EdTech Magazine

MARCH 5, 2018

8 Steps to Create a Successful Modern Learning Space. Modern learning spaces can have a big impact on both students and teachers. Make Every Space a Learning Space. Redesigning learning spaces doesn’t have to mean scrapping all of the furniture and technology already in place in a district.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2016

announced the opening of a new STEM wing at Lovejoy High School, located in Lucas, Texas. The STEM wing was unveiled at Learning @ Lovejoy , a nine-day professional development conference with more than 50 sessions for every subject area, level and role within K-12 education. Office Depot, Inc.

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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

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Steelcase Education grant leverages classroom space to implement new teaching practices. 1 launched the second annual Active Learning Center (ALC) Grant , a program to provide active learning spaces to schools across North America. More information on the 2015 Active Learning Classroom Grant can be found here.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

With time-saving technology strategies, school librarians can find ways to connect with their school’s teachers and students on a deeper level, forming relationships and helping with research and skill development. During an ISTELive session , Kristina A.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

A career academy high school puts 21st century skills to the test with on-the-job training. To really think about the learning space that we were going to create, and the tools and resources we’d need.”. When I got here in 2011, that was one of my first projects,” Soumakian said. “To

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Language teacher Serena Maniscalco never thought a composting initiative she led several years ago would lead to the development of an learning space that would help so many students grow. But it spurred the development of a garden at Moreau Catholic High School, a private school in Hayward, Calif.,

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

As another survey conducted on September 3, 2024, by Brainly.com of 1,500 students revealed, 72 percent of high school students are stressed about returning to school this year. Navigating the ethics of AI in education The use of these AI-powered tools isn’t without controversy in some schools.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2019

Budget challenges won’t improve right away, but school districts can boost their available funds with grants that are targeted to different areas of need. Check out the following six grants, which cover literacy, learning spaces, drug awareness, and more.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2018

Cuningham Group Architecture , in collaboration with engineering and architecture firm IIW-Minnesota, is designing a new 1,350-student high school that is scheduled to open in the fall of 2019.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2023

We sat down and decided that those would be the first schools to get the upgraded media centers, and we’d tackle the high schools next (the elementary schools would be last because we needed to secure some supplemental funding before we could actually finish those).

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 8, 2015

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. As for the immediate future, Donahoo said the high school students have been loving the new technology.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2023

These positive learning outcomes make esports popular in secondary grades, with both students and educators advocating for the addition and growth of scholastic esports in their middle and high schools.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The core SEL competencies help develop good mental, emotional, and social health — three elements that can contribute immensely to dismantling safety issues such as bullying and creating safe learning spaces. For one, social-emotional learning helps students understand how their decisions will impact others.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

I credit my old high school Spanish classroom for my discovery. For these schools, let’s do two things. First, let’s immediately infuse the indoor environment with nature to create verdant learning spaces filled with plants (real or fake!), I “discovered” it as a teacher in 2011. But it’s hardly new.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. Thomas School has built two dedicated spaces to bolster STEM education, and plans to build a two-floor, state-of-the-art learning space called the Center for Leadership Innovation by 2020.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

They may be navigating a new relationship or breakup, adjusting to changes in their family dynamics, or experiencing uncertainty about what they want to do after high school. Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools. Related: SEL implementation soars across U.S.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

has announced two new education solutions to enhance science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curriculum, and create more collaborative learning spaces. “As The ability to offer an easy to use bundle with attractive pricing for schools is really game changing.”. Developing More Collaborative Learning Spaces.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2016

This was the focus of a CoSN 2016 spotlight session by Eric Sheninger, a senior fellow at the International Center for Leadership in Education and a former high school principal. ” Pillar 2: School environment. “Leadership is not about position, titles, or power. It’s about building a foundation.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2020

Millions of students have been required to get creative with limited space, loud siblings, and potentially stressed parents as they seek to find quiet places to get their work done. As a high school student in South Los Angeles wrote: I set up my learning space in the kitchen or my room. I am also a bit worried.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2016

Albemarle County Public Schools. Pam Moran, superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools , says it’s important to get to “Yes” when someone approaches you with an idea. That’s how a high school in the district came to have mobile tree houses in its cafeteria, designed and constructed by students.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

To help students and faculty feel more comfortable in those new spaces, be sure to involve students in the conversations as well. . 3 Learning Space Trends Inside K–12 Media Centers. To design an optimal learning space, it is just as important to openly discuss possible layouts for the room.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 3, 2019

For K–12 schools interested in upgrading their classrooms to fit a modern pedagogy, it is important to take an intentional approach that keeps academic success at the forefront of any decision. . Don’t be afraid to define an ideal vision for what a learning space could look like in your school.

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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. 10 steps to support change.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Twenty-year-old Asmaa is an example of how constant change and upheaval were hallmarks of the previous school year. in just over 10 months, she became a wife, mother and a high school graduate. A student of mine in an accelerated program for new arrivals to the U.S., Access to computers and Wi-Fi at home was woefully inadequate.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2019

Led by Timothy Baird, assistant professor of geography in the College of National Resources and Environment and senior fellow for the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology, the study hypothesizes that greater engagement occurs in active-learning spaces and leads to better learning outcomes. . by Larry Bernstein.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2016

The district’s hypothesis is exposing all students to high-quality, culturally-relevant CS instruction in the lower grades will lead to more students from all backgrounds choosing to pursue related coursework in high school and beyond.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

It’s more like, ‘Look at what I’ve done in great detail, and get to know who I am too.’” - Noah Wong, 10th Grade Student, Cast Tech High School, San Antonio, TX 2. Students may capture their learning without the constraints of a specific class time. “It’s not just a single sheet of, ‘Here’s what I’ve done in the past few years.’

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2016

A network of nationally recognized librarians, including Mark Ray, chief digital officer for Vancouver Public Schools in Washington, will provide input on the development of strategies, tools, and resources aligned with the FRS framework. Future Ready librarians embrace change and innovation in education,” said Ray.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 2, 2018

Thomas School near Seattle hopes to encourage students to develop a passion for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by starting them young and engaging them with cool, new learning spaces featuring robots and 3D virtual reality computers. The independent private school in Medina, Wash.,

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As a math educator at the high school and middle school levels, I lived for the moments when students’ furrowed brows ever-so-slightly began to unfold and smiles emerged. When we cultivate learning spaces designed to inspire and spark curiosity, students begin to forge their own mathematical identities.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

A couple years ago, while I was teaching percussion classes at Clark High School in Dallas, a sixth-grader, Sam, would come to class for his percussion lessons. Just as important, they’re building relationships essential to navigate those influential middle-school and high-school years.

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Edsurge

MAY 31, 2017

Our new book, Learning Transformed , published by ASCD, outlines eight keys to intentionally designing tomorrow’s schools to prepare today’s learners for success far beyond earning a high school diploma. Key #4: Learning spaces must become learner-centered.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2018

Renton recently completed the second year of a multi-year program that started with inviting students to codesign the new vision and to become creators of their own learning experience. Students have more agency in their education and are becoming creators and contributors in the learning process.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Another project was to create a dream Brooklyn LAB high school to help school leaders design the upcoming expansion. She researched and picked elements she liked, creating a learning space with different floors for career pathways. The tour ended with officials from Washington D.C.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2019

In terms of revenue, a report by MarketsandMarkets estimates that corporate learners generate the biggest chunk of revenue for massive online open courses (MOOCs), more than undergraduate, graduate and high school students. That shouldn’t be surprising. That’s what happened to Coursera, NovoEd, Udacity and several others.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Although some have taken computer classes and other tech courses offered by their high schools, others may find themselves floundering when given simple tasks. And students’ ability to pick up digital skills affects their academic success.

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