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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Teaching Middle School Middle School Lecturing 167

Edsurge

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. Gamify Your Classroom: A Field Guide to Game-Based Learning. Full size image here.

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Game-Based Learning Peer Review Learning Gamification 165

Edsurge

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.

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Learning Middle School Middle School Culture 151

Edsurge

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

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

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. The district started the pilot with 10 teachers in two middle schools to work through the kinks before it scaled.

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Failure Blended Learning Critical Thinking Middle School 148

Edsurge

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?

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Lecturing Learning Spaces Classroom Design Middle School 103

Runde's Room

AUGUST 24, 2023

Bridging literature and character growth, these positive affirmations for my students are linked to some of their favorite main characters in popular novels for upper elementary and middle school classrooms. Designed on 8.5 Classroom Enhancement: Elevate your learning environment with purposeful decor. -

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Reading Middle School Middle School Classroom Design 52