Project-Based Learning

Real-Life Examples of Design Thinking in the Classroom

Design thinking centers on a pedagogy aimed at creating and facilitating future innovators and breakthrough thinkers. It is about creating creative and collaborative workflows engineered to tackle big projects and prototyping to discover new solutions.

Place Based Education

Crosstown High: Innovative Memphis School in a Vertical Urban Village

One of the most innovative schools in the country is located in one of the most innovative buildings in the country. Students at Crosstown High spend most of their school day on the fourth and fifth floor of Crosstown Concourse, a million-square-foot renovated Sears office and distribution center opened in 2017 just east of downtown Memphis

Personalized Learning

Why Flexible Learning Environments?

By: Lauren Mehrbach and Chris Beingessner. As we work to provide a more personalized learning experience for our students, we find that physical space is limiting our ability to do so.

Place Based Education

How to Design a Learning Commons

Learning in a multipurpose space can be a challenge if the space is not designed properly.  In this article, we shed light on six crucial design elements for creating learning commons where students thrive.

EdTech

10 Classroom-Ready Computational Thinking Resources for K-12

By: Dacia Jones. Computational thinking can help prepare the next generation for the future of work. It teaches students to process information like a computer would. It'll guide students through a series of steps, similar to an algorithm, to solve open-ended problems.