Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

In digitally enhanced learning spaces, Artificial Intelligence tools can serve as diagnostic aids to help educators understand the roots of student resistance. When integrated with AI, these scaffolds can be customized based on student performance and learning preferences.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Despite the challenges associated with this moment in education, technology is rapidly evolving to allow students more opportunities to engage in social learning spaces online. Virtual social learning spaces create opportunities for the social and academic aspects of learning to collide.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Still, our district administrators recognized several years ago that significant changes needed to be made to our classrooms, and better technology needed to be acquired, in order to help our students develop the skills mandated by today’s educational standards including effective communication and collaboration. of board space; 2.)

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

At its most basic, collaboration is shared communication. The good news is that architects and interior solutions providers are embracing ways help transform our schools. Here are five important aspects to consider. Collaboration is now a given. It’s talking in small groups. It’s brainstorming ideas together.

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

For generations, most high schools have been designed with a cookie-cutter approach “that can be reproduced easily,” said Ashley Smith, who works with the architectural firm Smith Design Group. But that’s certainly not true of the new THINC College & Career Academy in LaGrange, Ga., which Smith helped design.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2021

To help educators make the most of new teaching strategies and tools, MiEN Company has published “ A Guide to Creating Dynamic Active Learning Spaces.”. The guide describes the many advantages of flexible and mobile learning spaces. A Guide to Creating Dynamic Active Learning Spaces” is available at [link].

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2021

June 10, 2021 — Yamaha Unified Communications is teaming up with HuddleCamHD to further enhance Yamaha’s portfolio of scalable, high-quality collaboration solutions with easy-to-deploy audio and video product bundles perfectly suited for meeting and learning spaces. About Yamaha Unified Communications. SUDBURY, Mass.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2021

Prior to COVID-19, about 15-20 percent of students already needed mental health support, and following all the uncertainty and change the pandemic has brought into the learning space, that number is only set to increase.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2021

Kristen Brittingham, the chief learning officer for Modern Teacher, have co-authored a white paper titled “Active Learning Environments Support Student Engagement, Collaboration, and Critical Thinking.”. The paper focuses on research regarding the role of active learning environments in the development of these critical skills.

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eSchool News

MARCH 22, 2024

Rather, teams and tournaments promote collaboration, critical thinking, communication skills, and offer inclusive environments that welcome students from all backgrounds and with all abilities. Programs instill important leadership, critical thinking, and communication skills that students will carry with them throughout their education.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2023

Communicate your expectations and allow students to partake in setting the norms. Clearly outline the expectations to ensure the classroom remains a safe and productive learning space. Make sure to decide which behavior in the classroom is acceptable and which isn’t. This will give them the confidence to share their opinions.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Before the pandemic, the idea of communicating with a therapist via text seemed unthinkable. Its rewarding when I hear from a teen client who has tried a technique weve practiced, like deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation , thought-stopping , or communication skills, and found that it works. newsletters.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

This is necessary to counter an ever-changing and increasingly prominent threat landscape where weapons enter schools and compromise the safety of learning spaces. Define threat detection protocols and proper communication practices based on threat levels. Many still don’t feel prepared.

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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

MARCH 15, 2023

Hopefully, in the year 2023, we can aspire beyond assimilation as the goal of education and aim for creating learning spaces that value diversity and support every student in reaching their full, authentic potential.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2019

It’s a place where students enter the program unable to communicate and leave as little chatterboxes. While immersive learning spaces are becoming a must-have for school districts, the Allegheny Intermediate Unit’s (AIU) Speech-Language program has been doing it for two decades. All-day communication support.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

We create permanent change only by identifying and communicating what shifts need to occur as well as illustrating how effective these approaches are at improving education. Pillar 1: Student engagement, learning, and achievement: Enhancing essential skill sets that society demands.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Better known by the acronym EAST, these classes combine the use of technology with community service. This year, Donahoo’s EAST students are in the process of testing and discovering the new equipment in one of Creston’s two brand-new next-generation learning spaces, also called 21st century classrooms.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

Self-led, active learning will also see a rise as teachers enable students to work at their own pace and make more decisions about their learning––from what types of assignments they complete to how they want to work in the classroom. In the past several years, schools have also seen an increase in esports team participation.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Not only does this provide an opportunity for diverse viewpoints, but it also encourages students to practice their social-emotional learning as a class. Are they being clear in their communication? Are they demonstrating self-awareness? These things can be just as important as the questions themselves.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The toolkit lays the groundwork for you to share the latest education trends and inspire progress amongst your staff and community. Long-Term Trends: Driving ed-tech adoption in K-12 education for five or more years: Redesigning Learning Spaces. Deeper Learning Approaches. Rethinking How Schools Work.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Eleven years later, as I walk through the halls in a middle school/high school setting, I see students sitting on a tile floor crowded around a device trying to type, communicate, take videos, and record their voices with background noise and distractions often interrupting their progress. The environment. The pedagogy.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2023

Leveraging solutions that have chat features or allow for real-time digital feedback on student work is a great way to engage students who prefer more private communication. Classroom environments can directly impact students’ ability to learn. There are also certain classroom discussions where anonymity is key.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Traditional beige, rigid layouts with rows of bookshelves and tables have given way to open, adaptable spaces that accommodate group work, discussions and various learning activities.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2025

With all of the new technology, refreshed learning spaces, and updated curriculum districts have recently introduced, professional development is essential to ensure effective implementation of these enhancements. In 2025, schools and districts will take time to refine their school brand in order to attract and maintain students.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

Interactive collaborative learning tools Digital collaboration spaces have redefined group learning by creating flexible environments where students can contribute in ways that match their communication preferences. Students showcase understanding via written explanations, visual diagrams, or recorded presentations.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Even the most supportive adults in a student’s life might feel they aren’t equipped to help, perhaps because they struggled in school themselves or because they feel unable to help with the technology their students are using.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Education settings that celebrate family participation help students and teachers understand different ways of thinking and create inclusive learning spaces. This approach moves away from one-way communication toward equal partnership. Students develop confidence when their families’ work receives proper recognition.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Self-led, active learning will also see a rise as teachers enable students to work at their own pace and make more decisions about their learning––from what types of assignments they complete to how they want to work in the classroom. In the past several years, schools have also seen an increase in esports team participation.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Yet we tend to overlook how ingrained social learning is in our institutions, especially in higher education—how purposefully college campuses are designed to maximize the accidental run-ins and organic engagements. We also miss the opportunity to use the power of technology to create social learning at scale.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2016

When he was principal of New Jersey’s New Milford High School, Sheninger said a change in learning spaces changed student engagement for the better. In fact, he said, data indicates the learning environment design can impact student engagement and achievement by up to 25 percent. Pillar 4: Communications.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2016

The toolkit lays the groundwork for you to share the latest education trends and inspire progress amongst your staff and community. Long-Term Trends: Driving ed-tech adoption in K-12 education for five or more years: Redesigning Learning Spaces. Deeper Learning Approaches. Rethinking How Schools Work.

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Edsurge

MAY 20, 2020

Students spent time learning how to name their emotions and considering which ones would help our classroom community thrive, and they became self-aware enough to recognize when they were frustrated and reframe their frustration so they could engage in learning. But clearly that’s insufficient.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2016

The Iowa City Community School District will open makerspaces in each of its six secondary attendance centers. Supported by the Iowa City Community School District Foundation, these innovative learning spaces will help students to be better creators, collaborators, communicators, and critical thinkers.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

We are focusing primarily on communication—both delivering it and managing it—rather than learning or assessment techniques. In our experience, when working online, you have to treat communication like air; you have to pump it through the system. Even if it is the same person or team, it is important to name them.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Many schools have purchased communication tools and portals, but parents and students generally must log in to gain insights. Teachers have little time to plan or communicate with peers about what is going on in their classrooms. Students often have a different organizational experience with each class. One of the things that we at H?para

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

One of my challenges as a music teacher is finding learning tools that inspire and motivate my students and engage them musically, regardless of their individual abilities. Taylor Haun (left) with a student Through electronic music, students can learn new tools. I’ve taught music full-time for a few years.

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