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5 ways to create spaces that unlock creativity & encourage collaboration

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Here are 5 ways you can create spaces in your school that unlock creativity in students and teachers, encourage collaboration, and foster project-based learning. At Beaver Country Day School in Newton, Mass., we’ve designed all our spaces with our mission in mind and with our students at the forefront of every decision.

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Putting the “social” back into SEL–and why it matters now

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Between 2011 and 2019, the number of high school students reporting persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness increased nearly 10 percent, from 28 percent to 37 percent. Barely two months into the pandemic, nearly one-third of students reported feeling disconnected from adults and peers at school.

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Classroom noise pollution is adding to student distraction

eSchool News

At 77 decibels, the average classroom produces the same level of noise as freeway traffic or other “annoyingly loud” sounds. Changes in the classroom that brought many advantages, such as interactive technologies, more small group work, and flexible classrooms, have contributed to noise levels.

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

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The initiative supports IU instructors in leveraging the features of any classroom—whether low-tech whiteboards or high-tech touchscreens—by granting access to reimagined rooms that foster a range of active learning strategies. Now, pods for group work circle monitors connected to a video wall.

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

EdTech Magazine

How K–12 Schools Can Create Flexible Seating in the Classroom. Ideas about teaching are changing, and classrooms are starting to change along with them. New K–12 pedagogies that focus on collaborative work and learner-centered education require schools to redesign their classrooms with the aim of encouraging these new curricula.

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