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. They had studied food deserts and were interested in learning more; Maniscalco wanted to tap into their curiosity.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2018

A one-size-fits-all approach to learning doesn’t suit today’s students, and the same can be said for schools and classrooms–learning spaces will increasingly need to become flexible, accommodating multiple learning styles to enable students to perform their best.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2022

According to a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) study , the number of children aged 3 to 17 diagnosed with anxiety increased by 29 percent between 2016 and 2020, while those diagnosed with depression increased by 27 percent. For one, social-emotional learning helps students understand how their decisions will impact others.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Many are already feeling the pressures that come with it, particularly the load of homework and studying. percent), studying for tests (48.8 These platforms help with tasks such as breaking down complex math problems, summarizing difficult readings, generating essay ideas, and even providing personalized study plans.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2021

The white paper explores the benefits of “flexible furniture,” as opposed to traditional desks and stationary furniture, as a tool in designing active learning spaces. It also includes a case study describing the effects of installing flexible furniture at the Charleston County School District in South Carolina.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2025

This approach fosters environments where all students can learn and grow together. Its also an increasingly important aspect as studies, like one from the International Journal of Developmental Disabilities , show that inadequate support negatively impacts students mental health, physical health, and overall quality of life.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

“We aim to reach as many communities as possible through powerful, interactive virtual learning programs that are well researched and connect students with quality learning experiences that represent diverse and global voices,” Morris said.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

After four months of sessions, the school landed on a space where students can study using one of the school-owned Lenovo notebook computers and where administrators can use the interactive HDTVs for their board meetings. 3 Learning Space Trends Inside K–12 Media Centers. That’s a great model to follow.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

A 2018 meta-analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies of children ages 14 and younger demonstrated that math performance in children emerges from areas of the brain that are associated with number processing, such as the parietal and frontal areas.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2019

Increasingly, schools have turned away from that model as they strive to create active-learning classroom spaces that are more conducive to modern learning methods and thought. . A new study underway at Virginia Tech seeks to understand the effects of physical space on course engagement and learning.

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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. If we can scale formal learning by taking it online, we can scale social learning there as well.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2025

They inspire projects, from digital art to ecological studies, and foster a welcoming space for learning. Blossoming Education with Petals Flowers transform learning spaces. Flowers bring a vibrant energy to education, bridging nature and technology in ways that captivate young minds.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Creating an empowering and future-focused learning space. To compile data on how educators can use technology to improve learning outcomes, GoGuardian has invested in a Research and Insights team , composed of psychology, advocacy, and education research specialists. Being consistent in classroom management.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

I opted to remain at my school—where our enrollment of English learners, immigrants and refugees continues to hover at one-fourth of the total enrollment—to teach students in 9-12 grade social studies. As I’ve learned, it is past-time for the removal of arbitrary time-constraints, such as Carnegie minutes, as the driving factor in learning.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Young people often do have more advanced cultural fluency in an online environment, says Mizuko Ito, a cultural anthropologist who studies young people and media technology at the University of California at Irvine. And students’ ability to pick up digital skills affects their academic success. There’s a bit of an imposter syndrome.

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Edsurge

MAY 19, 2021

I see a system where students and educators share and acquire knowledge in learning spaces where critical thinking, exploration, respect and community are key. This language has led to conservative backlash and accusations that the new social studies curriculum is promoting an anti-American agenda. This is political.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Create conducive learning spaces with resources to accommodate the curriculum and required skills. Assign a problem/project that highlights the content that you want students to learn in your curriculum. Allow time for research to learn how to troubleshoot the project at hand. 10 steps to support change.

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k12

APRIL 10, 2025

Online learning allows families to shape education around their needsbut that freedom comes with additional responsibilities. Thats why building effective study habits is so important. Good study habits help students stay organized, motivated, and confident in their learning.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

Thats why success in online learning doesnt just rely on intelligence or curriculum. With good study habits, students can thrive in virtual classrooms, perform at their academic best, and develop life-long skills for independence and focus. In this blog, well explore 17 study tips for online learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 31, 2017

Key #2: The learning experience must be redesigned and made personal. Neuroscience studies indicate that simply shoving factual information into students’ brains ultimately wastes time and resources. Worse, dictating to students what to learn, when to learn it and how it should be learned leaves them disengaged.

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Edsurge

APRIL 7, 2020

In one study, 85 percent of teachers reported that work-life imbalance was affecting their ability to teach. At the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, we study how emotions drive effective teaching and learning, the decisions educators make, classroom and school climate, and educator well-being. Marc Brackett, Ph.D.,

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

While I have taken several leadership courses and even studied under the tutelage of amazing and world-renowned leaders at Harvard, I have learned some of the most remarkable examples of leadership from families facing unfair societal systems–and especially from my mother.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

But rather than focusing on the gig economy of tomorrow, her research focuses on technology being used today in early learning spaces. In particular, she studies school climate and violence prevention, and has found social-emotional learning to be one of the “best violence prevention” methods.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

An entire graduate course at Stanford University explores the principles for designing spaces that support learning. Yet most of our energy has been focused on designing physical learning spaces, even as more teaching and learning shifts online.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2019

We’ve had a lot of success in the open-learning space, driving a fair amount of this growth,” he says. We’ve developed this set of teams that creates exemplary online-learning environments and experiences. In parallel, we’ve developed a team that builds tools that enhance the residential learning environment.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Students could design their ideal, personalized learning space taking into account their audio-visual, kinesthetic and other needs. Beyond math—and non-fiction reading and social studies—students will examine their own needs and biases and build empathy with people whose lives and experiences are different from their own.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 3, 2019

Below are suggestions for optimizing technology space and storage in schools. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how the physical layout of a learning space can affect classroom management. Evaluate Your Space for Storage Opportunities. Technology does not need to be placed in one central location.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2022

This involved facility visits to understand how they use their current space, case study tours of inspirational facilities, and identifying key stakeholders. We collaborated with the district over the course of a year to outline their needs and vision for how they’d like to serve their community.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

ICE 2019: Physical Arrangement Sets the Tone for K–12 Modern Learning Environments. The design of any learning space typically sets the stage for the type of experience the students and teachers are going to have, said CDW•G Education Strategist Jennifer Brown at the 2019 Illinois Computing Educators conference in Schaumburg, Ill.

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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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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2016

These facilitators will teach other educators at their schools to infuse computer science lessons into existing units of study. Focused on the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM), the mobile learning space brings life to learning outside of traditional classroom walls.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The MakerBot Innovation Center will help us teach these skills as it offers a very different, more hands-on learning environment that gives students more freedom to experiment, learn from failure and progress their thinking.”. Combining the arts with more traditional STEM learning is really where the magic happens.”

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Considerations for Respectful Storytelling Safe Learning Spaces: Building a safe learning space where trust is built may prime students for sharing their stories. When students share their stories, they build bridges of compassion, which can foster inclusion in the classroom and enrich the learning community.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

That vision became AEF Schools , a place designed for students who needed something differenta structured, supportive environment where learning goes beyond textbooks and tests. This initiative helps students strengthen their academic foundations, develop better study habits, and build resilience.

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eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2016

Other aspects of an organization wide move to blended learning, namely infrastructure , leadership , mindset , organizational staffing structure , and flexible learning spaces , are outlined in previous articles in this series.). Models of success – Teachers need to know that they changes they are implementing are worthwhile.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Inside the Futures suite, offices serve as classrooms and conference rooms host group study sessions around a glossy wood table. The open plan area in the center is a flexible learning space where kids can work independently or socialize at a school that can otherwise be pretty isolating.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The teachers in the renovated space all agreed to give up their traditional desks in exchange for mobile standing desks. We also just won a grant to develop an outdoor learning space that will integrate the history of the area with ecological studies and technology.

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