learning spaces
Creating Positive Learning Environments for a New School Year
Nothing is more crucial than creating a positive learning environment where respect and all of its verbal disciples are always present. So as we embark on a new school year, let’s review what R.E.S.P.E.C.T. looks like in a successful classroom means.
Personalizing Learning Spaces
Educators and students alike spend around 40 +/- hours a week in their learning spaces, so why not add personal touches and be inspired by the walls and halls around you? It may have a bigger impact than you'd think.
3 Ways to Implement Blended Learning In The Classroom
By: Rachelle Dene Poth. Here are three different ways to use technology to “blend” or “flip” learning that in my experience have worked well, as well as tools that can offer innovative or creative learning methods in your classroom.
Active Learning Requires Innovative Learning Spaces
Active learning requires that students have space to work, build, iterate, communicate and ultimately have learning experiences that are not pre-planned. Here, I discuss ways to build spaces that enable these activities.
Promoting Psychological Safety in Classrooms for Student Success
Helping young people develop the skills and confidence needed to become self-directed learners, creators, problem-solvers and project managers all begins by creating a safe place to learn.
Six Must-Have School Spaces for Project-Based Learning
By: Danish Kurani. These six spaces facilitate learning that goes beyond the realm of the traditional classroom and can be created in almost any type of building. Whether you’re planning a new building or updating the one you’re in, these are possible for you.
The State of our Nation’s EdTech: How Schools are Changing
By: Mary Jo Madda. In the final chapter of their yearlong research on the state of education technology, EdSurge shares how schools and districts across the U.S. are experimenting with learning models and technology to better prepare students for future success.
4 Key Elements of 21st Century Classroom Design
By: McKenna Wierman. Despite huge changes in lifestyle and technology, today's classroom designed compared to the early 20th-century classroom are not significantly different. Here are four key elements to help bring classrooms into this century.
Next Generation School Design
A diverse group of education leaders recently gathered at the Digital Education Show in Dubai for a Getting Smart workshop to discuss best practices around new school design. Here are the results of their work.
Three Ways to Design Better Classrooms and Learning Spaces
By: Danish Kurani. When it comes to thinking about the design of classrooms, we are woefully behind. Here are three ways to plan new learning spaces for the ever-changing educational needs of future generations.