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Design for Belonging
Dr. Susan Wise shares an excerpt from her book, "Designing for Belonging," written to inspire educational leaders to change the culture of their schools and organizations for the better.
Maggie Favretti and Benjamin Freud, PhD. on Regenerative Learning and Rediscovering Our Relationship to All Living Systems
On this episode of the podcast, we're joined by Maggie Favretti and Benjamin Freud to discuss regenerative learning, kinetic energy and the way forward.
Inclusive and Homelike Bathrooms
As social-cultural conceptions of privacy, gender, race, and identity have evolved, anxieties and challenges have been illuminated related to the design, use, and interactions associated with public restrooms. Randy Fielding and Cierra Mantz shares more in their latest post.
ASU Prep: Experiencing College Success in High School
ASU Prep is churning out a number of outstanding schools, student projects and ideas. Tom Vander Ark highlights a few recent innovations.
Learning Suites: A First Step in Overcoming Isolation in Schools
Physical isolation presents a barrier to the kind of authentic learning we often desire in 21st-century schools. Learning Suites are part of the solution to break out of isolated learning environments.
Five Strategies for Designing Schools to Support Educators
In many ways, the factors that spur teachers to change jobs or thrive are similar to those influencing employees in a corporate environment. Research can help develop facilities that attract and retain teachers, reduce stress and support the aspirations of educators.
Rethinking Urban Education: Tacoma Public Schools of Choice
In Tacoma, WA, there is a small network of three specialized high schools providing a wide range of students with an entirely unique high school experience. This blog post looks at how these schools are rethinking education in an urban environment.
The Multilayered Benefits of Writable Surfaces
Writable Surfaces is one of the most popular design patterns at SchoolPatterns.com. Nathan Strenge shares a short story from his teaching days that highlight its multilayered benefits.
A Whole Child, Strengths-Based Approach to IEPs
Digital Promise, the Educating All Learners Alliance, and Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools created a guide that embraces a “whole-child” and strength-based approach to rethinking IEPs.
Personalized Storage in Schools
Randy Fielding explores the changing needs to give students personal storage in school, and the solutions can have surprising benefits.