Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

GradeCraft is an award-winning, game-oriented LMS designed to boost student engagement and motivation. Their grades are determined by points accumulated. GradeCraft gives students freedom to fail by encouraging them to take risks and explore with no negative impact on their final grade.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 28, 2016

By Jacquelyn Bengfort Grade schools pin high hopes on standing desks and mobile classroom design.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

In fact, 70 percent of students reported better attendance, grades and creativity due to newly designed active-learning environments , according to one Hamline University study, “Flexible Classroom Design and Its Effects on Student-Centered Teaching and Learning.”.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

The pilot involved five classrooms, one at each grade level from first through fifth. Schoolwide implementation then brought these changes to more than 500 students in grades K-8 in fall of 2015. Amanda Ronan ( @amanda_ronan ) is a former teacher turned curriculum writer, education journalist and middle-grade author.

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Edsurge

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.

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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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EdTech Magazine

JULY 27, 2018

Foster a Success Culture Using Classroom Collaboration. Modern classroom designs are incorporating new elements, such as flexible seating, to push students to work together to grasp complex content and become more energized to use that knowledge constructively. public sector director of education, in the report.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

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. Teachers can browse lessons by grade, subject and topic.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

During my eight years as an instrumental music conductor for students in grades 4-8, differentiation—and in many cases individualization—were necessities. These four lessons from my conducting years are guiding my current work with educators who are implementing personalized learning in their classrooms.

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Organized Classroom

APRIL 25, 2025

Teacher Organization Hacks Learning spaces should be filled with natural light, places to work together, and minimal sparse classroom decor. 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.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Not finding anything he liked, he enlisted a handful of veteran Montessorians who, together, created the outline for the micro-school, which has locations serving kids as young as three-months old through to grade 12. Sometimes its by request, but always when teachers and students feel they’re ready. Kids are also largely well behaved.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2018

How Furniture and Flexible Seating Is Turning Classroom Design Into a Fad by Robert Dillon As schools race to create Pinterest-pretty classrooms with furniture on wheels and flexible seating, Dillon advises teachers to slow down—and adopt a designer mindset. But are educators on board? Tear Down That Wall?

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2020

MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how technology and classroom design helped schools continue operating after disasters. Accounting for people is a lot more difficult at the upper grades,” Gutzmer pointed out. Radios don’t have to be complicated — in fact, the simpler, the better.

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Communication Classroom Design Accessibility Grades 60

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how technology and classroom design helped schools continue operating after disasters. Accounting for people is a lot more difficult at the upper grades,” Gutzmer pointed out. Radios don’t have to be complicated — in fact, the simpler, the better.

Communication 60

Communication Classroom Design Accessibility Grades 60

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 9, 2020

MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how technology and classroom design helped schools continue operating after disasters. Accounting for people is a lot more difficult at the upper grades,” Gutzmer pointed out. Radios don’t have to be complicated — in fact, the simpler, the better.

Communication 60

Communication Classroom Design Accessibility Grades 60

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 6, 2020

MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how technology and classroom design helped schools continue operating after disasters. Accounting for people is a lot more difficult at the upper grades,” Gutzmer pointed out. Radios don’t have to be complicated — in fact, the simpler, the better.

Communication 60

Communication Classroom Design Accessibility Grades 60

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 5, 2020

MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how technology and classroom design helped schools continue operating after disasters. Accounting for people is a lot more difficult at the upper grades,” Gutzmer pointed out. Radios don’t have to be complicated — in fact, the simpler, the better.

Communication 60

Communication Classroom Design Accessibility Grades 60

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 4, 2020

MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how technology and classroom design helped schools continue operating after disasters. Accounting for people is a lot more difficult at the upper grades,” Gutzmer pointed out. Radios don’t have to be complicated — in fact, the simpler, the better.

Communication 60

Communication Classroom Design Accessibility Grades 60

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 3, 2020

MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how technology and classroom design helped schools continue operating after disasters. Accounting for people is a lot more difficult at the upper grades,” Gutzmer pointed out. Radios don’t have to be complicated — in fact, the simpler, the better.

Communication 60

Communication Classroom Design Accessibility Grades 60

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 2, 2020

MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how technology and classroom design helped schools continue operating after disasters. Accounting for people is a lot more difficult at the upper grades,” Gutzmer pointed out. Radios don’t have to be complicated — in fact, the simpler, the better.

Communication 60

Communication Classroom Design Accessibility Grades 60

EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how technology and classroom design helped schools continue operating after disasters. Accounting for people is a lot more difficult at the upper grades,” Gutzmer pointed out. Radios don’t have to be complicated — in fact, the simpler, the better.

Communication 60

Communication Classroom Design Accessibility Grades 60

EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how technology and classroom design helped schools continue operating after disasters. Accounting for people is a lot more difficult at the upper grades,” Gutzmer pointed out. Radios don’t have to be complicated — in fact, the simpler, the better.

Communication 60

Communication Classroom Design Accessibility Grades 60

EAB

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Inquiries about instruction and academic programming have stayed relatively steady over the past four years, though we did see a notable increase in questions related to grading practices. Not only does equitable grading prioritize student content knowledge, it also avoids the 0-100 grading scale entirely, either through a new scale (e.g.,

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

A ­normal ­classroom with rows of desks inhibits what teachers can do in a classroom.”. Create a Neighborhood Vibe with Classroom Design . I was just in a fourth-grade classroom. Giving them multiple seating options improves their comfort level, which fosters learning, Wilson says.

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