eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2021

Districts and schools are increasingly adopting active learning practices in order to address businesses’ demand for employees capable of creative and collaborative work. But one commonly overlooked factor in this transition is classroom design. Unfortunately, most classrooms look the same as they did 20-30 years ago.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2019

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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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Recently, however, the growing awareness of neurodiversity has started to shift the school design narrative for students with unique learning styles. Every student deserves to feel like school is a place designed with them in mind – a space where they belong and can thrive.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 29, 2019

Over the past several years, schools throughout the country have embraced a modern learning environment approach to classroom design, incorporating devices for students and teachers, advanced audiovisual tools and flexible furniture to create dynamic, student-centered learning spaces. by Calvin Hennick.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2018

They create classrooms designed to maximize student learning, and do everything from fine-tuning lesson plans and homework assignments to organizing the physical layout of their learning spaces. Schools have several key advantages that make them perfect for innovation. Today’s teachers are expert innovators.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The focus in K­–12 districts has long been on flexible learning spaces, but modern classroom designs are adapting now that most students are equipped with one-to-one devices. Many schools are conceptualizing configurations that move the traditional focus from the front of the classroom.

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2016

STEM education is a focus once again, with a highlight on leveraging federal funds for STEM education, a look at gamification’s latest role in classroom design, and the latest news in computer science education. How gamification is driving learning space design.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2019

Form follows function, as the adage says, but these universities are flipping that script and betting that a more flexible and adaptive form will unlock needed changes in the teaching and learning function. And that dialogue helps inform the work of IU’s learning spaces team.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2018

When I first began blending digital and face-to-face learning, it was easy enough to create a flow between online learning spaces and offline learning. However, I noticed that sometimes my students were not getting as much out of the digital learning platform as I had anticipated.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2022

As children grow, they need more freedom to roam, develop social skills and discover their space. It combines the district’s preschool and transitional kindergarten programs and will be housed in flexible buildings designed around outdoor zones with a variety of play and gathering spaces.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Simply adding technology to a classroom doesn’t make it an innovative space. Leaders looking to shift learning must think more holistically. Eric Sheninger and Tom Murray share their expertise on modern learning spaces. The goal is to let kids learn under similar conditions to what they’ll see outside of school.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2016

As an educational service agency serving 33 public school districts in southeast Iowa, our role is to support students, teachers and administrators to bring about the best possible learning success for students’ education. So, we asked, “How can we change this in our in new and emerging 1-1 schools in southeast Iowa?”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2018

But high school English and journalism teacher Bryan Christopher is using micro-writing regularly in his classroom to support identity development and to build a sense of belonging. As it turns out, schools that invest in SEL see a major return on investment. Re-notice your space. But are educators on board?

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Organized Classroom

APRIL 25, 2025

It can make a negative impact every day that the materials are overwhelming children and how they learn. Teacher Organization Hacks Learning spaces should be filled with natural light, places to work together, and minimal sparse classroom decor.

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Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2020

We have watched as students with additional challenges, including those with physical or learning disabilities, fade from technology-rich learning, and we have even seen our most driven students burn out from the daily grind of hours on video conferences and completing assignments online.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

How Modern Learning Environments Support Numerous Pedagogies. When Neosho Junior High School teachers and students moved into a sleek, new campus last August, they said goodbye to traditional classrooms and hello to modern learning spaces that encourage mobility, collaboration and new ways of learning.

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