teachers were to return from an edtech training to a different kind of classroom? To date, there have been 13 classrooms redesigned through this effort. Where will our classrooms design travel to next?

Lecturing 103

Lecturing Learning Spaces Classroom Design Middle School 103

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APRIL 2, 2020

One methodology of research is called participation design research, in which you take all these stakeholders and bring them to the table, and they're building tools together.

Mental Models 186

Mental Models Education Ethics Learning 186