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Where Classroom Design Meets Design Thinking

Edsurge

When educators first consider redesigning learning spaces, they might immediately conjure up mental images of free-flowing Starbucks lounges or something out of the Cult of Pedagogy blog’s Classroom Eye Candy series. Yet the impulse to tackle aesthetics first is often premature, according to Rebecca Hare, who teaches art and design in St.

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Schools Sketch Out Modern Classrooms and Then Make Them a Reality

EdTech Magazine

These modern classrooms, which feature flexible furniture, mobile devices, large TV displays and Wi-Fi, improve engagement and encourage creativity and collaboration , educators say. You want them to feel comfortable in those classrooms.”. The First Step Toward a Modern Learning Environment Is a Blueprint.

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To Prepare Kids for Their Futures, Incorporate Technology Into Core Curriculum

Edsurge

Most classrooms have access to at least one computer or mobile device, and 77% of school districts have high speed broadband. In doing so, we can teach our students essential lessons about inquiry and agency—skills that will propel them throughout their careers. Apps aren’t designed for the whole classroom.

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How K–12 IT Leaders Shepherd Post-Disaster Regrouping

EdTech Magazine

school forced the temporary relocation of students and school employees, and a subsequent regrouping to continue instruction that inspired the design of a new campus. It’s a stark contrast to the previous building’s traditional classrooms, tables and chairs. The destruction of the Goodman, Mo.,

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How K–12 IT Leaders Shepherd Post-Disaster Regrouping

EdTech Magazine

school forced the temporary relocation of students and school employees, and a subsequent regrouping to continue instruction that inspired the design of a new campus. It’s a stark contrast to the previous building’s traditional classrooms, tables and chairs. The destruction of the Goodman, Mo.,

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How K–12 IT Leaders Shepherd Post-Disaster Regrouping

EdTech Magazine

school forced the temporary relocation of students and school employees, and a subsequent regrouping to continue instruction that inspired the design of a new campus. It’s a stark contrast to the previous building’s traditional classrooms, tables and chairs. The destruction of the Goodman, Mo.,

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10+ new products from TCEA 2020

eSchool News

In addition to sessions and presentations, edtech companies made major announcements and launched new products aimed at everything from network security and communication to digital portfolios and mobile devices. Sourcewell Technology demonstrated its tools designed to elevate MTSS and RtI results.