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Quieter classrooms: How classroom design promotes effective learning

eSchool News

Working in the education design space collectively for 26 years, we understand students and teachers need environments to support learning. Classrooms should be designed for listening and engagement; study spaces should be calm and quiet.

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Quieter classrooms: How classroom design promotes effective learning

eSchool News

Working in the education design space collectively for 26 years, we understand students and teachers need environments to support learning. Classrooms should be designed for listening and engagement; study spaces should be calm and quiet.

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7 discoveries from an active learning classroom

eSchool News

There is a fair amount of research into the impact of classroom design on student learning. Spaces flooded with natural light that allow for a variety of learning methods and activities, and spaces that let students feel a sense of ownership over the classroom, demonstrably affect how well students learn.

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3 ways to bring teacher PD into the 21st century

eSchool News

When I started teaching in the early 90s, I was an eager and very green third grade teacher ready to change the world, one class at a time. My colleagues and I worked hard to build a learning community that met the needs of our students, no matter their circumstances or the resources at our disposal (or lack thereof). .

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Take Steps to Make Modern Learning Spaces A Reality

EdTech Magazine

Take Steps to Make Modern Learning Spaces A Reality. Imagine the perfect learning environment for your students. Would your students be engaged, energetic and enthusiastic about learning in this new environment? MORE FROM EDTECH: What is a modern learning environment and why do teachers like it? eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Design thinking in the 21st century is an imperative

eSchool News

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? The idea of design thinking has been around since the 1960s (Dam & Teo, 2022) but has continued to change in both name and shape over the last 60 years.

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Why my students are real world-ready with nothing but a device

eSchool News

Just as few modern-day workers could function in their jobs without a cellphone, a laptop, or periodic trips to Google, I want my students to learn how to solve problems using devices that will likely be similar to ones they will encounter for the rest of their lives. In fact, I’m not sure where my classroom would be without it.

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